DCS World Server Status Live Card Plugin

Customization Plugin

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fearlessfrog introduces the DCS World Server Status Live Card, a Discourse plugin designed to display the real-time status of an Eagle Dynamics DCS World server mission directly within forum posts. The plugin utilizes a shortcode to render a live card, addressing a common community need to quickly check if a server is active and the current in-game time (e.g., day or night) without requiring users to leave the forum.

The plugin requires an Eagle Dynamics account username and password for authentication. Configuration is described as straightforward, featuring a ‘Connection’ tab that allows administrators to test the connection and run diagnostics to ensure proper setup. The author notes that while this is a niche tool specifically tailored for flight simulation communities, it provides a convenient solution for server monitoring. The plugin is open-source under the MIT license, with the source code available on GitHub and installation instructions linked to standard Discourse plugin guidelines.

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:information_source: Summary Shows live status of a DCS World Server mission
:hammer_and_wrench: Repository Link GitHub - fearlessfrog/discourse-dcs-server-status: A Discourse forum DCS Server Status bot · GitHub
:open_book: Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse

Features

A Discourse plugin that displays a Eagle Dynamics DCS World server as a live card inside a post using a shortcode.

DCS World is a flight sim and our forum often asks if someone is playing and what time it is (e.g. dark) in the mission or not. This live card in the forum answers that.

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Configuration

Requires an Eagle Dynamics account to use as username and password pair but configuration is quite easy:

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The ‘Connection’ tab allows for a test connection and some diagnostics.

This is probably a very niche plugin but thought it wouldn’t hurt to post incase anyone in the future needed something similar. MIT license, feel free to do anything with it.

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