Credits & Acknowledgements

Built with amazing tools and inspired by incredible people

Special Thanks

favorite Massive Thank You to Facepunch Studios

This project wouldn't exist without the incredible work, creativity, and innovation from Facepunch Studios. Thank you for creating s&box, for building an amazing platform that empowers creators, and for fostering such a vibrant community. Your dedication to game development and community engagement continues to inspire developers worldwide.

Note to Facepunch: If you have any concerns about this site or would like it modified or taken down for any reason, please don't hesitate to reach out directly via Steam (Patrick Jr). This is a fan project created with respect and admiration for your work.

Core Technologies

The foundation that powers s&box Explorer:

code
PHP 8.1+ Server-side language
dns
Apache / Nginx Web server
javascript
Vanilla JavaScript No frameworks
palette
Modern CSS Custom properties
storage
PostgreSQL Primary database
speed
Redis Optional in-memory cache

Frontend Libraries & Tools

Material Symbols Beautiful icon system from Google
Highlight.js Syntax highlighting for code examples
Poppins Font Clean, modern typography
Fira Code Monospace font for code blocks

Backend & Development Tools

Composer PHP dependency management
PHP Redis Extension Optional native Redis client
PHP-CS-Fixer Code style and formatting
Stylelint CSS linting and validation
npm Package management for frontend tools

APIs & Services

s&box API Official Facepunch API for package data public.facepunch.com/sbox
Steam Web API User authentication and profile data
Steam OpenID Secure authentication system

Infrastructure & Hosting

source Git Version control
code GitHub Code hosting
http cURL HTTP client
compress Gzip Compression

Community & Contributors

Special thanks to the s&box community for their feedback, bug reports, and feature suggestions. This project is open source and welcomes contributions from developers of all skill levels.

Contribute on GitHub

License & Legal

This project is released under the MIT License, making it free and open source. You're welcome to use, modify, and distribute the code according to the license terms.

All trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos are the property of their respective owners. s&box and related marks are trademarks of Facepunch Studios. This is an independent fan project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Facepunch Studios.

Thank You!

To everyone who uses, contributes to, or supports this project.

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