FAQ

General

Is there a recurring fee?

No. EclipseCP is a one-time purchase with lifetime updates. Your only recurring cost is your hosting.

Can I use it without Discord?

Yes. Discord OAuth is optional. Users can register with email and password. The bot sync is also optional - EclipseCP works as a standalone website.

What hosting do I need?

Any hosting that supports PHP 8.2 and MySQL. A VPS gives you the most control. Shared hosting works if it supports Composer and SSH. Recommended: Hetzner CX22 (~$6/month).

How do I update?

Download the latest release archive from your purchase source and extract it over your installation, keeping your .env file and storage/ directory. Then run:

composer install
php artisan migrate --force
php artisan view:clear
php artisan config:clear

Migrations are incremental and safe to re-run. Prebuilt frontend assets ship in public/build/; run npm run build only if you customized the frontend.

Store & Economy

What's the difference between Premium Credits and Points?

Premium Credits are prepaid digital credits obtained through real-money purchases or gift cards. Points are earned credits (from voting, daily activities, events, wheel spins). Both can be used in the store, but different products may accept one or the other.

Can I integrate with external payment processors?

Physical merchandise goes through Fourthwall. For digital goods, EclipseCP handles purchases internally. You can optionally connect Stripe or PayPal for Premium Credits top-ups.

Customization

Can I change the design?

Yes. The theme settings cover colors, logos, and social links. For deeper changes, EclipseCP uses Blade templates and CSS custom properties - you can override any template or add custom styles.

Does it work with my existing site?

EclipseCP is a full Laravel application. It's designed to be the primary site, not a plugin for an existing site. However, you can embed specific features (like the store or documentation) into other pages via iframes or API.

Technical

Does it call external CDNs?

No. All frontend vendor libraries (Font Awesome, the Quill editor, SortableJS) are self-hosted under public/thirdparty/, and the strict Content Security Policy has no external script hosts. Your site works fully offline from third parties.

Is it secure?

EclipseCP follows Laravel security best practices: CSRF protection, bcrypt password hashing, rate limiting, input validation, and role-based access control. The admin panel is fully audit-logged.

What about SEO?

All public pages have configurable meta titles, descriptions, and Open Graph tags. News posts and CMS pages automatically generate proper social sharing metadata.

Can I integrate Discord bots?

Yes. Set up the Bot Sync API and Discord tickets will flow into your website's support system. Users with linked Discord accounts see their bot data on their website profile.