Help Game servers Use the game panel
A tour of the game panel
What each tab on your server's panel page is for, so you know where to look before you need it.
The game panel is Pterodactyl, the panel most game hosts use. Open it from the portal and it lands on your server, with a row of tabs along the top.
| Tab | What it's for | More |
|---|---|---|
| Console | Start, restart and stop; the live output; a box to type server commands; CPU, memory and network graphs. | The first place to look when something goes wrong. |
| Files | Edit, upload, download, move and unzip the server's files in your browser. | For a world or a modpack, use SFTP. |
| Databases | MySQL databases for plugins and bots that want one. | New Database makes one; Rotate Password changes its password. |
| Schedules | Jobs on a timetable: nightly restarts, backups, chat warnings. | Schedule restarts and backups |
| Users | Let a friend help, with only the permissions you choose. | Give a friend access |
| Backups | Copies of the server's files to download or restore. | Back up and restore |
| Network | The address and ports the server listens on. The primary one is where players join. | Extra ports, if your plan has them, are added here. |
| Startup | The startup command and its settings: game version, Java or Node.js version, the file to run. | Change the version |
| Settings | SFTP details, the server's name, debug information, and Reinstall Server. | Reinstall can change files: back up first. |
| Activity | Who did what, and when: starts, stops, file changes, people added. | Handy when several people run a server. |
Stop, and Kill#
If a server won't stop, Stop turns into Kill, which ends it at once, like pulling the plug. Give Stop a fair chance first, or the world may not be saved.
Typing commands#
The box under the console takes any server command. For Minecraft, leave the slash off: say Restarting in 5 minutes, or list.
For a ticket#
Settings, then Debug Information, shows the node and server ID. Quote them if we ask.
Still stuck? Open a ticket and say which guide you followed.