Panel & files
The panel is where you run the server: the console, the files, the settings and the version. These articles cover the changes people make most often.
Most settings are a switch or a dropdown with an explanation next to it, not a line in a text file. The panel marks which ones need a restart before they take effect.
Panel & files articles
- How do I change my server settings?
Open the Settings tab in your panel.
- How do I change my Minecraft version?
Make a backup, then open Settings in your panel and pick the version under "Minecraft version".
- What does a server.properties setting do?
Our server.properties reference lists all 63 keys a Minecraft server reads from that file, grouped by what they change, with the default and the values allowed.
- How do I customize my server panel with edit mode?
Open Overview in your server panel and press Edit.
- How do I add a widget to my panel?
Press Edit on Overview, then Add widget.
- What does each widget on the panel overview show?
There are 22 widgets in five groups.
- How do I move and resize widgets on my panel?
In edit mode, grab a widget anywhere and drag it; the others make room and a guide line shows when it lines up.
- How do I remove a widget or reset my panel layout?
In edit mode, press the red minus at the top left of a widget to take it off your overview; Add widget puts it back whenever you want.
- How do I customize the sidebar of my panel?
Press Edit on Overview and the sidebar becomes an editor.
- How do I add a shortcut to the panel sidebar?
In edit mode, press Add shortcut at the bottom of the sidebar.
- How does the edit mode tour work?
The first time you press Edit, a short tour walks you through edit mode in eight steps on a computer or seven on a phone.
- How do I use edit mode on my phone?
Tap Edit on Overview; on a phone the button sits alone on a line below the server buttons.
- How do I close my server for maintenance?
Open Settings in your server panel, type the message players should see in their server list and press Turn maintenance on.
- How do I change the Java version of my server?
Open Settings in your server panel and find the Startup card under Server software.
- How do I schedule an automatic restart or backup?
Open Schedules in your server panel, give the schedule a name and a time, press Create and add what it should do: a power action, a console command or a backup.
- How do I see when my players are online?
Open Players in your server panel and scroll to When your players are online.
- How do I see what changed on my server?
Open Activity in the sidebar of your server panel.
Settings, files or the Copilot
Three ways lead to the same result. The Settings tab is the safest: every option has an explanation, a range it accepts and a note when it needs a restart. The Files tab is the most direct: any file on the server, edited in the browser. The AI Copilot sits in between; you describe the change and approve it before anything is written.
Whichever way you use, the Activity tab records who changed what and when, so a change that turns out badly is always traceable.
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