It's highly recommend you check out our article on using the web-based File Manager in our control panel. This interface provides a much faster solution to remotely managing your server's files. FTP, also known as the "File Transfer Protocol", is a protocol used by programs to remotely connect to another computer and make changes to its files. Today most webhosting and game server services...
Updating the Server Version To update your server's version of the game, just go to the One Click Installer on the left side of the control panel. From there, click Update/Verify via SteamCMD. updateserver This process will take a few minutes. After that, you're good to go! Just restart the server and it should be the updated version. Updating Minecraft modpacks is a different...
"Where is everything?" The files on your server are laid out much the same way that they are in a game's folder on your computer. For convenience, we'll call the first area you see in the File Manager the 'main directory' (I hope you aren't too confused if your server also contains a folder named main or Main.) From there, going into any folder...
MySQL is a relational database which is optimized for quick CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete). MySQL servers use SQL (Structured Query Language) to request data and write changes to the database. SQL is the most popular language for adding, accessing and managing content in a database and is most noted for its quick processing, proven reliability, and ease and flexibility of use. What...
Creating a backup New backups are made in two ways: the "Create Backup" button on the Backups page, and by Automated Tasks. When creating a backup, any older backups that aren't locked will be automatically deleted to ensure there's enough space for the new backup to be stored. If you don't want a previous backup to be deleted, you can "lock" it by...
First, from your dashboard, deploy the instance you want to add another user to. Permissions for instances can currently only be edited once the instance has been deployed. Once it's deployed, go to your control panel, and select Manage Instance, on the left side menu. Where to find Manage Instance tab From there, click on User Permissions. Where to find...
Automated tasks can be used on your server to perform administration related things such as: Automated backups (so you don't forget to do them) Stop and restart the server (recommended before making backups) Automatically restart your server if it should stop for some reason (crashes, etc) Broadcast messages to your players at certain times Run commands automatically (game must have a console...
What are Instances? You can think of instances as a sort of a "game save" for an entire set of server files. Nodecraft's control panel allows for an entire set of files that make up a particular game to be stored away, and then later restored. The "Instance" acts like a reserved parking spot. When the server is stored (called an "Archive"), the...
