Power Controls
Power controls sit in the server header on the server page, and on the card or row for each server on the Servers page.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- A server you own or can access. The controls are hidden without the matching permission (see below).
- An online node — power actions fail while the node’s agent is offline.
| Action | What it does | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Boots the server. | After creating, editing configs, or a crash. |
| Restart | Stops gracefully, then starts, using your saved startup command. | After config or plugin changes. |
| Stop | Asks the game to shut down cleanly. | Before editing world files or upgrading. |
| Kill | Force-stops the server immediately. | Only when Stop/Restart hang (the world may not save). |
Each button is enabled only when it makes sense for the current state — for
example, Start is disabled while the server is already running. You also
need the matching permission: Start needs server.start, Stop needs
server.stop, Kill needs server.kill, and Restart needs both
server.start and server.stop. Without them the controls are hidden.
Pressing Kill always asks for confirmation first: “This will force-terminate the server process immediately without saving. Data may be lost. Are you sure?”
While a server is installing, the header offers Cancel install (needs
server.install or server.reinstall). It kills the stuck installer and resets
the server to stopped; partial install files are kept. You can then reinstall or
start normally.
The safe order
Section titled “The safe order”- Warn players if anyone is online.
- Prefer Restart over Kill — graceful stops let the game save the world.
- After changing configs, plugins, or startup variables, always restart; most games only read those files at boot.
If a server will not stop
Section titled “If a server will not stop”- Wait 60 seconds — large worlds take a while to save.
- Use Kill as a last resort.
- If it still shows as running, check server issues or ask your administrator — the node agent may need attention.
If a server will not start
Section titled “If a server will not start”If the node denies host networking for the server, Start answers with a
dialog titled “Host networking is disabled on this node”. Selecting Enable
and start turns host networking on for the node (you need the
node.agent_control permission), then starts the server.
Automate it
Section titled “Automate it”Nightly restarts and similar routines belong in Tasks, not in manual clicking.