How to use the server console and run commands
The console on your server's Cockpit page shows live output and sends commands to the server. Type a command, press Enter, and use the up and down arrow keys to bring back commands you sent earlier.
Knowledge base
Managing your server
Day-to-day control: the console, settings, versions, mods and plugins, players, schedules and performance.
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How to change server settings (server.properties)
Open Software, then Server Properties, to change the MOTD, difficulty, game mode, max players, whitelist and more. Click Save changes, then restart the server so the new settings apply.
How to change your Minecraft version or server software
Open Software, then Version Changer, pick the software, Minecraft version and build, and click Change Version. It is a full reinstall, so stop the server first. A checkpoint backup is taken by default.
How to add or remove a mod or plugin
Use Software, then Mod Installer or Plugin Installer, to add single mods and plugins from CurseForge or Modrinth, or upload your own .jar in the File Manager. Restart the server to load the change.
Install popular plugins and mods in one click (Recommended add-ons)
The Recommended add-ons card in the Mod and Plugin Installers installs popular add-ons such as LuckPerms, Simple Voice Chat and EssentialsX in one click, picking the build that fits your server's loader and version.
How to add a datapack to your Minecraft server
Open Software, then Datapacks, search Modrinth and click Install. The panel picks the version for your server's Minecraft version and puts it in your world's datapacks folder. Restart the server to load it. Java servers only.
How to whitelist, op, ban and kick players with Player Manager
Player Manager, under World & Players, lists the players your Java server knows about and lets you whitelist, op, ban, kick and unban them with a click. The server must be running for the buttons to work.
Memory, Estimated RAM and what to do when your server runs out of memory
Your plan's RAM is the limit for your whole server. The Estimated RAM shown for modpacks is a guide based on the pack's mod loader, not a measurement. Here is how to check memory use and what to do if it runs short.
Is my server lagging? TPS, MSPT and the lag timeline
TPS tells you whether the server itself is keeping up: 20 is perfect. The lag timeline on the Metrics page shows recorded TPS and tick time with backups, restarts, schedules and player joins marked, so you can see what was happening when it lagged.
How to schedule automatic restarts, backups and commands
Use Tools, then Schedules, to run a restart, a backup or a console command on a timer. Schedule times run on a UTC clock, so check the Next runs list, which shows your local time, before you save.
Get Discord alerts when your server starts, stops, crashes or finishes a backup
Paste a webhook from your own Discord channel into Tools, then Discord Alerts, tick the events you want, and the panel posts a message when the server starts, stops, crashes, finishes a backup, or a player joins or leaves.
Set your server's console timezone and console filter
In Settings, Console timezone sets the timezone MineXEngine uses for its own console messages, and Console filter controls how much server output reaches the console. Both apply the next time the server starts from stopped.
Set up Votifier for server-list voting sites, and test it
Install NuVotifier or a Votifier mod, give it its own extra port, register that port on each voting site, then press Send test vote in World & Players, Votifier Tester to check that votes get through.