Maintenance

Services and logs

Linux

systemctl status craftpanel craftpanel-runtime
journalctl -u craftpanel -f              # dashboard
journalctl -u craftpanel-runtime -f      # Minecraft runtime
sudo systemctl restart craftpanel        # restart the dashboard; games keep running

Windows

• The dashboard runs as the scheduled task CraftPanel and starts at sign-in.
• Minecraft runs in the Windows service CraftPanel Runtime and starts at boot.
• Logs are in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CraftPanel\logs.

Restarting the dashboard never stops Minecraft. Restarting the runtime saves and stops all servers; those with Start with CraftPanel come back automatically.

Stopping everything

Settings → Security & about → Stop all servers for maintenance saves and stops every server, for example before maintenance on the machine. Auto-start settings stay as they are for the next boot. On a normal shutdown or reboot, the runtime does this by itself.

Backing up CraftPanel

Server backups protect your worlds. To back up the panel itself (accounts, settings, schedules, all servers):

1. Stop the dashboard and the runtime.
2. Copy the whole data directory.
3. Copy your settings file and any TLS certificates and keys.

Copying only the database file while CraftPanel runs can miss recent changes. Test a restore on another machine before you rely on it.

Note

Updates keep their own recovery points (database snapshot and startup files) under the installation folder and restore them if an update fails. They don’t include worlds and are not a replacement for backups.

Uninstalling

• Linux: curl -fsSL https://github.com/vctrchappot/CraftPanel/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --uninstall
• Windows: $env:CRAFTPANEL_UNINSTALL = "1"; irm https://github.com/vctrchappot/CraftPanel/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 | iex

Both keep your data directory and settings. Delete them by hand if you no longer need your servers.