Server Control

Pro

Server Control is the staff workspace for game-server lifecycle and configuration: start, stop, restart, browse files, edit configs, watch the console. Works with Pterodactyl and Pelican panels and with Windows or Linux hosts reached over SSH. Pro feature.

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Server Control

Server lifecycle and configuration without leaving Discord. Start / stop / restart servers, browse files, read and edit configs (including a one-click open for Game.ini), and send console commands. Works with Pterodactyl and Pelican panels, and with a Windows or Linux host you reach over SSH. Pro feature. Available via /server control in Discord.

What is this?

The staff workspace for game-server lifecycle and configuration. Connect a Pterodactyl or Pelican panel, or a Windows or Linux host you reach over SSH, then control every server behind it from Discord or the dashboard. File browser, config editor, power controls, console. Panel connections authenticate through the panel's own API; hosts authenticate over SSH. AMP support is planned.

Why you might want it

RCON is for live game-server actions (kick, ban, announce); Server Control is for the host lifecycle (start, restart, edit Game.ini, view files). Most servers want both. With it wired up, staff can reboot a frozen world or patch a misbehaving config without opening the hosting dashboard or sharing credentials.

Setup time: ten minutes for first panel connectionDifficulty: Moderate. Plan a few minutes.

How it appears in Discord

Staff with the panel_pterodactyl capability run /server control in Discord to open the ephemeral staff panel below. Pelican users run the same command; the integration is provider-aware.

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Server Control is a Pro feature. See Billing.
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🦖 Server Control
Select a command from the dropdowns below:\n\n⚙️ Setup & Configuration - Configure panel connections\n🎮 Server Information & Power Control - View info, start, stop, restart, kill\n📁 File Operations - Browse, read, edit, download files\n💻 Console Access - Execute console commands
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Dropdown options (expanded for clarity)
Setup & Configuration
⚙️
Configure Connection— Connect a panel or a host
📋
List Connections— Show all connections
🖥️
List Servers— Show all servers from panel
Server Information & Power Control
ℹ️
Server Info— Show server details & resources
▶️
Start Server— Start game server
⏹️
Stop Server— Stop server gracefully
🔄
Restart Server— Restart game server
⚠️
Kill Server— Force kill server
File Operations
📁
Browse Files— List files in directory
📄
Read File— View file contents
✏️
Edit File— Modify file on server
🎮
Quick: Game.ini— Open Game.ini directly for editing
⬇️
Download File— Get download link
Console Access
⌨️
Send Console Command— Execute console command

Where it lives in the dashboard

On the dashboard Server Control sits in the Infrastructure sidebar section, between RCON Panel and SFTP/FTP Logs Panel.

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Server Control

Manage connections and bulk power here; open a server for its live console and files.

How to open this panel

From the dashboard

Pick your server, then click Infrastructure → Server Control. Click Open on any server row to reach its page, or use the bulk Start / Stop / Restart tiles for power actions across servers.

From Discord

Staff with panel_pterodactyl run /server control. Requires Pro and at least one configured panel connection.

What you can do from here

Configure a panel connection

Connect to a Pterodactyl or Pelican panel using its API URL and a client API key. List all servers visible to that key and link them to your guild. See Server Control Integration.

Power controls from Discord

Start, stop, restart, and (as a last resort) kill any connected server. Each action is audit-logged with the actor's identity.

Open a server for its page

Open a server from the Servers list for its page: a live console with a command box, Files, and for Windows and Linux hosts a Settings tab. Bulk Start, Stop and Restart stay on the Server Control page.

Open Game.ini in one click

For Evrima servers, Quick: Game.ini jumps straight to the canonical config file instead of making you find the right path. Saves a couple of minutes per tweak.

Download files for offline review

Get a signed download link for large files (logs, world snapshots) so you can grab them locally without crashing Discord with a multi-megabyte attachment.

Who can use this panel

  • panel_pterodactyl — opens the dashboard panel and the Discord /server control command.
  • pterodactyl_view — read-only access (server list, file browse, file read).
  • pterodactyl_control — power controls (start / stop / restart / kill) and console-command send.
  • pterodactyl_files — edit and download files.
  • panel_pterodactyl_connection — add, edit, or remove panel connections (high-trust; gates hosting credentials).

See Roles & Permissions. Adding or rotating a panel connection opens a re-auth window since it changes how Arkanis can act on your hosting account.