Getting to Know
Logging In
You can access your server on WinterNode using the Game Control Panel.
Once you have created your server, you will receive an email to create an account (check your Spam folder, if it’s not in your inbox).
It will generate a username and will use your email from the Client Area account.
In the email, you will have a button that will give you a form to set up your password for Game Control Panel account.
In the Game Control Panel sign in page, fill in your credentials and press Sign In
.
Alternatively, you can use your Client Area account to login into Game Control Panel by providing Client Area account credentials and pressing Sign In with SSO
.
If you're being asked for a 2FA code, this is because your account has 2FA (Two-factor authentication) enabled, this requires a second step where you need to import the 6-digit code given by the Authentication app you set up on your account.
If you lost the app or don't have the code, you can insert the backup 2FA code, otherwise, open a Client Area Ticket to try to resolve your problem.
Overview
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Once you log in, you will be prompted to the server list.
On top is the header. In the right top corner, you have:
- Announcements - Here you can view announcements from WinterNode.
- Notifications - Here you can view notifications about your servers.
- Logout - This will log you out from Game Control Panel.
- Account - Here you can manage your account details.
On the bar below, there is a navigation bar, allowing you to navigate to different areas of the panel. Some tabs have sub-tabs that show when you click and expand them.
Server List
The server list is located underneath the header and holds the list of servers accessed by your account.
Each server in that list will give you a preview of it:
The Go to Console button
, with an arrow pointing to the upper right, will open a new pop-out window with only the server's console, while the Manage
button, that looks like a wrench or spanner, will access the server to manage it.
Server Management
When you open a server, it will greet you with the Server's Console, Server Controls, and Usage Graphs underneath.
Server Controls
There are 4 buttons located under the Server's Console, which mostly do what they say on the tin.
Start
- Starts the serverRestart
- Restarts the serverStop
- "Stops" the serverKill
- "Kills" the server
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Stop
and Kill
are different in how they tell the server to turn off. Stop
gives the server the chance to save data, but Kill
will forcibly "kill" the server as if you had pulled the plug from your computer.
The Kill
button will cause the server to lose any unsaved data! Only use this button if your server has stopped responding!
Server Console
As shown in the image above, the Server Console has a field at the bottom for entering commands, as well as a couple of buttons on the far right.
The first button on the left, titled "Upload Logs" will upload your current log to our log server and provide you with a public link.
The second button titled "Open console popup" will open the Server Console in a dedicated browser window.
Usage Graphs
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The graphs below the console show live CPU and Memory usage and can be used to gauge the rough performance/activity of your server.
Allocations Tab
You can find all of the IP addresses and ports currently allocated to your server under the Management → Allocations
tab when viewing your server. If the list has been recently updated, the ports/IP will become available to your server after a restart.
The allocation marked Primary
is generally used for the port that you would connect to as a player of the game and shouldn't be changed under normal circumstances.
Where's the Server IP Address?
Server IP Address can be found in Management → Allocations
, or under the server’s name on your server list.
The full server address is displayed as 123.123.123.123:25565
where 123.123.123.123
is the IP Address and 25565
is the port. Some things require that the address and port be provided separately!
To connect to that IP address, use the IP Address for the IP and Port for the port.
To see other ports available on the server, go to the Management → Allocations
tab.
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Some games are a bit weird and don't use the primary allocation! For those games, we've included steps on how to find the port they use in their respective Help Center categories.