Minecraft

From ordering to the first login, with admins, whitelist and mods.

Setup

Create the Minecraft server in the game server panel and wait for it to be provisioned.
Start the server in the game server panel.
In Minecraft, enter the address shown and join.

Admin and whitelist

Commands in the panel console or in the in-game chat as admin:

/op playername
/whitelist add playername
/whitelist on

With /whitelist on, only listed players may join.

Settings in server.properties

The file server.properties in the file manager contains difficulty, player count, world and game mode. Changes take effect after a restart.

difficulty	Difficulty, e.g. peaceful, easy, normal, hard
max-players	Maximum number of players
gamemode	Default game mode, e.g. survival, creative
level-name	Name of the world folder

Mods and plugins

Mods need the matching mod loader for the server version. Plugins go into the plugin folder and also need the matching version. Check the server version before uploading.

Memory and version

You change memory and the server version in the Startup tab. Back up the world before a version change.