How to Use the File Manager

Introduction

The File Manager is a full file browser baked into the panel. For most edits, you don't need an SFTP client.

Basics

1. 1Open the panel → File Manager tab
2. 2Click any folder to enter it
3. 3Click any file to edit it inline (text files) or download it (binaries)
4. 4Use the breadcrumb at the top to jump back up the tree

Common Operations

• Upload, click the upload button, drag files in (multi-file & folder upload supported)
• Download, click the download icon on any file
• Rename, right-click → Rename
• Move, drag and drop into a folder
• Delete, right-click → Delete (asks for confirmation)
• New File, top-right + menu → New File
• New Folder, top-right + menu → New Folder

Editing Configs

1. 1Click the file (e.g. server.properties)
2. 2The built-in editor opens with syntax highlighting
3. 3Make your changes
4. 4Press Ctrl + S or click Save
5. 5Restart the server for changes to apply

The editor auto-detects YAML, JSON, properties, and TOML.

Archive & Extract

• Select multiple files → right-click → Compress to make a .zip
• Right-click any .zip or .tar.gz → Extract
• Useful for uploading modpacks (extract on server side, much faster than uploading folders)

Search

• Top-right search box searches filenames in the current directory
• For content search, download the file and grep locally, or use the Console: grep -r "term" /server

Warning: Don't edit `server.jar` or compiled files in the inline editor, you'll corrupt them.

Tip: For uploads bigger than 100 MB, use SFTP, it's faster and resumes on disconnect.

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