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Starmine, Minecraft server hosting

The panel, mastered
chapter by chapter

Nineteen guides illustrated with real screenshots of the panel: from the first glance at the banner to Steam servers, every page explained screen by screen.

All the Starmine guides

  1. 1 Delegate the panel to your co-adminsThe Starmine panel Access page, assign specific pages of your panel to co-administrators, without ever sharing your password.
  2. 2 Maps and worlds: generate, install, protectManaging the worlds on your Minecraft server on the Starmine panel: generation, CurseForge maps, datapacks, integrity, and the sensitive area.
  3. 3 The server console: read, understand, actThe live Starmine panel console: read the logs, send commands, and use the right reflexes when something goes wrong.
  4. 4 Change plan: upgrade without reinstallingSwitch to a higher or lower plan on Starmine: prorated billing, immediate effect, and nothing to reinstall.
  5. 5 Operators, whitelist and bansThe Starmine panel Players page, assign operators, manage the whitelist, ban and unban, by nickname or by IP.
  6. 6 Install plugins in one clickThe Starmine panel plugin catalog, search, install, enable, disable, and remove, without FTP or a file to touch.
  7. 7 Getting started with the Starmine panelThe server banner, the tabs, the account menu, five minutes to see where everything is in the Starmine panel.
  8. 8 Extending your server, and the creepersExtending a Starmine server: durations, discounts, payment methods, and creepers, the site currency that covers all or part of the cost.
  9. 9 The panel Settings page: server.properties in plain textVersion, identity, MOTD, world options, protocols: everything the Starmine panel Settings page lets you change, screenshot by screenshot, without touching a file.
  10. 10 Back up and restore, in two clicksAutomatic and manual backups from the Starmine panel, and targeted restoration, worlds only, plugins only, or everything.
  11. 11 SFTP, file editor and MySQL databaseStarmine panel technical access: SFTP and FTP credentials, online file editor, and dedicated MySQL database with phpMyAdmin.
  12. 12 Steam games: files and SFTP accessThe Files tab of a Steam server on Starmine: SFTP and FTP credentials, one-click WinSCP, and direct access to the server volume.
  13. 13 Changing games on your Steam serverThe Game tab on Steam servers at Starmine: switch the same machine from one game to another, and what this action replaces.
  14. 14 Steam games: the Settings, version and console pageThe Settings page of a Steam server on Starmine: game version and update, live console, and settings specific to each game.
  15. 15 Steam games: backups and restorationBackups of a Steam server on Starmine: automatic every night, manual on demand, full volume restoration.
  16. 16 Steam Games: Scheduled TasksScheduled restarts and backups for a Steam server on Starmine: scheduled tasks, set once and forget.
  17. 17 Steam games: Workshop and modsThe Workshop tab for Steam servers on Starmine: the game catalog, adding by number, and what you need to know about mods.
  18. 18 Scheduled tasks: your server maintains itselfNightly restarts, regular backups, scheduled commands: the scheduled tasks in the Starmine panel.
  19. 19 Change version or engine, without losing your worldVanilla, Paper, Forge, Fabric, modpacks: the Version page in the Starmine panel, and what each action preserves or resets.