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Sharing your server with friends (subusers)

What this is about

DraftWant a friend or co-admin to be able to restart the server, edit configs or install mods? Don't share your password. Add them as a subuser instead. They log in with their own account and can only do what you allow, and you can remove them at any time.

Adding a subuser

    Open your server and go to the Subusers tab. Click Create Subuser. Enter their email address. Tick the Permissions you want them to have (see below). Click Create.

    Create Subuser window

    If they already have a panel account with that email, the server appears on their dashboard straight away.

    If they don't, the panel creates an account for them and emails them a link to set a password. Ask them to check their spam folder if it doesn't arrive within a few minutes.

    You can add up to 25 subusers per server.

    Choosing permissions

    Permissions are grouped by section of the panel: CONTROL, SUBUSERS, FILES, BACKUPS, SCHEDULES, STARTUP, SETTINGS and so on. Tick a group's box to give everything in it, or click the ⌄ arrow to pick individual permissions. The Selected Permissions box on the right shows what you've picked so far.

    Give people only what they need. You can always add more later.

    If you want them to… Give them Watch the console and restart a stuck server Control: read console, console, start, stop, restart Edit configs and upload files Files: create, read, read content, update (and sftp if they use an SFTP program) Install/update Vintage Story mods Files create & delete, plus VSMODS read & update Make and restore backups Backups: create, read, restore (add download to let them download copies) Set up automatic restarts Schedules Change game version or startup settings Startup Help manage other subusers Subusers (careful: they can then add people too)

    A few permissions effectively give full control: Files → update/delete (they can change or remove anything), Backups → restore/delete, Startup, and Settings → reinstall. Only give these to people you trust with your whole server.

    A sensible "trusted helper" set

    Control (all), Files (all except delete), Backups (create, read), Schedules (read), Activity (read).

    A "can only restart it" set

    Control → read console, start, stop, restart. That's it.

    Hiding files from a subuser

    Ignored Files lets you hide files and folders from a subuser completely, in progress.the file manager and over SFTP. Enter one pattern per line, for example:

    secrets/
*.env
config/discord-bot.json

    A pattern starting with ! un-hides something a broader pattern hid.

    Changing or removing a subuser

    On the Subusers tab, click the subuser to change their permissions, or use Remove to take away their access. Removing a subuser doesn't delete their panel account, only their access to this server.

    The 2FA Enabled column shows whether each subuser protects their account with two-factor authentication. For anyone with powerful permissions, ask them to turn it on.

    Seeing what subusers did

    The Activity tab logs actions on your server (power actions, file edits, backups and so on) along with who did them. If something changed and you don't know why, check there first.

    For the subuser: where's the server?

    Once you've been added, the server shows up on your dashboard when you log in to the panel, alongside any servers you own. You'll only see the tabs and buttons your permissions allow.