How to Use the File Manager on Your Game Server

The File Manager lets you work with your server’s files straight from your browser. You can edit config files, upload plugins or maps, and tidy up folders. If you make a mistake, the panel keeps older versions of files you edit and moves deleted files to a Trash first, so you can usually undo it.

Difficulty

Beginner

Time

5 minutes

Open the File Manager

Open your server, then click Files in the sidebar.

File Manager showing the /home/container/ path, New folder, Upload and New file buttons, a search box, a Trash button and a list of folders and files with size and modified date — The File Manager

Item	What it does
Path (for example / home / container /)	Shows where you are. Click a folder name in the path to go back to it.
New folder	Creates an empty folder here.
Upload	Uploads files from your computer into this folder.
New file	Opens the editor so you can write a new file.
Search files and folders here	Shows only the items in this folder whose name matches what you type.
Trash	Opens Trash and history.
Name, Size, Modified	Click a folder to open it. Click a file to open it in the editor.
…	Opens the options menu for that item.

/home/container/ is your server’s main folder. Everything your server uses lives inside it.

Edit a file

Open the file

Click the file’s name. It opens in the editor, with line numbers on the left.

Make your changes

Type your changes. The drop-down at the bottom sets the highlighting (for example Plain Text). It doesn’t change the file itself.

Save

Click Save Content. You see File saved at the top right.

Restart if needed

Most games only read their config files when they start. Restart your server to use the new settings.

File editor with line numbers, a History button at the top right, a Plain Text drop-down and a Save Content button — Editing a file

Go back to an older version of a file

Every time you save a file in the editor, the panel keeps the version it had before. Click History at the top right of the editor to see them.

History dialog listing one saved version with its date and size, a diff of what restoring changes, and Restore this version, Restore as a new file and Delete version buttons — A file's history

Pick a version

Each version shows when it was saved and its size. Click Compare to see what restoring it would change. Removed lines are red, added lines are green.

Restore it

Click Restore this version, then Yes, restore. What the file holds now is kept as a version first, so you can switch back.

Button	What it does
Restore this version	Replaces the file with this version.
Restore as a new file	Keeps the current file and saves this version as a separate file.
Delete version	Removes this one saved version.
Clear history	Removes all saved versions of this file.

The versions are stored in a hidden folder called .file-history in your main folder. Leave it in place if you want to keep your file history.

Create a new file

Click New file

Click New file. An empty editor opens.

Type the content

Write or paste the file’s content.

Name and save it

Click Create File. Enter the name, for example motd.txt, and click Create File again.

Create a folder

Click New folder, type a name and click Create. The dialog shows the full path the folder will have.

Upload files

Click Upload and pick the files on your computer. You see Upload complete when it’s done.

For lots of files or very large files, SFTP is faster and more reliable than uploading in the browser.

File and folder options

Click … at the end of a row to see what you can do with that item.

Options menu with Rename, Move, Permissions, Copy, Archive, Download and Delete — The options menu for a file

Option	What it does
Rename	Changes the name.
Move	Moves the item to another folder. See Move a file.
Permissions	Sets the file mode, for example `644`. You rarely need this.
Copy	Makes a copy in the same folder. Files only.
Archive	Compresses the item into a `.tar.gz` file in the same folder.
Unarchive	Extracts an archive into the current folder. Shown for archive files instead of Archive.
Download	Saves the file to your computer. Files only.
Delete	Moves the item to the Trash.

Folders have fewer options: Rename, Move, Permissions, Archive and Delete. To download a folder, archive it first and download the archive.

Move a file or folder

Move dialog with a File Name field containing docs-folder/docs-test.log and the new location shown underneath — Moving a file into another folder

Type the new path relative to the folder you’re in. For example, plugins/old-plugin.jar moves the file into the plugins folder. The dialog shows the New location so you can check it before you click Move.

Work with several items at once

Tick the boxes next to the items you want. A bar appears at the bottom with Move, Archive and Delete. Tick the box in the path bar to select everything in the folder.

A selected file in the list and a bar at the bottom with Move, Archive and Delete buttons — Actions for selected items

Get back deleted files from the Trash

When you delete something, the panel asks you to confirm, then moves it to the Trash. Click Trash in the File Manager to open Trash and history.

Trash and history page with Deleted files and File history tabs, a search box, Refresh and Empty Trash buttons and a deleted folder with Restore and Delete forever buttons — Trash and history

Deleted files tab:

Restore puts the item back where it was.
Delete forever removes that one item for good.
Empty Trash removes everything in the Trash for good. You confirm with Yes, delete everything.

File history tab lists every file that has saved versions, with how many versions and their size. Expand a row to see the versions, click Clear to remove one file’s history, or Clear all history to remove all of it.

File history tab listing server.cfg and docs-test.log with their path, number of versions, time and size, and Clear buttons — The File history tab

Delete forever, Empty Trash and Clear all history can’t be undone. If in doubt, make a backup first.

Troubleshooting

My changes don't show up in the game

Most games only read their files when they start. Restart the server after saving.

I can't open a file in the editor

Binary files, such as .so, .jar or map files, can’t be edited in a browser. Download them instead, or replace them by uploading a new copy.

I deleted the wrong file

Open Trash and click Restore next to it. If you already emptied the Trash, restore a backup.

An upload fails or is very slow

Large uploads work better with SFTP. Also check you haven’t reached your plan’s disk limit on the Overview page.

Connect with SFTP

Move lots of files with a desktop app.

Backups

Make a safe copy before big changes.

Game settings

Change common settings without editing files.

Server logs

Find out why something went wrong.

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Last Updated: October 2026

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