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A server instance is one running Minecraft server or proxy. Every instance is created from either a server group or a persistent server:
  • A server group can run several replaceable instances, such as lobby-1 and lobby-2.
  • A persistent server runs as a single instance and keeps its files between starts.
Open Servers in the dashboard to see the instances currently in your network.

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Find a server

The Servers page shows each instance’s name, status, players, memory usage, and serverhost. Select an instance to inspect it, open its console, view its files, or check its performance. The status shows where the instance is in its lifecycle:
  • Queued, Preparing, or Starting means it is not ready for players yet.
  • Available means it is ready, while Ingame means players are connected.
  • Stopping or Cleanup means it is shutting down.
You can find the same information with the CLI:
In these commands, lobby 1 identifies the lobby-1 instance. You can copy an instance’s server ID from its actions menu and use that instead.

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Stop a server

Open the server’s actions menu in the dashboard and hold Stop, or run:
Stopping an instance does not change its group or persistent server configuration. An active group may create a replacement to meet its scaling settings, and an enabled persistent server starts again. Deactivate the group or disable the persistent server when you want it to stay offline.
To restart a group, use its rolling restart action. SimpleCloud replaces its instances one at a time so the group can remain available. To restart a persistent server, open the persistent server and choose Restart from its actions menu.

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View logs and performance

Select an instance in the dashboard, then open Console to read its logs or send Minecraft console commands. Open Monitoring to check its CPU and memory usage. From the CLI, run:
If an instance does not finish starting, check its console first. Then confirm that its serverhost is online and has enough free memory.

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Next steps

Configure a server group

Configure replaceable instances and how they scale.

Configure a persistent server

Configure one server that keeps its files between starts.