Using the console
Use the Victus panel Console tab to read logs, run Minecraft commands, and control power (start/stop/restart/kill) on your server.
The Console tab is the control centre of your server. It streams the live server log, lets you type commands as the server operator, and holds the power controls. Because the console runs as the server itself, you can op players, run admin commands and diagnose crashes here even when nobody is online.
Reading the log
- The console shows startup progress ("Done" means it finished loading), warnings, and errors/stack traces.
- When something breaks, the cause is usually in the last lines before it stopped — copy those when asking for help.
- Lines are timestamped in the server/daemon time zone, which may differ from your local time.
Running commands
- Type a command in the input box at the bottom and press Enter.
- Do NOT include a leading slash — the console runs commands as the server, so type
op Steve, not/op Steve. - Common ones:
op <name>,whitelist add <name>,say <message>,stop,tps(Paper/Purpur).
say Hello everyone!
op Steve
whitelist on
tpsPower controls
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Start | Boots the server (downloads JAR / generates world on first run). |
| Stop | Sends a clean shutdown so the world saves properly. |
| Restart | Stops cleanly then starts again — use after config/plugin changes. |
| Kill | Force-terminates immediately. Use only when it is frozen. |
Kill does not save the world — it can cause data loss or corruption. Always try Stop or Restart first; only use Kill when the server is truly hung and will not stop.
Refreshing the panel shows the recent log buffer, not the full history. For older events, open the log files in the Files tab (the logs folder). Server must be running to send commands.