Manage servers

Last updated: May 29, 2026

You can manage your server instances from the Multiplay Dashboard.

Refer to the following sections to learn how to:

  • Start a server

  • Stop a server

  • Restart a server

  • View server events

  • View server files

Start a server

To start an offline server:

  1. In the Multiplay Dashboard.

  2. Select Servers.

  3. Select the server to start.

  4. Select Start server.

  5. Confirm you want to start the server by selecting Start server.

Stop a server

Warning Any number of available servers incurs costs, even without traffic. If you're in development or trying to limit costs in a low traffic environment, set the Minimum available scaling value to 0.

To stop a running server:

  1. In the Multiplay Dashboard.

  2. Select Servers.

  3. Select the server to stop.

  4. Select Stop server.

  5. Confirm you want to stop the server by selecting Stop server.

Restart a server

To restart a running server:

  1. In the Multiplay Dashboard.

  2. Select Servers.

  3. Select the server to restart.

  4. Select Restart server.

  5. Confirm you want to restart the server by selecting Restart server.

View server events

To view the events from a specific server:

  1. In the Multiplay Dashboard.

  2. Select Servers.

  3. Select the server to view.

  4. Select the Events tab.

View server files

To view the available files, including logs from a specific server:

  1. In the Multiplay Dashboard.

  2. Select Servers.

  3. Select the server to view.

  4. Select the Files tab.

The files shown in this list include everything under the configured and . Refer to Launch parameters.