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Console & commands

Watch the live server log and run commands without joining the game.

The live log

The Console tab streams your server’s log in real time — player joins and leaves, chat, warnings, crashes. It’s the first place to look whenever something is off: almost every problem a Minecraft server has is written here before it’s visible in game.

Running commands

The input at the bottom sends server commands — the same ones an in-game operator can run, but without the leading slash and with full console privileges:

whitelist add Steve
op Steve
say Server restarting in 5 minutes
weather clear
difficulty hard

The command’s output appears in the log stream. The server must be Running for commands to work.

Who can use it

Owners and operators can send commands. Viewers can watch the log but not type into it — handy for giving a friend visibility without handing them op-level power. See Sharing & roles.