Add Fabric/Forge version builds and Paper integration, preserve permanent player identities across renames, harden session authorization, and surface privacy-conscious launcher/server activity in the panel.
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# Admin guide
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## Deploying the panel
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```bash
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cp .env.example .env # set ADMIN_PASSWORD
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docker compose up -d
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docker compose logs -f panel # first start prints the admin account
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```
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Everything the panel stores lives in the `panel-data` volume (`/data`):
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| Path | What |
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| `panel.db` | SQLite database (users, instances, settings, stats) |
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| `files/<instance>/` | Configs and uploads hosted for launchers |
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| `uploads/` | Logos, backgrounds, icons |
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| `jwt.secret` | Token signing key (unless `JWT_SECRET` is set) |
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**Backups:** stop the container (or use `sqlite3 panel.db ".backup backup.db"`) and copy the volume.
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**Updating:** `docker compose pull && docker compose up -d`. Database migrations run automatically.
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### HTTPS
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Launchers talk to the panel over the internet, so serve it over HTTPS. Example with Caddy:
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```caddyfile
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panel.example.com {
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reverse_proxy localhost:8080
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}
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```
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Large modpack uploads go through the proxy — raise its body-size limit if needed (nginx: `client_max_body_size 2g;`).
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## Instances
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An instance = one playable profile: a Minecraft version, an optional mod loader, files (mods, configs…) and an optional server.
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- **Version** — choose any Minecraft version and Vanilla / Fabric / Quilt / Forge / NeoForge. Leave the loader version empty for the latest recommended build (it's pinned when you save).
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- **Modrinth** — search, pick a version, *Use*. Mods are downloaded by players straight from Modrinth's CDN; configs (`overrides/`) are hosted by the panel.
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- **CurseForge** — needs a free API key from [console.curseforge.com](https://console.curseforge.com) (Settings → Integrations, or `CURSEFORGE_API_KEY`). Some authors block third-party downloads; those files show up under **Files** with a link — download them yourself and upload them into the same folder.
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- **Upload .zip** — a `.mrpack`, a CurseForge export, or any zipped instance folder (with `mods/`, `config/`, … or a `.minecraft/` inside). For plain zips, pick the Minecraft version and loader.
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- **Files** — add or remove individual files at any time. Files players add themselves are never touched; files you remove are deleted from players' instances on their next launch.
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Every save bumps the instance **revision**; launchers re-verify files when it changes, otherwise launching is instant.
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### Built-in server
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On the **Server** tab: name, address, port.
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- *Add to multiplayer list* writes the server into `servers.dat` (keeping servers players added).
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- *Join automatically* connects on start (Quick Play on 1.20+, `--server` on older versions).
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Official servers use `online-mode=true`, authlib-injector and the SCOPENET server integration. See [server setup](server-integration.md) for the startup flag, tokens and supported versions.
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### Access
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- **Everyone** — any launcher, including local offline accounts.
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- **Signed-in players** — any panel account.
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- **Specific groups** — members of the selected groups (create groups on the Players page). Admins see everything.
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## Players
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- **Sign-ups:** Settings → *Closed* (admins create accounts), *Needs approval*, or *Open*.
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- Each account has a permanent UUID. New accounts receive a random UUID; existing accounts keep theirs. Username changes preserve inventory and reserve prior names. Players change username, skin and permitted capes from the launcher.
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- Disabling an account signs it out everywhere on the next request.
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- Ten failed logins lock an account for five minutes.
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## Launcher design
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Everything on this page is pushed to launchers when they start or refresh — no reinstall. The **Features** tab lets you allow or block players from changing the theme or Java settings. **Custom CSS** is injected last; handy variables are `--accent`, `--accent-2`, `--surface`, `--radius`.
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## Releasing the launcher
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See the README's *Build your branded launcher*. Players get updates automatically: the launcher checks GitHub Releases on start and offers the new installer.
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**Code signing:** unsigned installers trigger a Windows SmartScreen warning ("More info → Run anyway"). To avoid it, sign the installer with a code-signing certificate (e.g. Azure Trusted Signing) — Tauri supports this via `bundle.windows.signCommand`.
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