# How to Open Your Minecraft Server in the Panel

> Where to log in, how to find your server, and what each page in the server sidebar is for.

Source: https://www.beaconhosting.org/knowledgebase/how-to-access-the-games-panel-for-minecraft-servers
Category: Getting Started
Last updated: 2026-11-05

Everything about your server is managed from the Beacon panel.

## Log in

1. Go to [beaconhosting.org/auth/login](/auth/login).
2. Sign in with your email and password, or with Google if that's how you signed up.
3. If you've set up two-factor authentication, enter the code from your authenticator app.

## Find your server

After you sign in, open [Servers](/servers). Every server you own, or have been added to as a team member, is listed there. Click a server to open it.

## The server sidebar

| Page | What you do there |
|---|---|
| **Console** | Start, restart, stop or kill the server; run commands; watch CPU, memory and network use |
| **Files** | Browse, upload, edit and delete files |
| **Package Manager** | Install server software (Paper, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Vanilla), plugins, mods and modpacks |
| **Users** | Give other people access, with the permissions you choose |
| **Backups** | Create, restore, download and lock backups |
| **Network** | Your server address, extra ports, and your own domain |
| **Schedules** | Run commands, restarts and backups automatically |
| **Startup** | Startup variables for the server |
| **Settings** | Server name and description, and your SFTP details |
| **Activity** | A log of what changed and who changed it |

Minecraft servers also get a **Players** page for the whitelist, operators and bans.

**Service & billing** takes you to the service page, where you can renew, change plan or cancel.

> [!TIP]
> Your server address is on the **Network** page. Copy it from there to share it with players.