# How to View the Activity Log on Your Server

> See what changed on your server, who changed it, and when.

Source: https://www.beaconhosting.org/knowledgebase/how-to-view-the-activity-log-on-a-minecraft-server
Category: Getting Started
Last updated: 2026-11-05

The **Activity** page records what happens on your server: power actions, file changes, backups, package installs, team changes and more. Use it to find out what changed before a problem started, or who did it.

## Open it

Open your server and click **Activity** in the sidebar.

## Reading an entry

Each entry shows what happened, who did it (the **Actor**), when, and where it came from: the panel, an API key, or the game server itself. Click an entry for the details, such as which file changed and its size before and after.

## Finding something

- **All categories**: show only file changes, power actions, backups and so on.
- **All users**: show only what one person did.
- **All sources**: separate panel actions from API ones.
- **Search path**: find changes to one file or folder.
- Pick a **From** date to look further back.

Reading the same file over and over is grouped into a single entry, so the log stays readable.

## Who can see it

The owner can always see it. Team members need the activity permission, set on the **Users** page.

> [!TIP]
> If a world or config broke and you're not sure why, check **Activity** for file changes around that time, then restore the right backup from **Backups**.