Console and power controls

The Console page is the operational home for a selected server. It combines current state, power controls, command progress, live RCON/RPT/system output, and recent performance metrics.

Before using power controls

• Tell players about planned downtime.
• Save any open Config, Advanced, or file edits.
• Make a current backup before updates or risky configuration changes.
• Wait for an existing Starting or Stopping state to finish.

Your service policy controls whether power actions and RCON are available. A disabled button usually means the server state is incompatible with that action, another command is running, or the action is not enabled for your service.

Status and version checks

Control	What it checks	When to use it
Check status	Asks the server host whether the selected server exists and what state it is in.	The displayed state is old, Unknown, or different from what players report.
Check version	Compares the installed server version with the game-title version already available on its host.	After a game update or when clients report a version mismatch.

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Check version does not search Steam for a newer release and does not install an update. It reports one of these situations:

• The server matches the host’s installed title version.
• A different version is installed on the server.
• The host is still downloading or has locked the title files.
• The host cannot provide a usable comparison.

Version checks may be rate-limited. Repeated clicks do not accelerate an update.

Start, restart, and stop

Control	Effect	Typical use
Start	Starts an offline server.	Bringing the server online after maintenance.
Restart	Stops and starts an online server through one tracked action.	Applying saved settings or mod changes during a planned window.
Stop	Stops the running server.	Maintenance that must not happen while the process writes data.

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After selecting an action, watch the progress message instead of sending another request. The panel can show stages such as accepted, connecting, dispatching, waiting, completed, or failed. The final server status is more important than the button click itself.

Prefer a normal stop

Do not repeatedly press Stop or refresh during shutdown. DayZ may need time to persist player and world data. Escalate a server that remains stuck instead of stacking commands.

Send an RCON command

RCON sends an administrative command to an online DayZ server.

1. Confirm the server state is Online.
2. Enter one complete command in the RCON field, such as say -1 Server restart in 5 minutes to broadcast a BattlEye message to every player.
3. Select Send once.
4. Check the system message and console output for the result.

RCON is disabled while the server is offline and may be unavailable under your service policy. The panel does not store the command text in its customer activity record, but the game server or RCON logs may still record it.

Commands run immediately

RCON has no draft or confirmation step. Verify the target server and command before selecting Send. Never paste passwords, API keys, or access tokens into the RCON field.

Read the live console

The console combines multiple sources:

Source	Content
RCON	Server and player messages delivered through the RCON stream.
RPT	DayZ runtime report output, including script and startup messages.
System	Panel-generated status, action, and connection messages.

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Use the checkboxes to hide a source without deleting its lines. Type in Filter to match line text, source, channel, or timestamp.

Control	Meaning
Follow	Keeps the view scrolled to the newest matching line. Turn it off when reading older output.
Pause	Freezes the visible line set so new events do not move the view. It does not pause the server or stop collection.
Clear	Clears console lines and metric samples from your current browser view. It does not delete DayZ log files.

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If live output stops, check the connection indicator in the panel header, refresh once, then run Check status. Use the separate Logs guide when you need persisted profile logs rather than the current live session.

Understand performance metrics

When the host supplies samples, the Console page shows recent trends for:

• CPU usage
• Memory use
• Network traffic
• Player count and maximum players
• Disk read and write counters

These are short operational trends, not long-term monitoring reports. A blank metric area means the panel is waiting for host data; it does not by itself prove that the server is down.

Look for a sustained pattern instead of reacting to one spike. For example, recurring CPU saturation during the same gameplay event is more useful diagnostic evidence than a single brief peak.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Check
An action button is disabled	Wait for the current state/action to settle. Confirm the action is available for your service.
Server is Online but players cannot connect	Open Network and confirm the address and ports; then check RPT/error logs.
Version mismatch remains	Check version once, allow any host download to finish, then restart during a maintenance window.
No RCON output appears after a successful command	Some commands do not echo a response. Confirm the intended effect or inspect the persisted logs.
Console has too much output	Pause, select only the relevant source, and filter by a specific error, player, or timestamp.

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