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RCON Console

RCON lets you send live commands to a running server.

Open RCON

  • Go to instance Actions.
  • Click RCON Console.

If the button is disabled, the instance is usually not in a ready state yet. Action reference: Instance Actions Menu

Basic Use

  1. Type command in the input box, ie status.
  2. Press Send.
  3. Read output in the console panel.

Real-Time Game Events

The console has a Show real-time game events checkbox enabled by default. When enabled, the output panel shows a live stats stream alongside command output.

Quality-of-Life

  • Use Up/Down arrow keys to cycle through the last 50 commands.
  • Output auto-trims to ~1000 lines; use Ctrl+F to search within it.
  • Quake color codes are rendered in the output panel.

Troubleshooting

Symptom Likely cause
RCON button disabled Instance not in running / active / updated state
"RCON not configured" Missing IP, port, or password on the instance or host
"Not authorized for this instance" Room join did not complete before command was sent
Connection errors Check Redis service and host reachability