On exaroton you can share your server with your friends without giving them direct access to your account. This feature is called "Access" and you can find it in the panel in the server navigation.
Grant a friend access to your server
Input your friend's exaroton username in the text box located on the access settings page, then click the add button. Afterwards, you can choose the permissions you wish your friends to grant.
Only grant access to people you fully trust. Any changes made by your friends are irreversible. There is no additional protection for your server. For example, if a friend reinstalls your server and deletes all backups, recovery will not be possible.
Here is an overview of all available permissions and what they allow your friend to do:
- Start: Start the server
- Stop/Restart: Stop or restart the server 1)
- Console: Access the console and execute commands in it
- Log: View and share the log
- Options: Change the server options
- Reinstall: Reinstall the server 2)
- Domains: Add or remove domains
- Software: Switch the software 3)
- Players: Manage the white- and op-list
- Files: Browsing files, adding/editing/deleting files, deleting plugins/mods
- Plugins/Mods: Access to addon browser and installing new plugins or mods
- Worlds: Download/upload worlds, delete/regenerate worlds
- Backups: View backups, change automatic backup settings, create/restore backups
- Transactions: View server related transactions and the available amount of credits
- Duplicate: Create copies of the server in their own account
- Share access: Use the access page to add/remove/change permissions 4)
Revoke access to your server
Go to the servers access settings page and click the red trash bin icon next to your friend's username. The username of your friend will now vanish and he/she won't be able to access your server anymore.
Access your friend's server
After your friend granted you access to his server you can access that server through the "Servers" page at the top right of the panel.
Remove a shared server
If you want to remove your access to a shared server, you can remove it on the "Servers" page by clicking on the edit icon.
Notes on permissions:
1. Start permission is required to access the server page and therefore to Stop/Restart the server.
2. Options permission is required to access the options page and therefore to reinstall the server.
3. Your friend can switch to any software. Some types of software require to reinstall the server. Your friend will be able to reinstall the server by switching the software even without the reinstall permission.
4. This permission also allows your friend to edit their own permission, which basically gives them all permissions. This is why it automatically enables all permissions when you toggle this permission.