Manage servers
Start, stop, and manage individual game servers in your fleets.
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You can manage your server instances from the Unity Dashboard. Refer to the following sections to learn how to:
Start a server
To start an offline server:- In the Unity Dashboard, open Multiplay Hosting.
- Select Servers.
- Select the server to start.
- Select Start server.
- Confirm you want to start the server by selecting Start server.
Stop a server
Warning
Any number of available servers incurs costs, even without traffic. If you're in development or trying to limit costs in a low traffic environment, set the Minimum available scaling value to 0.
- In the Unity Dashboard, open Multiplay Hosting.
- Select Servers.
- Select the server to stop.
- Select Stop server.
- Confirm you want to stop the server by selecting Stop server.
Restart a server
To restart a running server:- In the Unity Dashboard, open Multiplay Hosting.
- Select Servers.
- Select the server to restart.
- Select Restart server.
- Confirm you want to restart the server by selecting Restart server.
View server events
To view the events from a specific server:- In the Unity Dashboard, open Multiplay Hosting.
- Select Servers.
- Select the server to view.
- Select the Events tab.
View server files
To view the available files, including logs from a specific server:- In the Unity Dashboard, open Multiplay Hosting.
- Select Servers.
- Select the server to view.
- Select the Files tab.
$$log_dir$$$$files_dir$$