Help CenterWhether you want to add a personal touch or make your server more recognizable, adding a server icon to your Minecraft server can be great. This step-by-step guide will walk you through adding an icon to your Minecraft server using the SimpleGameHosting.com control panel. By the end of this article, you'll be able to give your server a unique identity with your new icon.
Server Icon Requirements
To properly work as a server icon, a file must meet the following requirements:
- Dimensions: 64x64 px
- File Type: PNG
- File Name: 'server-icon.png'
Changing Your Minecraft Server's Icon
Step 1: Logging Into The Game Panel
To begin the process of adding an icon to your Minecraft server, you first need to access the SimpleGameHosting Control Panel.
1. Open a new tab in your browser and navigate to panel.simplegamehosting.com.
2. Enter your login credentials in the provided field and click the Login button.
3. After logging in successfully, you’ll be taken to the Console tab for your server. If you have more than one server, you’ll first see a dashboard listing all your available servers. Just click on the one you want to manage.
Step 2: Safely Shutting Down Your Server
On your servers Console tab, you can safely stop your server from here by hitting the red Stop button in the terminal/console window.
🛑Wait: Before you continue, make sure that your server has fully shut down. Once complete, you will often see the console display "Server marked as offline...".
Step 3: Adding the Icon
Click on File Manager from the menu bar. This will take you to a page where you can view and manage all of your server's files and folders. To upload a server icon, make sure you are in the root directory of your server. You’ll know you're in the right place if the file path at the top shows: /home/container/
You should also see a file named server.jar in this folder. That's another way to confirm you're in the root directory.
Once you're in the correct location:
1. Click the Upload button in the top right corner of the File Manager.
2. A file browser window will open (Explorer on Windows or Finder on Mac).
3. Select the image file you want to use for your server icon and click Open or Select to upload it.
- Make sure your image is named server-icon.png, is exactly 64x64 pixels, and saved in .png format. This is required for it to appear properly in the server list.
🧐 Tip: Instead of using the File Manager in the Panel, you can access your server files using SFTP. For beginners, though, we recommend sticking to the built-in File Manager.
The file should now appear in your File Manager. You can confirm the upload was successful by refreshing the page and checking that server-icon.png is listed in the root directory.
Step 4: Testing Your Changes
Now it's time to test if your server icon is showing up correctly.
1. Go back to the Console tab in the menu bar.
2. Click the Start button to launch your server.
3. Next, open Minecraft on your computer and navigate to the Multiplayer tab.
- If you already had the Multiplayer tab open, be sure to click Refresh so the server list updates with the new icon.
⚒️ Pro Tip: Need your server IP? Just click the two overlapping squares next to the IP address on the Console page to copy it to your clipboard instantly.
If everything was set up correctly, you should now see your new server icon next to your server name on the Multiplayer screen.
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