Managing Staff and Collaborators

Running a server is a lot of work. Eventually, you’ll want to bring on friends or staff members to help out. Fern’s Subuser system lets you invite them to manage your server through Mission Control without ever having to share your personal login details.

1. How to Invite Someone

Click your Profile Icon in Mission Control and go to Account Settings.
Look for the Subusers (or Teams) tab.
Hit Invite User and type in their email.
Pick which specific servers they should have access to.

2. Choosing Their Permissions

You don't have to give them the keys to the kingdom. You can pick and choose exactly what they can do:

Console Access: Can they run commands and see the logs?
File Manager: Can they upload mods or edit configs?
Version Control: Can they change the Minecraft version?
Backups: Can they create or restore snapshots?

3. Revoking Access

If a staff member moves on, removing them is instant. Just go back to the Subusers list and click Revoke. They’ll lose access to your dashboard immediately.

4. Keeping an Eye on Things (Audit Logs)

Trust is good, but verifying is better. Use the Audit Logs (under Server Settings) to see exactly who did what. It records everything: from who restarted the server to who changed a file. It’s perfect for resolving "who deleted that config?" disputes.

For managing what they can do inside the game itself (like /gamemode), you'll want to use LuckPerms.