Install Crafty Controller
Add the friendly web panel that will manage Minecraft.
What Crafty does#
Crafty is a web-based Minecraft management panel. It runs the server process, shows the console, edits files, schedules jobs and manages backups. In ZimaOS it normally runs inside a container—an isolated app package with mapped storage and network ports.
- 1Open the ZimaOS App Store.
- 2Search for Crafty Controller and open the listing.
- 3Review its persistent storage paths and exposed ports before installing.
- 4Click Install and wait until the container reports running.
- 5Use the app’s Open button, or browse to the shown HTTPS address—commonly the server IP with port
8443. - 6Find the generated default credentials in the app’s configuration storage if the listing does not display them.
- 7Sign in and immediately choose a unique password.
- 8Bookmark the local dashboard URL.
The official Crafty access guide ↗ currently requires explicit https:// and explains that a new installation uses a self-signed certificate. On your own local Crafty address, the browser may therefore show a certificate warning. Confirm the address is your server before proceeding.
This official Crafty Controller video shows an older Crafty version and a Forge pack, so use it only to recognize the panel. The written Fabric steps in this handbook are the main source.
Common install problems#
Crafty is missing from the store
Refresh the app catalog and update ZimaOS. If it remains missing, use the current ZimaOS community store instructions rather than pasting an unreviewed Docker command.
Container keeps restarting
Open the app log. A port conflict, unwritable storage path or damaged configuration is more useful than repeatedly pressing restart. Confirm the configured host paths still exist.
Blank page or endless loading
Use the exact HTTPS port shown by ZimaOS, try a private window, and wait for first startup. A self-signed certificate warning is expected only for the local Crafty address.