# Updates and maintenance

> Keep FeatherPanel healthy. The System Updates page for panel, plugins and Wings, turning modules off, the Pterodactyl importer page and the developer support tools.

Source: https://featherpanel.com/docs/admin/maintenance/

## System Updates

System Updates (System group, `admin.root`) has three parts:

| Part | Shows |
| --- | --- |
| Panel | Current and latest version, channel, PHP version, security release badge, changelog, and Update Panel Now on Docker installs. |
| Plugins | Installed plugins matched against the FeatherCloud store, with Update and Update selected. Plugins installed by hand show as not in the store. |
| Wings Nodes | The FeatherWings version on each node, with an update action. Nodes that cannot update themselves are marked Manual update required. |

Updates run database migrations, so keep a recent [backup](https://featherpanel.com/docs/panel/backups). The full update steps, including the
command line, are in [Updating the panel](https://featherpanel.com/docs/panel/updating) and [Updating Wings](https://featherpanel.com/docs/wings/updating).

## Modules

Settings, Modules can turn whole product lines off. Each defaults to on:

| Setting | Module |
| --- | --- |
| `module_game_enabled` | Game servers: Wings nodes, servers, spells and realms. |
| `module_vds_enabled` | VDS on Proxmox. |
| `module_web_enabled` | Web hosting: WebSpaces, web nodes, mail and DNS hosts. |
| `pterodactyl_importer_visibility` | `auto`, `always` or `hidden`: when the Pterodactyl importer shows in the sidebar and search. |

## Database Management

The panel's own database status, migrations and phpMyAdmin are covered in
[Database hosts](https://featherpanel.com/docs/admin/databases#database-management).

## Pterodactyl Importer

The Pterodactyl Importer page (`admin.databases.manage`) walks through the requirements, helper install, API key,
configuration and run. The full guide is [Migrating from Pterodactyl](https://featherpanel.com/docs/migrating/pterodactyl). After the
migration you can hide the page.

## Support page

FeatherPanel Support (`admin.root`) is for working with the FeatherPanel developers on an open ticket:

- **Remote shell (sshx):** install and run sshx on the panel server to get a browser shell link. Anyone with the link
  has full shell access, so only paste it in the ticket when a developer asks, and stop it with Ctrl+C afterwards.
  sshx is a third-party tool.
- **Upload panel logs:** a link to Settings, where Upload Logs sends web, app and runner logs to a paste service and
  gives you URLs to share.
- Links to the community Discord and these docs.

Other troubleshooting steps are in [Troubleshooting](https://featherpanel.com/docs/troubleshooting).

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I update FeatherPanel from the browser?

On Docker installs, yes. System Updates has an Update Panel Now button. Take a database backup first, because updates run migrations.

### How do I hide game servers if I only sell VPS?

Set module_game_enabled to false in Settings, Modules. There are also switches for the VDS and web hosting modules.

### Is it safe to share an sshx link?

Only with FeatherPanel developers in an open support ticket who asked for it. The link gives full shell access to the server.