Crafty Controller

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Access controls

Users can be assigned roles that limit access to selected servers and options such as commands, terminal, logs, backups, files, configuration, and player controls.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 28 Sep 2026

API

Crafty publishes an API v2 reference and links an OpenAPI specification for the endpoints.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Authentication

The documentation includes setup guides for TOTP authentication and passkeys.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Backups

The interface includes server backup management and backup downloads.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Company legal name

LinkedIn lists the maker as Arcadia Technology, LLC, a privately held software-development company.linkedin.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Company size

LinkedIn reports Arcadia Technology, LLC has 11-50 employees.linkedin.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Data location

The maker says Crafty is fully self-hosted and stores data locally on the user's machine.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Docker deployment

Official Docker images are available from GitLab Registry and Docker Hub, with amd64 and arm64 support.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Docker security model

The official container runs as a non-root user and uses root-group permissions for mounted files.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Documentation depth

The documentation covers installation, reverse proxies, public status pages, user roles, authentication, server management, metrics, webhooks, API usage, troubleshooting and contributing.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

File manager

Crafty includes browser-based viewing and editing of server files.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Integrations

Server webhooks can send notifications to Slack, Mattermost, Discord, and Teams; the documentation notes provider rate limits can delay or lose notifications.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 28 Sep 2026

Licence

The software is released under GNU General Public License version 3 according to the maker's site.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

License

Crafty Controller is released under the GNU General Public License v3, with source available for inspection and modification.craftycontrol.com · read 28 Sep 2026

Limit: backup capability

The Docker documentation says Crafty has no built-in backup/restore workflow for the installation itself, so users must back up mounted volumes manually or automate it.docs.craftycontrol.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Limit: first-login confusion

Reddit users report confusion and failures around locating or using the generated first-login credentials.reddit.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Limit: no SFTP

Reddit users identify the lack of straightforward SFTP access as a recurring limitation for editing server files externally.reddit.com · read 20 Oct 2026

Limit: startup failures

A Reddit support thread reports Crafty becoming unreachable after a power event because of a corrupted session lock file; another user reports log flooding and disk exhaustion.reddit.com · read 20 Oct 2026

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