How to set up your Minecraft server
Log in to the panel
Go to panel.pulsedmc.net and sign in. Your login is in your welcome email. Click your server to open it.
Change your password under Account first.
Pick your version
Open the Change Version tab and choose your server type and Minecraft version. Paper is best for most servers: it is fast and runs plugins.
You can go up a version later, but not back down.
Start it and join
Press Start on the Console tab. When it says Done, you are live.
Your address is your server name, like yourname.pulsedmc.net. In Minecraft, go to Multiplayer, then Add Server, and paste it in.
Make yourself an op
Type this in the Console, with no slash:
op YourUsername
To keep it private while you build, use whitelist on and whitelist add FriendName.
Change the basics
Open server.properties in the File Manager. Restart after saving.
motd: the message in the server list.max-players: how many can join.difficultyandgamemode.view-distance: lower it to 8 if the server lags.
Back it up
Make a backup now from the Backups tab. On the Schedules tab you can add a nightly backup and a daily restart.
Problems
The server will not start
Read the last lines in the console. A broken plugin or too little memory is the usual cause.
I cannot connect
Check the server is running, and that your Minecraft version matches the server.
It lags
See the lag guide.