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# Sub-Users: Share Panel Access Safely

> Give co-owners and moderators their own access to your game server panel with granular permissions at Wasabi Hosting

Running a server is rarely a one-person job. Sub-users let you give co-owners, moderators, or developers their own login to your server's panel — with exactly the permissions they need and nothing more.

<Warning>
  Never share your own panel or billing password. Sub-users exist precisely so you don't have to.
</Warning>

## Adding a Sub-User

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Users tab">
    Log in to the [Game Panel](https://panel.wasabihosting.com), select your server, and open the **Users** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite by email">
    Click **New User** and enter the person's email address. If they don't have a panel account yet, they'll receive an invitation to create one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select permissions">
    Tick only the permissions the person actually needs (see recommendations below), then save.
  </Step>

  <Step title="They accept and log in">
    The sub-user logs in with their own credentials and sees only your server, with only the abilities you granted.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Recommended Permission Sets

| Role                       | Suggested permissions                             |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Moderator**              | Console access, send commands, start/stop/restart |
| **Co-owner**               | Everything except user management and deletion    |
| **Developer / plugin dev** | File read & write, SFTP, console, restart         |
| **Backup manager**         | Create, restore, and download backups             |

<Tip>
  Follow the principle of least privilege: it's easy to grant more later, but you can't undo what an over-privileged user already did.
</Tip>

## Managing Existing Sub-Users

* **Edit permissions** at any time from the Users tab — changes apply immediately.
* **Remove a user** to instantly revoke their panel and SFTP access.
* Sub-users with file permissions get **their own SFTP credentials**, so you never need to share yours.

## Sub-Users vs. In-Game Admins

Panel sub-users and in-game administrators are two different things:

* **Sub-users** manage the *server process* — files, console, restarts, backups.
* **In-game admins** use *game commands* — kick, ban, teleport, spawn items.

Most games configure in-game admins through their own files or commands. Check the admin guide for your game in the Game Guides section (for example [Minecraft](/games/minecraft/admin-commands), [Rust](/games/rust/admin-commands), or [Squad](/games/squad/admin-setup)).

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