Rescue Mode (Panelica Recovery) is an independent recovery server that keeps running on port 8444 even if the main panel, its database, or nginx goes down.
It runs as a separate process from the main panel, so a crashed backend, a corrupted database, or a broken nginx config doesn't take it down with them. It's the fallback layer for the moment the normal panel won't load.
- Runs independently of the main panel process on port 8444
- Diagnoses and repairs a broken panel — including reviving a crashed backend — without needing the panel itself to be working
- System Overview at a glance: uptime, load average, memory, disk, open ports, failed systemd units, and recent logins
- Embedded root web terminal, available even when normal panel access is down
- Reboot and service-restart actions available directly from Rescue Mode
- Authenticated with the system root password — no separate credential to create or manage
- If your panel at port 8443 is unreachable, go to port 8444 instead (or reach it over an SSH tunnel if 8444 isn't exposed externally)
- Log in with your server's system root password
- Check System Overview: uptime, load average, memory, disk, open ports, failed systemd units, and recent logins
- Open Diagnostics & Repair to revive a crashed backend or restart affected services
- Use the embedded root web terminal for anything that needs a direct command
- Reboot the server from Rescue Mode if needed, without a separate SSH session
This is the scenario every server admin dreads: the control panel itself won't load, and now you're troubleshooting blind over SSH. Rescue Mode exists specifically for that moment — a lightweight, independent recovery layer that's still there when the primary panel isn't, so you can diagnose and fix the actual problem instead of starting from zero.
Rescue Mode is available now on the current release, running automatically alongside the main panel. If you run into anything unexpected while using it, reply below — we read every thread here.