Three steps
Install
Drop the jar in mods/, restart, then open the dashboard. Longer notes are on the Installation wiki.
Get the jar
Download the latest release from Modrinth or GitHub. Prefer Modrinth, or open the repo and grab the jar from Releases.
Drop it in mods/
Put the jar with your other server mods, then restart so NeoForge picks it up.
Loader NeoForge 1.21.xJava 21Host Linux dedicatedServer path
mods/watchtower-….jar
Open the dashboard
Once the server is up, open the dashboard on the host. Stay on localhost or an SSH tunnel. Don't put port 8787 on the open internet.
http://127.0.0.1:8787
Change the default login when you first open it. Defaults are listed below.
First login
Ships with these defaults. Change them on first open.
- User
watchtower- Password
password