The Advanced File Search tool lets you dig through every file on your Starfall server - scripts, configs, maps, logs, mods - so you can spot a word, phrase, or variable without manually poking through folders.
Where to find it
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In your Starfall Servers panel, select the server you want to manage.
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In the left-hand sidebar, open Management then File Manager.
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Inside File Manager, click the three-dot (⋮) menu in the upper-right corner.
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Choose Search to launch Advanced File Search.
What it does
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Recursively scans every directory, including sub-folders and nested archives.
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Reads the full text of each file - not just names - catching references inside configs, Lua/JSON/YAML scripts, log files, and more.
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Displays a line-by-line preview with matched text in context, so you can jump straight to the relevant file and line.
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Accepts partial words, quoted exact phrases, and common wildcard symbols.
Why you’d use it
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Track down a rogue cvar or hard-coded IP in seconds.
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Audit mods for conflicting hooks before a big content push.
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Confirm that a sensitive token never slipped into version control.
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Speed up troubleshooting: rather than “grep” over SSH, you work entirely in the browser UI.
With these steps, you gain a powerful, panel-native search engine that slashes file-hunting time - no extra plugins, terminal sessions, or external tools needed.
