Operations Panel Command Line Usage

Updated: 10/16/26, 9:52:54 AM

After installation, the system creates the daxpay management command (usually at /usr/local/bin/daxpay). Use the command line when the panel is unreachable, for remote automation, or when you want to inspect service state directly.

You can also invoke the /opt/daxpay/dax-pay-installer binary directly; the examples below use daxpay throughout. Managing the panel usually requires root — non-root users should prefix commands with sudo.

Prefer the interactive UI

For day-to-day terminal management, simply run daxpay (no arguments) to enter the interactive management UI and follow the menus — no need to memorize commands; see Terminal UI (TUI).

Command Layering

daxpay help lists only the daily commands (panel lifecycle and overview inspection) together with layered guidance. Emergency and account commands are not surfaced in help, but they work as usual for scripted execution; the "Access Recovery / Account Recovery" groups of the interactive UI are their guided entry (the complete list lives on the "Command Help" page of the interactive UI, which covers more than daxpay help).

Basic Commands

Command	Purpose
daxpay start	Start the panel in the background
daxpay stop	Stop the running panel
daxpay restart	Restart the panel, keeping the original startup parameters
daxpay status	Show the panel run status, including PID, port, auth, and secure entrance
daxpay logs [-f]	View runtime logs; -f follows the log, --installer switches to the installer application log
daxpay version	Show the panel version number
daxpay info	Show the initial admin credentials generated on first start
daxpay help	Show help (daily command list with layered guidance)
daxpay upgrade --force	Force an overwrite upgrade of the panel: re-downloads and overwrites the current panel, data preserved

Overview Inspection

daxpay overview

One command for the full system picture: system info and panel version / system load / service status (product-matrix view, uninstalled services visible in grey) / Docker engine usage / port conflict detection / effective-configuration status of the three stacks. No login required, independent of the panel process, same implementation as the web overview.

Secure Entrance Commands

The secure entrance places the login page and the panel APIs under a random or custom path. Access without the entrance path returns 404, which reduces exposure to internet scans and password brute force.

Command Syntax

daxpay entrance show
daxpay entrance enable
daxpay entrance rotate [--yes|-y]
daxpay entrance set <path> [--yes|-y]
daxpay entrance disable [--yes|-y]

Command Reference

Command	Purpose and behavior
daxpay entrance show	Show the current secure entrance status, entrance path, and full access URL; omitting the sub-command is equivalent to show
daxpay entrance enable	Ensure the secure entrance is on; generates a random one when off, keeps the existing one when on; no confirmation needed
daxpay entrance rotate	Replace the entrance with a new random one; the old URL stops working immediately; asks for confirmation by default
daxpay entrance set <path>	Set a custom entrance; the path must be 8-64 characters of letters, digits, underscore, or hyphen; asks for confirmation by default
daxpay entrance disable	Turn the secure entrance off; the login page and all APIs become directly exposed; asks for confirmation by default

Once an entrance change is written to disk, the running web panel picks it up when its cache refreshes — a service restart is usually unnecessary. After rotate or set succeeds, the old entrance stops working immediately; update your bookmarks or reverse proxy configuration in time.

Confirmation Rules

• rotate, set, and disable prompt for confirmation by default; only y or yes proceeds.
• In cron, CI, scripts, and other non-interactive environments, a missing confirmation means the operation is refused — the entrance is never changed by accident.
• For automated execution, skip the confirmation with --yes or -y, for example:

sudo daxpay entrance rotate --yes
sudo daxpay entrance set my-panel-entry-2026 -y
sudo daxpay entrance disable --yes

--yes only skips the confirmation; it does not skip custom path validation, nor does it change the secure entrance action of the web API.

Common Scenarios

Forgot the entrance URL? Run this on the server:

sudo daxpay entrance show

Enable the secure entrance for an existing deployment for the first time:

sudo daxpay entrance enable

Suspect the entrance has leaked? Rotate to a new random one:

sudo daxpay entrance rotate

Rotate the entrance from an automation script:

sudo daxpay entrance rotate --yes

Disabling the entrance is only suitable for local debugging or a clearly controlled intranet:

sudo daxpay entrance disable

Access and Account Emergency Commands

The commands below belong to the emergency domain and are not surfaced in daxpay help (they work as usual). When the panel won't open or you can't log in, the "Access Recovery / Account Recovery" groups of the interactive UI are the guided entry — see Terminal UI (TUI); for the background of each defense line see Panel Security.

Command Syntax

daxpay domain show | enable <domain> | disable
daxpay ipallow show | set <entries> | disable
daxpay unlock
daxpay reset-password [--username <name>] [--password <password>]
daxpay twofactor status | disable
daxpay uninstall [--purge]

Command Reference

Command	Purpose and behavior
daxpay domain show	Show the domain access restriction status, the bound domain, and the full access URL; the default sub-command is equivalent to show
daxpay domain enable <domain>	Binds and enables the domain restriction (probes domain reachability first); disable restores direct IP access
daxpay ipallow show	Show the currently effective authorized IP allowlist entries
daxpay ipallow set <entries>	Set the allowlist — multiple IPs or CIDR ranges comma-separated; disable restores access from all sources
daxpay unlock	Release the login lockout by resetting the consecutive-failure counter
daxpay reset-password	Reset the panel account password and revoke all logged-in sessions; supports --username / --password for non-interactive execution
daxpay twofactor status	Show the two-step verification status and the remaining recovery codes; disable is the fallback for when the authenticator is lost and the recovery codes are exhausted
daxpay uninstall	Uninstall the panel program, keeping business data and configuration by default; --purge also deletes the working directory and business data — a dangerous operation

Change commands such as domain enable, ipallow set, twofactor disable, and uninstall prompt for confirmation by default; scripted execution likewise uses --yes / -y to skip it.

Global Options

Option	Purpose
--workdir <dir>	Panel working directory, default /opt/daxpay
--yes / -y	Skip confirmations for dangerous operations; mainly for scripted entrance changes and uninstallation
--username <name>	With reset-password: the panel account
--password <password>	With reset-password: the new password

For example, view the entrance of a panel installed in a custom directory like this:

sudo daxpay entrance show --workdir /srv/daxpay

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