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Limit a TAB display to the intended backend server

Applies to: TAB; match the linked maintainer documentation to your installed platform and release.
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A proxy can retain a display while the player changes backends. Define where the feature belongs before changing player permissions or installing another copy of TAB on the destination.

Prepare the test

Record which server owns TAB before changing its files. A proxy deployment can use different permission checks and command names from a backend deployment; edit the instance players actually see.

Make the change

  1. Record the exact backend identifiers from the proxy and the display’s intended scope. Keep the current display configuration and note what the test player sees before and after a transfer.
  2. Check the installed TAB feature guide for documented server-specific configuration or disabling conditions. Use the proxy’s real server identifier rather than a public display label.
  3. Apply the restriction to one copied feature and test the player moving in both directions. Leave unrelated list and nametag features unchanged so you can identify which condition worked.
  4. Include a direct join, a reconnect and a normal proxy transfer in the trial. Check that the correct feature returns when the player re-enters the allowed server.

Check the result

The display should appear only in its intended context and recover without staff intervention after a return transfer. Test an ordinary account with no personal display overrides.

If the test fails

Restore the previous condition if the display vanishes on the allowed backend. Compare resolved server names and condition evaluation before changing permission groups or duplicating feature owners.

Feature conditions belong to the rendering instance. Backend configuration changes may have no effect when the proxy supplies the visible scoreboard.

References and related help

Check the official TAB documentation against your installed release before using a command or setting from another version.