Admin and advanced operations
Elevated dashboard operations, Payload admin, and break-glass actions for operators on dFlow Cloud.
This page collects operator and break-glass topics that do not belong in standard customer onboarding. On dFlow Cloud, you do not get shell or database access to dFlow’s production control plane — operational work flows through support and the dashboard.
Payload CMS admin
Payload provides an admin UI and REST endpoints (see API overview). Use them for content and operator tasks, not as a supported public integration surface for end customers.
Dangerous or elevated server actions
The codebase includes actions intended for narrow roles, for example:
impersonateUserAction(see Authentication actions).- Actions that use
overrideAccessin Payload for narrow operator workflows (confirm current callers inpackages/core/src/actions/before relying on them).
Treat these as implementation details subject to change. Harden RBAC and audit before relying on them outside core maintainers.
Learn more
- Reference overview for the full advanced section map.
- Roles and permissions for in-product RBAC.
- When to contact support for hosted control-plane issues.
tRPC and backend reference
Where tRPC routers live, how appRouter is composed, procedures vs server actions, and pointers to Payload and dashboard routes.
Troubleshooting overview
Start here for symptoms, logs, domains, env vars, compute, integrations, and billing. Task-oriented fixes with links back to guides.