diff --git a/core/src/handlers/users.rs b/core/src/handlers/users.rs
index f3a94f93..f6fe68c2 100644
--- a/core/src/handlers/users.rs
+++ b/core/src/handlers/users.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub async fn change_password(
 
     let requester = users_manager.try_auth_or_err(&token)?;
 
-    if requester.uid != config.uid || !requester.can_perform_action(&UserAction::ManageUser) {
+    if requester.uid != config.uid && !requester.can_perform_action(&UserAction::ManageUser) {
         return Err(Error {
             kind: ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
             source: eyre!("You are not authorized to change other users password"),
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/Atoms/NotificationCard.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/Atoms/NotificationCard.tsx
index a9482b1f..c29422b3 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/Atoms/NotificationCard.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/Atoms/NotificationCard.tsx
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ export default function NotificationCard({
       >
         <LoadingStatusIcon level={level} state={state} />
         <div className="flex flex-col items-start">
-          <p className="w-full text-medium font-bold tracking-medium">
+          <p className="w-85 text-medium font-bold tracking-medium break-all">
             {title}
           </p>
-          <p className="w-full text-medium font-medium tracking-medium">
+          <p className="w-85 text-medium font-medium tracking-medium break-all">
             {message}
           </p>
-          {!message && (
-            <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-medium font-medium tracking-medium text-white/50">
+          {!message && ( 
+            <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-medium font-medium tracking-medium text-white/50 break-all">
               {formatNotificationTime(timestamp)}
             </span>
           )}
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/GameConsole.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/GameConsole.tsx
index d33ae6d8..67f2f405 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/GameConsole.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/GameConsole.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 import { faCircle, faServer } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import axios from 'axios';
-import { useConsoleStream } from 'data/ConsoleStream';
+import { ConsoleEvent, useConsoleStream } from 'data/ConsoleStream';
 import { InstanceContext } from 'data/InstanceContext';
 import { CommandHistoryContext } from 'data/CommandHistoryContext';
 import { useUserAuthorized } from 'data/UserInfo';
 import Tooltip from 'rc-tooltip';
 import { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { usePrevious } from 'utils/hooks';
+import { useLocalStorageQueryParam, usePrevious } from 'utils/hooks';
 import { DISABLE_AUTOFILL } from 'utils/util';
 import ErrorGraphic from './ErrorGraphic';
 import { useDocumentTitle } from 'usehooks-ts';
+import Button from './Atoms/Button';
+import Checkbox from './Atoms/Checkbox';
 
 const autoScrollThreshold = 10;
 
@@ -24,8 +26,15 @@ export default function GameConsole() {
     'can_access_instance_console',
     uuid
   );
-  const { consoleLog, consoleStatus } = useConsoleStream(uuid);
+  const defaultFilters = {
+    "PlayerMessage": true, 
+    "SystemMessage": true, 
+    "InstanceOutput": true
+  }
+  const { consoleLog, consoleStatus, clearConsoleLog } = useConsoleStream(uuid);
   const [command, setCommand] = useState('');
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState('');
+  const [regex, setRegex] = useState(true);
   const { commandHistory, appendCommandHistory } = useContext(
     CommandHistoryContext
   );
@@ -128,75 +137,117 @@ export default function GameConsole() {
     }
   };
 
+  const filterMessage = (line: ConsoleEvent) => {
+    if (filter == '') return true;
+    if (regex) {
+      try {
+        const filterRegex = new RegExp(filter, "i");
+        if (line.message.match(filterRegex)) return true;
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log("regex invalid!!!");
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (line.message.toLowerCase().indexOf(filter.toLowerCase()) != -1) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const checkRegex = (checked: boolean) => {
+  setRegex(checked)
+  }
+
   return (
-    <div className="relative flex h-full w-full grow flex-col rounded-lg border border-gray-faded/30">
-      <Tooltip
-        overlay={<span>{consoleStatusMessage}</span>}
-        placement="bottom"
-        showArrow={false}
-        trigger={['hover']}
-        mouseEnterDelay={0}
-      >
-        <FontAwesomeIcon
-          icon={faCircle}
-          className={`absolute top-0 right-0 select-none p-1.5 text-small ${consoleStatusColor}`}
-        />
-      </Tooltip>
-      {!canAccessConsole || consoleStatus === 'no-permission' ? (
-        <ErrorGraphic
-          icon={faServer}
-          message="You don't have permission to access this console"
-          className="rounded-t-lg border-b border-gray-faded/30"
-          iconClassName="text-gray-400"
-          messageClassName="text-white/50"
+    <div className="relative flex h-full w-full grow flex-col pt-0">
+      {/* <div className="flex flex-row mb-3 justify-between">
+        <Button
+            align="start"
+            labelGrow={true}
+            label="clear console"
+            onClick={() => clearConsoleLog()}
+            disabled={false}
         />
-      ) : consoleLog.length === 0 ? (
-        <ErrorGraphic
-          icon={faServer}
-          message="No console messages yet"
-          className="rounded-t-lg border-b border-gray-faded/30"
-          iconClassName="text-gray-400"
-          messageClassName="text-white/50"
-        />
-      ) : (
-        <ol
-          className="font-light flex h-0 grow flex-col overflow-y-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words rounded-t-lg border-b border-gray-faded/30 bg-gray-900 py-3 font-mono text-small tracking-tight text-gray-300"
-          ref={listRef}
-        >
-          {consoleLog.map((line) => (
-            <li
-              key={line.snowflake}
-              className="py-[0.125rem] px-4 hover:bg-gray-800"
-            >
-              {line.message}
-            </li>
-          ))}
-        </ol>
-      )}
-      <div className="font-mono text-small">
-        <form
-          noValidate
-          autoComplete={DISABLE_AUTOFILL}
-          onSubmit={(e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            sendCommand(command);
-            appendCommandHistory(command);
-            setCommandNav((prev) => prev + 1);
-            setCommand('');
-          }}
+      </div> */}
+      <div className="font-mono text-small mb-3 flex flex-row w-full justify-between">
+            <input
+              className="w-full rounded-lg bg-gray-850 py-1 px-4 text-gray-300 outline-white/50 placeholder:text-gray-500 focus-visible:outline focus:outline-none disabled:placeholder:text-gray-500"
+              placeholder={'Search console...'}
+              value={filter}
+              onChange={(e) => setFilter(e.target.value)}
+              id="search"
+              type="text"
+            />
+          <Checkbox label='Regex' checked={regex} onChange={checkRegex} className="ml-3"/>
+      </div>
+      <div className="relative flex h-full w-full grow flex-col rounded-lg border border-gray-faded/30">
+        <Tooltip
+          overlay={<span>{consoleStatusMessage}</span>}
+          placement="bottom"
+          showArrow={false}
+          trigger={['hover']}
+          mouseEnterDelay={0}
         >
-          <input
-            className="w-full rounded-b-lg bg-gray-850 py-3 px-4 text-gray-300 outline-white/50 placeholder:text-gray-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 disabled:placeholder:text-gray-500"
-            placeholder={consoleInputMessage || 'Enter command...'}
-            value={command}
-            onChange={(e) => setCommand(e.target.value)}
-            id="command"
-            type="text"
-            disabled={consoleInputMessage !== ''}
-            onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          <FontAwesomeIcon
+            icon={faCircle}
+            className={`absolute top-1 right-1 select-none p-1.5 text-small ${consoleStatusColor}`}
           />
-        </form>
-      </div>
+        </Tooltip>
+        {!canAccessConsole || consoleStatus === 'no-permission' ? (
+          <ErrorGraphic
+            icon={faServer}
+            message="You don't have permission to access this console"
+            className="border-b border-gray-faded/30"
+            iconClassName="text-gray-400"
+            messageClassName="text-white/50"
+          />
+        ) : consoleLog.length === 0 ? (
+          <ErrorGraphic
+            icon={faServer}
+            message="No console messages yet"
+            className="border-b border-gray-faded/30"
+            iconClassName="text-gray-400"
+            messageClassName="text-white/50"
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <ol
+            className="font-light flex h-0 grow rounded-t-lg flex-col overflow-y-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words border-b border-gray-faded/30 bg-gray-900 py-3 font-mono text-small tracking-tight text-gray-300"
+            ref={listRef}
+          >
+            {consoleLog.map((line) => {
+              return filterMessage(line) ?
+              <li
+                key={line.snowflake}
+                className="py-[0.125rem] px-4 hover:bg-gray-800"
+              >
+                {line.message}
+              </li> : <li></li>
+            })}
+          </ol>
+        )}
+        <div className="font-mono text-small">
+          <form
+            noValidate
+            autoComplete={DISABLE_AUTOFILL}
+            onSubmit={(e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              sendCommand(command);
+              appendCommandHistory(command);
+              setCommandNav((prev) => prev + 1);
+              setCommand('');
+            }}
+          >
+            <input
+              className="w-full rounded-b-lg bg-gray-850 py-3 px-4 text-gray-300 outline-white/50 focus:outline-none placeholder:text-gray-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 disabled:placeholder:text-gray-500"
+              placeholder={consoleInputMessage || 'Enter command...'}
+              value={command}
+              onChange={(e) => setCommand(e.target.value)}
+              id="command"
+              type="text"
+              disabled={consoleInputMessage !== ''}
+              onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+            />
+          </form>
+        </div>
+    </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/UserBox.tsx b/dashboard/src/components/UserBox.tsx
index 7a42bcc9..31f09997 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/UserBox.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/UserBox.tsx
@@ -65,12 +65,8 @@ export default function UserBox({
             <div className="flex min-h-full items-center justify-center p-4">
               <Dialog.Panel className="flex w-[500px] flex-col items-stretch justify-center gap-4 rounded-3xl bg-gray-800 px-8 pb-8 pt-16">
                 <h1 className="text-h1 font-bold tracking-tight text-gray-300">
-                  Create a new user account
+                  Change password
                 </h1>
-                <p>
-                  This user will start with no permissions. You can grant them
-                  permissions later.
-                </p>
                 {isSelf ? (
                   <ChangeSelfPasswordForm
                     onSuccess={() => setShowChangePassword(false)}
diff --git a/dashboard/src/data/ConsoleStream.ts b/dashboard/src/data/ConsoleStream.ts
index 36c123f1..469eff15 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/data/ConsoleStream.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/data/ConsoleStream.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ export const useConsoleStream = (uuid: string) => {
     uuid
   );
 
+  const clearConsoleLog = () => {
+    const econsoleLog: ConsoleEvent[] = []
+    setConsoleLog(econsoleLog)
+  }
+
   const mergeConsoleLog = (newLog: ClientEvent[]) => {
     setConsoleLog((oldLog) => {
       const consoleEvents = newLog
@@ -99,7 +104,6 @@ export const useConsoleStream = (uuid: string) => {
           );
         })
         .map(toConsoleEvent);
-
       const mergedLog = [...oldLog, ...consoleEvents];
       // this is slow ik
       return mergedLog.filter(
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ export const useConsoleStream = (uuid: string) => {
 
       websocket.onclose = (event) => {
         setStatus(event.code === 1000 ? 'closed' : 'error');
+        console.log("event: ", event)
       };
 
       return () => {
@@ -162,5 +167,6 @@ export const useConsoleStream = (uuid: string) => {
   return {
     consoleLog,
     consoleStatus: status,
+    clearConsoleLog
   };
 };
diff --git a/dashboard/src/pages/InstanceTabs/InstanceTabs.tsx b/dashboard/src/pages/InstanceTabs/InstanceTabs.tsx
index 43355700..2131ad9e 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/pages/InstanceTabs/InstanceTabs.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/pages/InstanceTabs/InstanceTabs.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const InstanceTabs = () => {
           className="gutter-stable -mx-3 flex grow flex-row items-stretch overflow-y-auto pl-4 pr-2"
           key={`${instance.name}-${tab.title}`}
         >
-          <div className="flex h-fit min-h-full w-full flex-col gap-12 pt-6 pb-10 focus:outline-none">
+          <div className="flex h-fit min-h-full w-full flex-col gap-2 pt-6 pb-10 focus:outline-none">
             {tab.displayTitle && (
               <div className="flex font-title text-h1 font-bold leading-tight text-gray-300">
                 {tab.displayTitle}
diff --git a/dashboard/src/pages/settings/UserSettings.tsx b/dashboard/src/pages/settings/UserSettings.tsx
index 7b372db1..0d1f134d 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/pages/settings/UserSettings.tsx
+++ b/dashboard/src/pages/settings/UserSettings.tsx
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export const UserSettings = () => {
     disabled: boolean
   ) =>
     selectedUser && (
-      <div className="flex w-full flex-col gap-10">
+      <div className="flex w-full flex-col gap-10 mb-10">
         {permissionList.map((permission) => {
           const currentSettings =
             selectedUser.permissions[permission.permission];
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ export const UserSettings = () => {
                   optionKey={(uuid) => uuid}
                   onChange={(newSettings) => {
                     // I hate typescript
+                    // |- me too
                     const newPermissions = {
                       ...selectedUser.permissions,
                       [permission.permission]: newSettings,