Start, stop and monitor your accounts in Vanguard Hub

Vanguard Hub can run many accounts at once, each with its own status and mode. This page explains how to start and stop accounts, what every status line means, how reconnect keeps accounts online when you log in elsewhere, and how to trigger a rally rush on a running account.

Start and stop one account

Each account card on the All accounts page has its own controls.

Pick an account

Find the account card on the All accounts page.

Choose how to start

Click Start to log the account in and begin its loop immediately, or click Log in only to verify the login works without starting the loop.

Stop when needed

Click Stop on the same card. The account finishes its current action, stops cleanly, and then logs out.

Start and Log in only are hidden while an account is already running and attached. If the account is running but not attached (for example, it is still logging in), both buttons stay visible.

Rally rush on a running account

When an account is running and attached, its card shows a Rush now button. This triggers a rally rush immediately on that headless account without waiting for the normal loop.

Rush now only appears on the hub card for accounts that are already logged in. Once a rush starts, the account goes on hold and its card is outlined. Press Resume on the card when the fight is over. See Rally rush.

Rush prep and Post rush

The top of the All accounts page has two buttons for a planned fight.

Button	What it does
Rush prep	Before a rally rush you know is coming. Every running account calls home the marches of its rally rush cities, then holds. One press starts it, and each account’s log shows `rush prep: pressed`. Accounts that cannot start are listed as left out.
Post rush	After the fight. Every account on hold, from a rally rush or rush prep, goes back to its normal chores in one press. A stopped account has its hold cleared too, so it starts normally next time.

A running account’s card also has its own Rush prep button. See Rush prep.

Start all and stop all

At the top of the All accounts page there are two bulk buttons.

Start every account

Click Start all to log in and start the loop for every account that is not already running.

Stop every account

Click Stop all to stop every running account. Each finishes its current action, then logs out. Stopping all usually takes a few seconds per account.

Start all respects the same rules as starting one account. Accounts whose login has expired or whose server is unreachable display an error and are skipped.

DRY-RUN and LIVE per account

Every account card shows a badge that tells you whether actions on that account are being sent for real.

DRY-RUN badge: the account plans every action and logs it, but sends nothing to the game. Use this to test a new setup or to check that settings look right.
LIVE badge: the account really sends requests to the game. Vanguard only ever uses speed-ups, shields, and items you already own, and never buys anything or spends gems.

Click the badge on the card to toggle the account between DRY-RUN and LIVE. The switch takes effect on the account’s next action. If the loop is already running, it does not need to be restarted.

In Vanguard Hub, DRY-RUN and LIVE are per-account toggles. One account can be live while another is in dry-run.

Account status explained

Every account card shows a status line from the account’s current state. Here is the full list of statuses you may see and what each one means.

Status	What it means
Watching for your login — log in on the game now	A capture is active. Close the game, then open it and log in while the countdown runs.
Off	The account is idle and logged out. It is ready to start.
Stopped unexpectedly — open Edit or start again	The account process ended on its own. Check the log or press Start to bring it back.
Starting…	The account process is spinning up.
Not answering:	The Hub has not heard from the account process. It may have frozen. Press Stop and then Start.
Sign-in REFUSED (code N) — stopped	The game server refused the login. Recapture the login or check the server settings.
No login yet —	The account has no captured login files. Run Capture login before starting.
Disconnected — reconnecting is off (press Start)	The server kicked the account out and reconnect is disabled. Press Start to log in again.
Disconnected — reconnecting in N min / N s	The account is waiting before its next reconnect attempt. The delay is set by reconnect wait.
Reconnecting to the game…	The account is trying to log back in after being kicked.
Logging in…	The account is connecting to the game server. This usually takes a few seconds.
Running loop (dry-run: plans only)	The account is running but in dry-run mode.
Running loop — LIVE	The account is running and sending real actions.
…	The account is busy with a specific action, such as attaching or a feature pass.
Logged in, idle	The account is connected but the loop is not running.
Open, not logged in	The account process is open but has not connected to the game yet.

The Vanguard Hub sidebar shows a colored dot next to each account in some themes:

Green dot: the account is logged in and the loop is running.
Amber dot: the account is logging in, reconnecting, or in a wait state.
Red dot: the account stopped, failed, or is disconnected with reconnect off.
No dot: the account has not been started yet.

Reconnect and reconnect wait

When you log into the game on your phone or PC while the Hub is running the same account, the server kicks the Hub out. Reconnect handles this automatically.

Reconnect: when this is on (the default), the Hub waits, then logs the account back in and kicks your other device out. This keeps the account online without your intervention.
Reconnect wait: how many minutes the Hub waits after being kicked before it tries to log in again. The default gives you time to finish whatever you are doing on the other device.

If you want to play the game yourself without the Hub fighting you for the session, turn Reconnect off for that account, or press Stop in the Hub before you open the game.

License client limit

Your license key allows a limited number of clients to run at the same time. Each running Vanguard Hub account counts as one client. If you try to start more accounts than your license allows, the next account shows an error and does not start. If you paste the same key into a second copy of Vanguard Hub on another PC (or into a standalone Vanguard), the first copy detects this and logs every account out automatically to stay within the limit. To run more accounts at once, you need a license with a higher client limit. The License page shows how many your key supports.

Closing the Hub while accounts are running

If you close the Hub window while one or more accounts are still running, a confirmation dialog appears: “N account(s) are running. Stop them all (log out) and close?”

Click Yes to stop all accounts and close the window.
Click No to keep the window open and leave the accounts running.

If you close without stopping, the Hub still runs stop_all in the background to log every account out cleanly.

Result of starting an account

When you press Start, the account card updates through these steps in order:

Starting…
Logging in…
Running loop — LIVE (or Running loop (dry-run: plans only) if the badge is set to dry-run)

If anything goes wrong, the card stops at the error status and shows the code. Check the account log on the full Vanguard page for the full message.

​Start and stop one account

​Rally rush on a running account

​Rush prep and Post rush

​Start all and stop all

​DRY-RUN and LIVE per account

​Account status explained

​Sidebar dots

​Reconnect and reconnect wait

​License client limit

​Closing the Hub while accounts are running

​Result of starting an account

Start and stop one account

Rally rush on a running account

Rush prep and Post rush

Start all and stop all

DRY-RUN and LIVE per account

Account status explained

Sidebar dots

Reconnect and reconnect wait

License client limit

Closing the Hub while accounts are running

Result of starting an account