Plötzeneder, B. JACoW Publishing Geneva, Switzerland In 2022 ELI Beamlines is a Petawatt-laser facility in a phase of maturing operations and late-stage commissioning: We have been providing open access to users to experimental hall E1 with five stations since 2019, and will significantly expand this offering in the upcoming months, while simultaneously completing installations as well as ramping up the performance of both the lasers and secondary sources. This contribution gives an overview of the control system environment, developments and status