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Becoming an admin on ARK server

To use admin commands on your ARK server, you set an admin password in the dashboard and enter it in the game's console.

Set the admin password​

  1. Open the Fragnet dashboard, go to My servers and select your ARK server.
  2. Open the Configuration tab and select General in the list on the left.
  3. In the Startup group, find Admin Password and enter the password you want to use.
  4. Select Save in the bar at the bottom of the page.
  5. Restart the server: open ⋯ More actions at the top of the page and select Restart. The new password applies once the server is back up.

See Change a setting under General for more on saving these settings.

tip

Use only letters, numbers, dashes and underscores in the password. ARK reads its settings from the server's startup line, so spaces and characters such as ? can stop the server from starting.

Use admin commands in the game​

  1. Join your server.

  2. Press the Tab key. A console opens at the bottom of the screen.

  3. Type the following command, with your admin password, and press Enter:

    enablecheats yourAdminPassword

You are now an admin and can use any console command.

note

You need to enter the command again each time you rejoin the server.

All console commands are listed on the ARK wiki.