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How to Add Admins to Your American Truck Simulator Server

How to Add Admins to Your American Truck Simulator Server

Step-by-step instructions on how to add admins to your American Truck Simulator server.

1 min read
Jul 27, 2025

Requirements

  • Access to the server folder (either via an SFTP connection or direct access to the server files)
    • You can find the SFTP access data in the overview of your game server.
  • Steam64_ID of the users to be added as admins
  • Text editor (such as Notepad, Notepad++, Windows Editor or Visual Studio Code)

Steps

  1. Locate Config File
    Establish an SFTP connection to your server. Navigate to the path ".local/share/American Truck Simulator".

  2. Edit Config File
    Search for the file named "server_config.sii". Open this file in a text editor.

  3. Add New Admins
    Search for the line starting with "moderator_list:". Change the number in the line "moderator_list:" to match the number of admins. Add the Steam64_IDs of the users you want to add as admin. Each Steam64_ID should be on a new line and look like this: "moderator_list[X]: Steam64_ID". X stands for the corresponding position in the list.

    An example could look like this:

    moderator_list: 3
    moderator_list[0]: Steam64_ID
    moderator_list[1]: Steam64_ID
    moderator_list[2]: Steam64_ID
    
  4. Save and Restart
    Save the changes to the configuration file and close the text editor. Restart the server via the dashboard.

That was it! With these steps you should be able to add new admins to your American Truck Simulator server. Have fun playing.

Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Mar 19, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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