How to Add an Admin to Your Kerbal Space Program Server

A DarkMultiPlayer server manages its admins through the file Config/admins.txt. What you enter there is the DMP player name – not a SteamID64 or any other ID. On the server the name is uniquely tied to the player's key.

Add an admin via the console

The quickest way is the console in your dashboard. The server applies the change immediately, no restart required.

1. Open the dashboard
   Open the dashboard of your server and switch to the console.

2. Add the admin
   Enter the following command and replace the placeholder with the player name:

   /admin add Jebediah
   

3. Check the result
   Display the current list:

   /admin show
   

Add an admin via the file

Alternatively you can enter the name directly into the file – for example when adding several admins at once.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open admins.txt
   Open the following file. If it does not exist yet, create it:

   /Config/admins.txt
   

4. Enter the player names
   Enter exactly one player name per line:

   Jebediah
   Valentina
   

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.

What admin rights do

Use commands in the game

1. Open the chat
   Open the DMP chat window in the game.

2. Switch the channel
   Switch to the channel #Server. It is only visible to admins.

3. Enter a command
   In this channel you enter commands without a leading slash:

   kick Jebediah