How to Add an Admin to Your PixARK Server

There are two ways to grant admin rights on a PixARK server:

Method	When to use it
Admin list with SteamID64	For permanent admins. The rights apply automatically as soon as the listed player joins the server – no password and no command needed.
Admin password	For remote administration via RCON and for tools that connect to the server.

Permanent admins via the admin list

Add the players to a text file on the server. They then receive their rights automatically when connecting.

Stop the server
Stop your server via the dashboard. The admin list is only read on server start.
Connect via SFTP
Connect to your server via SFTP.
Open the file
Open the following file. If it does not exist yet, create it:
```
/ShooterGame/Saved/AllowedCheaterSteamIDs.txt
```
Enter the SteamID64
Enter exactly one SteamID64 per line. A SteamID64 has 17 digits and starts with 765611:
```
76561198012345678
76561198087654321
```
Warning
Only enter the plain number – no names, no comments, no commas. A single wrong entry can cause the file not to be evaluated at all.
Start the server
Save the file and start your server.

Open the dashboard
Open the dashboard of your server and switch to the Settings.
Enter the password
Enter your desired password in the field for the admin password (ServerAdminPassword).
Restart the server
Save the change and restart your server so the new password is applied.

Admin commands in PixARK start with the prefix cheat, for example:

cheat giveitemnum 001 1 1 0

As an alternative to the game you can administer your server through RCON. That is handy when you are not in the game.

Set the admin password
Set the admin password as described above first. Without an admin password no RCON login is possible.
Gather the connection details
You need the IP address, the RCON Port from the dashboard and your admin password.
Connect an RCON client
Connect with an RCON client. For ARK based servers Arkon has proven itself: enter the IP address, RCON Port and admin password there and establish the connection.