How to Add Admins to Your Space Engineers Server

Admins have full management rights on the server and can, for example, kick and ban players. You can define admins via the server config or directly in-game.

Requirement

You need the SteamID64 of each player you want to make an admin.

Method 1: Via the server config

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

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP, or use the file browser.

3. Open the config
   Open the file /config/SpaceEngineers-Dedicated.cfg.

4. Add the admins
   Find the <Administrators> section (an empty server shows <Administrators />) and add one line per admin with the SteamID64:

   <Administrators>
     <unsignedLong>76561198000000000</unsignedLong>
   </Administrators>
   

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

Method 2: Directly in-game

An existing admin can promote other players live:

1. Join the server
   Join your server as an admin.

2. Open the admin menu
   Open the player list with F3 or the admin screen with Alt + F10.

3. Promote the player
   Select the player and promote them (Promote) to the desired rank.