How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Space Engineers Server

You can kick and ban players directly in-game, or ban them permanently via the server config.

Method 1: Directly in-game

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. Kick or ban the player
   Select the player and click Kick (temporary removal) or Ban (permanent block).

Method 2: Via the server config

You can also ban players permanently via the ban list.

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. Ban the player
   Find the <Banned> section and add one line per player with the SteamID64:

   <Banned>
     <unsignedLong>76561198000000000</unsignedLong>
   </Banned>
   

   To unban, remove the corresponding line again.

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