How to Add an Admin to Your Space Station 14 Server

Space Station 14 stores admin rights in the database of your server, not in a text file. There is no file such as admins.txt. To be able to create the very first admin, you first add yourself as host in the server_config.toml. All further admins are then granted conveniently through a window inside the game.

Set up the first admin

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. The configuration is only read on server start.

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

3. Open server_config.toml
   Open the file server_config.toml. It is located in the main directory of your server, next to the server application Robust.Server.

4. Enter the username
   Add the following section and replace the placeholder with your SS14 username:

   [console]
   login_host_user = "YourSS14Name"
   loginlocal = false
   

   The user entered here automatically receives full host privileges (+HOST) upon connecting – this is equivalent to the promotehost command.

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

6. Join
   Connect to your server. You are now host and can grant all further admin rights.

Grant further admins through the permissions panel

1. Open the console
   Press ~ in the game to open the console.

2. Open the permissions panel
   Enter the following command:

   permissions
   

   The Permissions Panel opens with the tabs Admins and Admin Ranks.

3. Add an admin
   Click on Add Admin and enter the SS14 username or the user ID of the player into the Username/User ID field.

4. Select the permissions
   Choose the desired permissions. Optionally you can assign your own title in the Custom title field – if you leave it blank, the title of the rank is inherited. With the Suspended? checkbox you can temporarily disable an admin without deleting them.

5. Save
   Confirm your input. The permissions apply immediately and are stored permanently.

Permissions overview

There are further permissions on top of these, for example for the admin chat, the admin help or the notes. The permissions panel always shows you the complete list.

Alternative via the server console

If your server is already running and you want to make someone host at short notice, you can also do so from the server console:

promotehost <PlayerName>

The command expects exactly one argument – the username of a connected player – and grants the privileges only temporarily. It works exclusively in the server console, not in the game.

Admin features in the game