How to Add an Admin to Your The Forest Server

The Forest has no admin list with SteamIDs. Instead there is a single admin password for the server: whoever enters it when joining is an admin. So you do not need to collect any IDs – you simply hand the password to the people who should get admin rights.

Set the admin password

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

2. Enter the admin password
   Enter the password you want in the Admin Password field.

3. Restart the server
   Save the change and restart your server so the new password is applied.

Join as an admin

1. Select your server
   Start The Forest, open Multiplayer → Join Game, set the source to Dedicated (Internet) and select your server. How to find your server is described in Join Server.

2. Enter the admin password
   The password prompt opens. Enter your password in the Admin Password field – not in the field for the regular server password.

3. Join
   Click on Join or Continue.

Verify your admin rights

1. Open the chat
   Press Enter in the game to open the chat.

2. Call up the command list
   Enter the following command:

   /help
   

3. Result
   If the list of available commands appears, you have admin rights. If nothing happens, the admin password was not entered or entered incorrectly when joining – leave the server and join again.