How to Add an Admin to Your Unturned Server

Unturned knows two levels: the owner, who is configured permanently, and regular admins, whom you appoint while the server is running. In both cases you specify the player's SteamID64 – a 17-digit number starting with 7656.

Set the owner

The owner is the server owner. The entry lives in the configuration and persists across restarts.

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

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

3. Open Commands.dat
   Open the following file:

   /Servers/<ServerID>/Server/Commands.dat
   

4. Enter the SteamID64
   Add a new line with your SteamID64:

   Owner 76561198012345678
   

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

Appoint an admin while the server runs

You appoint additional admins with a command – either in the console of the dashboard or, as an admin, directly in the in-game chat.

1. Open the console or chat
   Open the console in the dashboard of your server. Alternatively open the chat in the game if you are already an admin.

2. Enter the command
   In the console you enter the command without a prefix:

   admin 76561198012345678
   

   In the in-game chat you prepend / or @:

   /admin 76561198012345678
   

3. Revoke admin rights
   To remove the rights again use:

   unadmin 76561198012345678
   

Command overview

Enable cheat commands

Commands such as give count as cheats and are disabled by default – even for admins.

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

2. Enable cheats
   Add a separate line to Commands.dat:

   Cheats
   

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