How to Add an Admin to Your Abiotic Factor Server

On an Abiotic Factor server you define admins in the Admin.ini file. What you enter is the player's SteamID64 – a 17-digit number starting with 7656.

Tip

Here you can find a guide on how to find a SteamID64.

Note

Signing in as an admin only works with a SteamID64. Players on Xbox or PlayStation cannot be added as admins this way.

Add an admin via Admin.ini

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

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

3. Open Admin.ini
   Open the following file. If it does not exist yet, start the server once so it gets created:

   /AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Admin.ini

   A different path is possible

   The location of the file can be moved with the start parameter -AdminIniPath= – its value is given relative to the Saved folder. If you cannot find the file at the path above, also check here:

   /AbioticFactor/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/Admin.ini

4. Enter the SteamID64
   Add the SteamID64 under the [Moderators] section. Use one line per admin:

   [Moderators]
   Moderator=76561198012345678
   Moderator=76561198087654321

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

Warning

The SteamID64 has to be numeric and exactly 17 digits long. A Steam display name or a custom profile URL does not work here.

Alternative via an admin password

Abiotic Factor also supports the start parameter -AdminPassword=<password>. If it is set, a player can grant themselves admin rights in-game by entering that password – without any entry in Admin.ini.

Note

Whether your dashboard offers a field for the admin password or for additional start parameters can be seen under Settings. The admin password is independent of the server password – these are two different passwords.

Warning

Everyone who knows the admin password can gain admin rights on your server. Only share it with people you trust and use a different password than your server password.

Open the admin menu in the game

1. Join the server
   Join your server – see Join Server.

2. Open the menu
   Press Esc to open the in-game menu.

3. Open the admin area
   Select the Admin tab. There you find the list of connected players and the admin functions.

4. Verify your admin rights
   If the Admin area is accessible to you, the server recognised you as an admin. If it is missing, your SteamID64 was not applied – check the entry in Admin.ini and restart the server.

Tip

You can find out how to remove players as an admin in Kick & Ban Players.

No chat or console commands

There are no documented admin commands in the chat and no server console for Abiotic Factor that you could use to grant admin rights. Commonly circulated commands such as #SetAdmin or configuration values such as AdminSteamIDs do not appear in the official documentation – you grant admin rights through Admin.ini or the admin password.