How to Add an Admin to Your Avorion Server

Administrators on an Avorion server are defined by their SteamID64 – a 17-digit number starting with 7656. You have three ways to do this: the dashboard, the file admin.xml or a command during operation.

Tip

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

Via the dashboard

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

2. Enter the SteamID64
   Enter the SteamID64 of the person you want in the Admin ID field. The field takes a single SteamID64 and has to be filled in for your server to start.

3. Restart the server
   Save the change and restart your server. The admin rights only take effect after a restart.

Several admins

Via the dashboard you define exactly one admin. If you want to make further people admins, use the next section and enter them directly in the admin.xml.

Via the admin.xml

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 in the dashboard.

3. Open admin.xml
   Navigate to the folder of your galaxy – where server.ini and modconfig.lua are located as well – and open the file:

   /galaxy/<galaxy name>/admin.xml

   Note

   If the file does not exist yet, start your server once so the folder structure is created, then stop it again.

4. Add the admins
   Add one line per admin with the player name and the SteamID64:

   <administrators>
       <admin name="PlayerName" id="76561198012345678"/>
       <admin name="SecondAdmin" id="76561198087654321"/>
   </administrators>

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

During operation

You can also grant admin rights without a restart – either through the console in the dashboard or in the in-game chat with a leading /:

/admin -a --name <player name> --id <SteamID64>

Remove admin rights again:

/admin -r --name <player name> --id <SteamID64>

Note

The player has to have been connected to your server at least once before they can be added this way.

Warning

Admin rights include kicking and banning players as well as stopping the server. Only grant them to people you trust.

Tip

To learn which commands are available to you as an admin and how to remove players, see Kick & Ban Players.