How to Add an Admin to Your SCUM Server

Admins on a SCUM server are defined exclusively through configuration files. 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 your SteamID64.

Note

The configuration folder is called WindowsServer on your Linux server as well. That is intended – SCUM only ships a Windows server binary, which runs on Linux servers through a compatibility layer.

Add an admin

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. The admin lists are only read on server start.

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

3. Open AdminUsers.ini
   Open the following file. If it does not exist yet, create it:

   /SCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/AdminUsers.ini

4. Enter the SteamID64
   Enter exactly one SteamID64 per line:

   76561198012345678
   76561198087654321

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

Grant additional permissions

Some commands are not enabled automatically. You allow them by adding a permission suffix in square brackets directly after the SteamID64 – without a space in between:

76561198012345678[SetGodMode]
76561198087654321[SetGodMode, RestartServer]
76561198011223344[RestartServer]

Suffix	Meaning
[SetGodMode]	Allows the command #SetGodMode True and #SetGodMode False. In SCUM this means instant building – not classic invulnerability, you can still die.
[RestartServer]	Allows restarting the server with the command #RestartServer pretty please

Note

Without a suffix the admin still gets the regular admin commands. Multiple suffixes go into the same square brackets, separated by commas.

Access to the in-game server settings

To additionally let an admin edit the server settings directly in the game, add them to a second file:

/SCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ServerSettingsAdminUsers.ini

This file takes only the plain SteamID64 – without square brackets and without suffixes:

76561198012345678

This file is also only read on server start.

Use admin commands

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

2. Enter a command
   All admin commands start with #, for example:

   #ListPlayers

3. List all commands
   If you enter just a single #, the server lists all available commands.

Warning

Admin rights can only be granted through the file AdminUsers.ini. Widely circulated commands such as #SetAdmin or #God do not exist in SCUM.

Tip

To learn how to remove players from your server as an admin, see Kick & Ban Players.