How to Add Mods to Your Space Engineers Server ​

You can add Steam Workshop mods to your server to add blocks, vehicles, gameplay mechanics and more. Mods are added by their Workshop ID in your world's config file — the server downloads them automatically from the Steam Workshop on startup. You do not need to upload any mod files manually.

Find the Workshop ID ​

1. Open the mod in the Steam Workshop
   Open the Steam Workshop for Space Engineers and go to the mod you want.

2. Copy the ID from the URL
   The Workshop ID is the number at the end of the URL after ?id=:

   https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=123456789

   https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=123456789

   The ID here is 123456789.

Add the mods ​

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 the config file
   In your world folder Saves/World/ open the file Sandbox_config.sbc.

4. Insert the mod list
   Look for the <Mods> block (on a new world it reads <Mods />) and add one <ModItem> per mod. Replace 123456789 with the respective Workshop ID:

   xml

   <Mods>
     <ModItem FriendlyName="Mod Name">
       <Name>123456789.sbm</Name>
       <PublishedFileId>123456789</PublishedFileId>
       <PublishedServiceName>Steam</PublishedServiceName>
     </ModItem>
   </Mods>

   <Mods>
     <ModItem FriendlyName="Mod Name">
       <Name>123456789.sbm</Name>
       <PublishedFileId>123456789</PublishedFileId>
       <PublishedServiceName>Steam</PublishedServiceName>
     </ModItem>
   </Mods>

   • <Name> is the Workshop ID with the .sbm extension.
   • <PublishedFileId> is the bare Workshop ID without an extension.
   • FriendlyName is optional and is only a display name.

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server. On startup the server downloads the mods automatically from the Steam Workshop — you can watch the progress in the server console.