How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Terraria Server

You kick and ban players via the server console in the dashboard. You always specify the player name the player joined the server with.

Note

The commands are entered in the server console without a leading forward slash, so kick PlayerName instead of /kick PlayerName. Regular Terraria does not have an in-game admin system – moderation runs exclusively through the server console.

Find the player name

playing

This command lists all currently connected players. Use the name exactly as shown there for the following commands.

Kick a player

kick <PlayerName>

The player is removed from the server but can rejoin immediately.

Ban a player

ban <PlayerName>

The player is removed from the server and added to the file banlist.txt.

Caution

ban only works for players who are currently connected to the server. Terraria bans the IP address of the active connection – if the player is offline, the server does not know it. Kick or ban the player while they are online. Because the ban is tied to the IP address, the player can rejoin from a different IP address.

Unban a player

There is no unban command. To unban someone you edit the ban list via SFTP:

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

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

3. Open banlist.txt
   In the main directory of your server, open the file:

   /banlist.txt

4. Remove the entry
   Every ban consists of two lines: the player name and, below it, the banned IP address. Remove both lines of the player and save the file.

   Example

   //PlayerName
   123.45.67.89

5. Start the server
   Start your server so the ban list is read in again.

Command overview

Command	Description
playing	Show connected players
kick <PlayerName>	Kick a player
ban <PlayerName>	Ban a player
say <message>	Send a message to all players
help	Show all console commands
time	Show the current in-game time
save	Save the world immediately
exit	Save the world and shut down the server

Tip

After banning someone, run save so the current state of the world is stored.