1 min readUpdated Oct 7, 2026

How To Become Admin On Your ARK: Survival Ascended Server

The admin password lets you use admin commands on your ARK: Survival Ascended server, such as flying, spawning items and creatures, and kicking or banning players. Your server starts with a random admin password, which you can see and change in Settings.

Setting Your Admin Password

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Settings.
  3. 3
    Under Basic, edit Admin Password and type a password only you know.
  4. 4
    Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.

The password can use letters, numbers, dashes and underscores.

Using Admin Commands In-Game

  1. 1
    Join your server.
  2. 2
    Press ~ to open the console. If you changed your key bindings, use your console key instead.
  3. 3
    Type enablecheats yourpassword and press Enter.

You can now run admin commands with cheat in front of them, for example cheat fly to fly and cheat walk to stop.

The same password logs you in to RCON tools. See Using RCON.