1 min readUpdated Oct 4, 2026

How To Use RCON On Your OpenTTD Server

RCON lets you run server console commands from inside the game: kick or ban players, reset companies and change settings. Your server already has a random RCON password; here's how to set your own and use it.

Setting Your RCON Password

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Settings.
  3. 3
    Under RCON, edit RCON Password.
  4. 4
    Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.

The password must be 8 to 32 characters and can only use letters, numbers, dashes and underscores.

Using RCON In Game

  1. 1
    Join your server.
  2. 2
    Press the key above Tab (` or ~ on most keyboards) to open the console.
  3. 3
    Type rcon yourpassword "command" with your RCON Password and the command in quotes, then press Enter.

Useful commands: rcon yourpassword "clients" lists players with their client numbers, rcon yourpassword "kick 5" kicks client 5, rcon yourpassword "companies" lists companies and rcon yourpassword "reset_company 2" removes company 2 once nobody is in it.

Tip

You can also type any of these commands, without rcon and the password, in the Console page of Bropanel.