ARK: Survival EvolvedARK: Survival Evolved Server Configuration Generator
Describe your dream server in your own words or set every option manually — watch the generated GameUserSettings.ini update live and push it to your rented ARK server with one click.
Setup
File location & usage
Two ways to get the config onto a server: upload it yourself or transfer it with one click through our panel.
The manual method
Upload yourself
- 1
Download file
Download the generated GameUserSettings.ini using the button above.
- 2
Upload via file manager or FTP/SFTP
Place in
ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini(Linux) orShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\GameUserSettings.ini(Windows). - 3
Apply changes
ARK only reads GameUserSettings.ini at startup — restart your server for the changes to take effect.
The ZAP-Hosting way
Transfer instantly, no upload required
Rent a ARK: Survival Evolved server from us and transfer your settings directly from this page with one click.
- No FTP, no file manager
- Live in seconds
- Undo anytime
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about the Config Generator
Storage location, automation and security — answered briefly.
ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini — reachable via the File Manager.
On Linux, it's located at ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini, on Windows accordingly at ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\GameUserSettings.ini. You can view and edit it directly via the File Manager in the ZapX customer panel.
Download = file to upload. For the basic server settings, one click is enough.
No — the download gives you a ready-made GameUserSettings.ini to upload to the File Manager. For the basic server settings (session name, passwords, player slots) you can instead use the "Push to my server" button if you're signed in to ZAP-Hosting and have rented a matching ARK server — those values are then applied automatically.
Describe instead of clicking — the AI suggests matching values.
You describe in your own words what kind of server you want (e.g. "relaxed PvE server with 3x rates for a small tribe"). An AI then suggests matching settings, explains each change individually, and applies nothing until you confirm it.
Passwords stay hidden and never end up in a share link.
Passwords (server and admin password) are not stored in share links and are masked in the form. A share link only contains the non-secret values you've deliberately changed.
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