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Avorion: Become an Admin on Your Own Server

Learn how to get admin rights on your Avorion server on your VPS and use all admin commands → Find out more

10 November 20263 min read0 Views0 helpful

Introduction

With administrator rights, you have full control over your Avorion server. As an admin, you can use all the options and features the game offers directly in-game. Here, you'll learn how to become an admin on your VPS and which commands will then be available to you.

Admin Commands

Here's an overview of the common commands you can run as an admin.

General commands

CommandDescription
/helpdisplays the help message
/w [Spielername]sends a private message to a player
/savesaves the current state
/stopstops the server
/seedserver seed
/versiondisplays the current server version
/suicidedestroys your current ship
/playerdisplays the number of players
/statusdisplays information about the current server status
/admin -a [Spielername]adds a player as an admin
/admin -r [Spielername]removes a player as an admin
/kick [Spielername]kicks a player from the server
/ban [Spielername]adds the player to the blacklist
/unban [Spielername]removes the player from the blacklist
/banip [Spieler-IP]adds the player's IP to the blacklist
/unbanip [Spieler-IP]removes the player's IP from the blacklist
/blacklistdisplays the blacklist options
/whitelistdisplays the whitelist options

Cheat commands (in-game):

CommandDescription
/give [Spielername] [Anzahl] creditsgives the player the specified number of credits
/give [Spielername] [Anzahl] [Erzname]gives the player the specified amount of the selected ore

Server commands (console):

CommandDescription
/max-logs [Wert]number of log files to keep
/difficulty [Wert]server difficulty; allowed values: -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. Default: 0
/collision-damage [Wert]collision damage, from 0 to 1. 0: no damage, 1: full damage. Default: 1
/exit-on-last-admin-logoutshuts down the server when the last admin logs out
/public [Wert]determines whether other players can join the server
/infinite-resources [Wert]enables infinite resources for all players
/listed [Wert]determines whether the server appears in public server lists
/max-players [Wert]maximum number of players online. Default: 10
/save-interval [Wert]time between saves. Default: 300
/same-start-sector argdetermines whether all players should start in the same sector
/server-name [Wert]server name, displayed in queries
/use-steam-networking [Wert]use Steam Networking and authentication for users
/galaxy-name [Wert]galaxy name, appended to the data path; final path is [Datenpfad]/[Galaxiename]
/datapath [Wert]folder where galaxies are saved; placed before the galaxy name
/admin [Wert]Steam ID(s) of the server administrator(s)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

During installation with the Game Server Installer, enter your SteamID64 in the Admin (Steam-ID64) field. The server will grant you admin rights every time it starts.
Right-click your Steam profile, copy the Steam URL, and paste it into a site such as steamid.io. Your SteamID64 is a 17-digit number that starts with 7656119.
As an admin, enter /admin -a [Spielername] in chat. To remove their admin rights, use /admin -r [Spielername].

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