How to Become an Admin on Your Arma Reforger Server

Admin access on your Arma Reforger server lets you manage gameplay, enforce rules and use admin commands. Here's how to set it up in the control panel.

Step 1: Set the admin password

1. Sign in to the control panel at panel.chicagoservers.co and open your Arma Reforger server.
2. Open the Startup tab and type the password you want in Admin password (no spaces). Click Show to see the current one.
3. Click Save startup, then Restart at the top of the page.

Step 2: Log in as admin in game

1. Launch Arma Reforger and join your server.
2. Open the chat, type #login YourAdminPassword and send it.
3. You'll see a message confirming that you're an admin.

Optional: Permanent admins by Steam ID

Players on the server's admins list can log in as admin with just #login, without the password:

1. Find each player's SteamID64, for example with steamid.io. (The list also takes Bohemia identity IDs.)
2. Open the Configs tab, choose Server config and click Text.
3. In the "game" section, add (or edit) the admins list, for example: "admins": [ "76561198000000000" ]. Each ID goes in quotes, separated by commas.
4. Click Save, then restart the server.

Useful admin commands

• #players: lists the players on the server with their player IDs.
• #kick <playerId>: kicks a player (they can join again).
• #ban create <playerId> <seconds> <reason>: bans a player for that many seconds (0 bans for good; the reason is optional). #ban list lists bans and #ban remove <identityId> lifts one.
• #restart: restarts the scenario. Players stay connected.
• #shutdown: shuts down the server.
• #logout: ends your admin session.

Use the player IDs #players shows, not player names.

Troubleshooting

• Wrong password: check the admin password on the Startup tab, and restart the server after changing it.
• Permanent admins not working: check that the IDs are right and that the JSON is valid (quotes and commas).

Need help? Open a support ticket and we'll take a look.