How to make your ARK server whitelist/password protected? (Only certain players can join)
To set your server up as an exclusive join (whitelisted) server:
Step 1: Login to the control panel.
Step 1: Login to the control panel.
Step 2: First, open your Command Line Manager as pictured below:
Step 3: Create a new commandline with exclusivejoin selected. Make sure you also check the box for the map name that you want or it will not boot.
* The row of checkboxes on the left determine what settings are added to the startup commandline when you save it.
* After you click Save you need to click Select once the commandline has been created in order to make it active.
Step 4: Save the command line and click Select on the right hand side of the menu.
Step 5: Using the Configuration Files menu, open the PlayersExclusiveJoinList.txt file.
Step 6: Add the user Steam 64 IDs that you would like to be whitelisted, each ID being on their own line.
Step 7: Users can also be added to the whitelist in-game from the admin menu.
Step 6: Add the user Steam 64 IDs that you would like to be whitelisted, each ID being on their own line.
Step 7: Users can also be added to the whitelist in-game from the admin menu.
For Epic Games Players:
1. Go to the "ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks" directory.
2. Copy the filenames of all the files with the ".arkprofile" extension. These are the IDs of the players who joined your server, converted into a numerical that is cross-platform compatible.
3. Paste these IDs into the whitelist section of the general server settings, Player-Whitelist (or Exclusive Join) sections of the configuration page.
4. Save the config and restart the server.
5. Re-enable password/exclusive join and have your players try to login.
2. Copy the filenames of all the files with the ".arkprofile" extension. These are the IDs of the players who joined your server, converted into a numerical that is cross-platform compatible.
3. Paste these IDs into the whitelist section of the general server settings, Player-Whitelist (or Exclusive Join) sections of the configuration page.
4. Save the config and restart the server.
5. Re-enable password/exclusive join and have your players try to login.
Password Protection:
To create a server password, go to Configuration Files > GameUserSettings.ini within the control panel. Type your desired password on the following line after the equals sign, and restart the server.
