How to Set Up RCON on Your ARK Survival Ascended Server

Enable RCON for remote console access on your ARK SA server and connect with BattleMetrics or other RCON clients.

Enable RCON

In the XGamingServer Panel, go to Console and stop the server.

Click Files and open ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini. Under [ServerSettings], add:

RCONEnabled=True
RCONPort=27020
ServerAdminPassword=YourAdminPassword

The RCON port must be allocated in the Network tab.

Start from Console. Connect with any RCON client (BattleMetrics, mcrcon, etc.) using your server IP, RCON port, and admin password.

Command	Description
`ListPlayers`	List connected players
`KickPlayer <SteamID>`	Kick a player
`BanPlayer <SteamID>`	Ban a player
`UnbanPlayer <SteamID>`	Unban a player
`SaveWorld`	Force save
`DestroyWildDinos`	Wipe all wild dinos (respawn fresh)
`SetTimeOfDay <HH:MM>`	Change time
`Broadcast <message>`	Send message to all players

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