# How to Set a Password on Your Assetto Corsa Server (/docs/assetto-corsa/server-password)



import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';

Set a Server Password [#set-a-server-password]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Stop the server from **Console** in the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com).
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **Files** and open `cfg/server_cfg.ini`. Set:

    ```ini
    PASSWORD=YourPassword
    ADMIN_PASSWORD=YourAdminPassword
    ```

    Leave `PASSWORD=` empty for a public server.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Save and start from **Console**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Admin Access [#admin-access]

To authenticate as admin in-game, open chat and type:

```
/admin YourAdminPassword
```

Admins can kick, ban, and manage the session.

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Admin Commands](/docs/assetto-corsa/admin-commands)
* [Server Configuration](/docs/assetto-corsa/configure-your-server)