Eco Admin Commands & /serverui Reference

Complete admin command reference for Eco — meteor control, teleport, give items, manage admins, and the /serverui in-game settings panel.

Once you're an admin on an Eco server (see Adding Admins), all admin actions happen through chat slash commands or the in-game /serverui panel. This page covers the verified day-to-day commands.

Open the Chat

Press Enter to open chat. Type a slash command and press Enter again. Commands are case-insensitive.

Meteor Control

The most-used admin commands. The meteor settings file (Disasters.eco) only applies to new worlds — for live worlds, use these:

CommandDescription
/meteor destroyPermanently remove the meteor from this world
/meteor addhours <n>Add n hours to the impact timer (negative to bring it closer)
/meteor addhours 240Example: push impact 10 in-game days further out

See Meteor & Disasters for the full meteor workflow.

Teleport

CommandDescription
/teleport <x>,<y>,<z>Teleport to absolute coordinates
/tp <x>,<z>Short form — teleport to X,Z (Y auto-resolves to surface)
/teleportplayer <player>Teleport to another player by name

Coordinates are world units. Use /serverui → Map to find a spot to teleport to.

Give Items

CommandDescription
/give <itemname>,<amount>Give yourself items
/give Lumber,10Example: 10 lumber
/give StoneBlock,64Example: 64 stone blocks

Item names are PascalCase (Lumber, StoneBlock, IronOre). The full list lives in the Eco wiki.

Manage Admins

CommandDescription
/admin <player>Grant admin to a connected player
/manage removeadmin <player>Remove admin status

Granting admin in-game is faster than editing Users.eco and restarting.

/serverui — The In-Game Settings Panel

This is the killer command most Eco admins don't know about:

/serverui

It opens an in-game UI exposing almost every config file for live editing — without stopping the server or touching files. From here you can:

  • Edit Difficulty.eco (skill costs, XP rates)
  • Adjust Network.eco (server name, description)
  • Configure Disasters.eco for new worlds
  • Inspect the world map and player list
  • View live ecosystem stats

Most changes apply immediately. World generation settings still need a wipe regardless.

World & Time

CommandDescription
/serveruiOpen the admin panel (covers everything below)
/setdaytime <hour>Set in-game time of day

The chat help (/help) lists every command available on your specific server version — Eco's command set evolves with each release.

Useful Workflows

Check who's connected

/serverui

Then click the Players tab. Shows everyone with online status, location, and skills.

Quick balance test

/admin yourself
/give Lumber,1000
/give StoneBlock,1000
/give IronIngot,200

Grants you starter materials to test recipes without grinding.

Push back the meteor by 5 days

/meteor addhours 120

(120 hours = 5 in-game days)

Limitations

  • No traditional RCON — Eco does have an RCON-like remote interface but it's API-based, not the standard Source RCON protocol. Most third-party RCON tools don't work.
  • No script access — admin commands are limited to what's in /help. Eco doesn't expose a console REPL like Don't Starve Together.
  • Per-server command sets — installed mods can add their own commands. Run /help on your specific server to see the full list.

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