How to Set Up Admin on Your Empyrion Server

How to become admin and use admin commands on your Empyrion: Galactic Survival server.

First Admin Setup

Use the initadmin command in the server console when no admin exists. This makes the executing player the first admin.

Via console or telnet:

setrole PlayerName Admin

Role	Access
Admin	Full control
GM	Game Master — spawning, teleporting
Moderator	Player management
Player	Normal

Command	Description
`gm`	Godmode (invulnerable + flight)
`gm iv`	Godmode invisible
`teleport [coords/player]`	Teleport
`give [item] [amount]`	Give items
`ban / unban [player]`	Ban management
`destroy [id]`	Remove structures
`weather [effect]`	Control weather
`saveandexit 0`	Save and stop server
`debugmenu`	Open debug/spawn UI

Enable in dedicated.yaml:

Tel_Enabled: true
Tel_Port: 30004
Tel_Pwd: "YourPassword"

Connect via telnet client to localhost:30004.

💡 Tip: For a full web-based admin panel, install Empyrion Admin Helper (EAH) — provides Discord integration, anti-cheat, backups, and more.