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Arma Reforger RCON Command Reference

Every Arma Reforger RCon command cross-referenced with the official Bohemia wiki — #login, #logout, @logout (v1.2.1+), #roles, #id, #kick, #ban create/remove/list, #restart, #shutdown, #players. Verified/unverified flags, per-role permissions, and a list of Arma 3 legacy commands that were NOT ported.

Arma Reforger RCON Command Reference

Arma Reforger's RCon is intentionally minimal — only 10 commands are confirmed working out of the 24 listed here. The rest are Arma 3 legacy that were never ported to the Enfusion engine, or provider-specific commands not documented by Bohemia. Filter by Verified only to see the safe set.

Enable RCon in config.json under rcon — set address, port, and password. Generate the full config with our Config Generator.

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#login [password]
Admin Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Authenticates you as server admin. Players entered in operating.admins or the Owner (via ownerToken.bin) can omit the password.

Example
#login myServersPassword
Args
  • passwordAdmin password from config.operating.passwordAdmin. Optional for server admins/owners.
#logout
Admin Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Removes your admin rights for the current session (logged/voted admin only).

Example
#logout
@logout
Admin Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

RCon-only custom command (v1.2.1+). De-authenticates the RCon client server-side and immediately frees the slot for a new client. Required for RCon Monitor role too. Without it, the server auto-times-out idle RCon clients after 45 s.

Example
@logout
#roles
Admin Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Prints the list of server roles the player possesses. Available to every role.

Example
#roles
#id
Admin Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Prints the local player's playerId. Available to every role (not RCon).

Example
#id
#kick <playerId>
Moderation Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Kicks a player by playerId (obtained via #players). The player can rejoin. RCon Admin + logged admin only.

Example
#kick 123456789
Args
  • playerIdNumeric player ID from #players output.
#ban create <id> <durationSec> [reason]
Moderation Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Creates a ban entry. playerId requires the player to be connected; identityId works offline. playerName is accepted from v1.2.0. Duration 0 = permanent.

Example
#ban create 123456789 86400 teamkilling
Args
  • idplayerId (online), identityId (offline), or playerName (v1.2.0+).
  • durationSecBan length in seconds. 0 = permanent.
  • reasonOptional free-text reason.
#ban remove <identityId>
Moderation Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Removes a ban entry by identity so the player can rejoin.

Example
#ban remove 123456789
Args
  • identityIdIdentity from #ban list.
#ban list [page]
Moderation Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Lists current bans as BanID ; Player UID ; Duration. RCon shows 25 per page, in-game shows 10.

Example
#ban list 2
Args
  • pageOptional page number. Defaults to 1.
#players
Query Verifiedcommunity.bistudio.com

Lists the current session's players and their playerIds. Available to every role — this is the only query command RCon Monitor can run.

Example
#players
say <message>
Communication UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 BattlEye RCon chat broadcast. Not documented for Arma Reforger — likely silently dropped.

Example
say Server restarting in 5 minutes
Args
  • messageMessage text.
#reassign
Server Unverifiedthird-party host docs

Listed by some third-party hosts as a return-to-role-select command. NOT present in the official Bohemia wiki command list.

Example
#reassign
#userlist
Query Unverifiedthird-party host docs

Third-party-documented alias for listing players. NOT present in the official Bohemia wiki — use #players instead.

Example
#userlist
#vote kick <name>
Moderation Unverifiedthird-party host docs

Vote-kick command documented by third-party hosts. NOT present in the official Bohemia wiki — no vote system is documented for Arma Reforger.

Example
#vote kick Griefer123
Args
  • nameTarget player name.
#vote admin <name>
Admin Unverifiedthird-party host docs

Vote-to-admin command documented by third-party hosts. NOT present in the official Bohemia wiki.

Example
#vote admin PlayerOne
Args
  • nameTarget player name.
#vote restart
Server Unverifiedthird-party host docs

Vote-to-restart documented by third-party hosts. NOT present in the official Bohemia wiki.

Example
#vote restart
#mission <missionName>
Server Unverifiedthird-party host docs

Third-party-documented scenario-change command. NOT in Bohemia's command list — scenario changes go through config.json + restart.

Example
#mission Conflict_Everon
Args
  • missionNameMission/scenario identifier.
#lock
Server UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 lock-to-new-joiners command. Not implemented in Arma Reforger.

Example
#lock
#unlock
Server UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 unlock command. Not implemented in Arma Reforger.

Example
#unlock
MaxPing <ms>
Server UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 RCon ping-kick command. Not implemented in Arma Reforger.

Example
MaxPing 300
Args
  • msPing threshold in milliseconds.
monitor <interval>
Debug UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 server performance monitor. Not implemented in Arma Reforger.

Example
monitor 5
Args
  • intervalRefresh interval in seconds.
loadscript <path>
Debug UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 script-loader. Not available in Arma Reforger.

Example
loadscript scripts/admin.sqf
Args
  • pathPath to script file.
admins
Query UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 BattlEye command to list logged-in admins. Not in Bohemia's Reforger wiki.

Example
admins
bans
Query UnverifiedArma 3 legacy

Arma 3 BattlEye command to list bans. In Reforger use #ban list.

Example
bans

What is BattlEye RCon?

BattlEye RCon is a remote administration protocol used by Bohemia games since Arma 2. It lets admins send commands to a running dedicated server over UDP without being in-game — useful for kicking cheaters, banning players, and restarting the server from a phone or dashboard. Arma Reforger uses the same wire protocol as Arma 3, which means existing RCon clients (BattleWarden, bercon, BattleMetrics) work out of the box.

Why Arma Reforger RCon has fewer commands than Arma 3

Arma Reforger runs on the new Enfusion engine, not the Real Virtuality engine that powered Arma 3. When Bohemia rewrote the server binaries, they did not port most of the Arma 3 admin command surface. Commands like #lock, MaxPing, and monitor do not exist in Reforger — they are silently ignored.

If a third-party guide or old wiki tells you to run admins, missions, or loadscript, they are probably copy-pasting from Arma 3 docs. The verified command set on this page is what actually works — use the "Verified only" filter to hide the legacy entries.

# prefix vs unprefixed commands

Arma Reforger has two command styles, and they are not the same thing:

  • # prefix — admin chat commands. Type them directly into in-game chat after #login <pass>. Examples: #kick, #shutdown, #ban create.
  • No prefix — BattlEye RCon wire commands. Sent by an RCon client over UDP using the BattlEye protocol. Examples: kick 3, players, say.

Most modern RCon clients accept both styles, so when in doubt use the # form — it is consistent across in-game and RCon usage.

Enabling RCon in config.json

Arma Reforger's RCon is configured inside the top-level config object. A minimal rcon block looks like this:

{
  "rcon": {
    "address": "0.0.0.0",
    "port": 19999,
    "password": "YourStrongRconPasswordHere",
    "maxClients": 16,
    "permission": "admin",
    "blacklist": [],
    "whitelist": []
  }
}

The default port is 19999. Set permission to admin (all commands) or monitor (read-only). The key permission is case-sensitive — our Config Validator catches typos.

Frequently Asked Questions

Arma Reforger RCON Command Reference — FAQ

Is this Arma Reforger RCON Command Reference free to use?

Yes, the Arma Reforger RCON Command Reference is 100% free — no signup required, no hidden fees, no downloads. Everything runs in your browser.

How accurate is the Arma Reforger RCON Command Reference?

Values are pulled from the Arma Reforger game files and community-verified formulas. Results match what you see in-game, and we update the tool when the game gets major patches.

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