Adding additional Admins to your Avorion Server

Administrators on an Avorion server can run powerful in-game commands to manage players, sectors, and server settings. This guide walks you through adding admins to your server using their 64-bit Steam IDs.

Once admins are added, they can use the Avorion console and admin commands in-game.

Before You Begin

You will need:

• Access to the AleForge Panel
• The 64-bit Steam ID of every player you want to make an admin

Tip: Stop your server before editing any configuration files. Changes made while the server is running may be overwritten.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Get each admin’s 64-bit Steam ID. Look up the player’s profile on steamid.io or steamid.net and copy the 64-bit ID (also called SteamID64).
2. Open the AleForge Panel and select your Avorion server.
3. Stop the server.
4. Open the File Manager.
5. Go to the galaxy folder and open your active galaxy folder.
6. Open the galaxy configuration file and find the administrators section.
7. Add a new <admin> line for each administrator (see the example below).
8. Save the file and restart the server.

Example Administrator Configuration

<administrators>
    <admin name="admin1" id="9978361475350069"/>
    <admin name="admin2" id="8703864364411860"/>
    <admin name="admin3" id="2389737095332616"/>
</administrators>

Understanding the Fields

Field	Description
name	A label for your own reference. It does not need to match the player’s Steam name.
id	The player’s 64-bit Steam ID. This must be correct for the admin rights to work.

The IDs above are examples only. Replace them with the real Steam IDs of your admins.

Alternative: Using admin.xml

Some Avorion installs also store administrators in a file called admin.xml inside the galaxy folder. If you see this file, you can edit it instead, using the same Steam ID format shown above.

Troubleshooting

• Admin commands aren’t working: Double-check that the id is the 64-bit Steam ID and not the player’s Steam username or custom profile URL.
• Changes didn’t apply: Make sure the server was fully stopped before you edited the file, then restart it after saving.
• Server won’t start after editing: Check that every <admin ... /> line is closed properly and that you haven’t left out any quotation marks.

Next Steps

Now that your admins are set up, read the full list of Avorion console and admin commands to see what they can do.