Avorion Console & Admin Commands

Use Avorion console and admin commands to manage players, adjust server settings, and troubleshoot issues on your AleForge server.

Before you start: You must be an administrator to run admin commands. If you haven’t already, add yourself as an administrator on the server.

How to Run Commands

1. Join your Avorion server as an admin.
2. Press Enter to open the in-game chat.
3. Type a command starting with / (for example, /help).
4. Press Enter again to run the command.

Server startup commands are set in the AleForge Panel under the Startup tab, or in your galaxy configuration files. For panel settings, see How to Configure Your Avorion Server.

General Commands (In-Game)

Use these commands from the in-game chat to manage players and the server.

Command	Description
/help	Show the help message
/w [player name]	Send a private message to a player
/save	Save the current state
/stop	Stop the server
/seed	Show the server seed
/version	Show the current server version
/suicide	Destroy your current ship
/player	Print the number of players
/status	Print information about the server’s current status
/admin -a [player name]	Add a player as an admin
/admin -r [player name]	Remove a player as an admin
/kick [player name]	Remove a player from the server
/ban [player name]	Add a player to the blacklist
/unban [player name]	Remove a player from the blacklist
/banip [player ip]	Add a player IP to the blacklist
/unbanip [player ip]	Remove a player IP from the blacklist
/blacklist	Show blacklist options
/whitelist	Show whitelist options

Cheat Commands (In-Game)

Command	Description
/give [player name] [amount] credits	Give a player the specified amount of credits
/give [player name] [amount] [ore name]	Give a player the specified amount of the selected ore

Server Commands (Startup / Console)

These settings control how your dedicated server runs. Most of them can be changed from the Startup tab in the AleForge Panel.

Note: Restart the server after changing any startup value.

Command	Description
/max-logs [value]	Number of log files to keep
/difficulty [value]	Server difficulty: -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, or 3 (default: 0)
/collision-damage [value]	Collision damage from 0 to 1. 0 = no damage, 1 = full damage (default: 1)
/port [value]	Listening port (default: 27000)
/exit-on-last-admin-logout	Shut down when the last administrator logs out
/public [value]	Whether the server allows other players to join
/infinite-resources [value]	Enable infinite resources for all players
/listed [value]	Whether the server appears in public server lists
/max-players [value]	Maximum number of online players (default: 10)
/save-interval [value]	Time between saves, in seconds (default: 300)
/same-start-sector arg	Whether all players start in the same sector
/server-name [value]	Server name shown in the server browser
/use-steam-networking [value]	Use Steam networking and authentication
/galaxy-name [value]	Galaxy name appended to the data path
/datapath [value]	Folder where galaxies are stored
/admin [value]	Steam ID(s) of the server administrator(s)
/threads [value]	Number of threads used to update sectors
/t [--trace] [value]	Tracing options: network, scripting, threading, io, database, input, error, warning, exception, user, game, system, debug, sound, gl, all
/stderr-to-log	Redirect stderr from the console to the log file
/stdout-to-log	Redirect stdout from the console to the log file

Related Guides

For step-by-step help with common settings like max players, difficulty, and server visibility, see How to Configure Your Avorion Server.