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ARK3 min readJuly 15, 2026
How do I make myself admin on my ARK server?
Ganidu Sathishka
Support Engineer at CyberNex | 4+ years customer technical support
Step-by-Step Instructions
<ol><li>In the control panel, click startup on your server.</li><li>Enter a password in the ADMIN PASSWORD field.</li><li>Start the server and join it.</li><li>Press TAB to open the console and enter: enablecheats <password>.</li></ol>
Code / Configuration
<pre><code>enablecheats MyPassword</code></pre>
Info
If you never started the server before, start it once and stop it so the config files are generated.
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