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Mastering Ark Administration

Administrative commands in Ark: Survival Evolved (ASE) are essential for managing your community, troubleshooting world issues, and personalizing the gameplay experience. By using the in-game console, you gain full control over the mechanics and inhabitants of your server.

Difficulty

Beginner Friendly

Time

5 Minutes

Accessing Admin Status

Before you can execute most commands, you must authenticate yourself as a server administrator.
1

Set Your Password

Ensure an admin password is defined in your GameUserSettings.ini file under the [ServerSettings] section:
ServerAdminPassword=YourSecretPassword
2

Open the Console

Join your server and press the TAB key to open the console command line.
3

Authenticate

Type the following command and press Enter:
enablecheats YourSecretPassword
4

Verify Status

Test your permissions by typing cheat fly. If you begin floating, your admin status is active. Use cheat walk to land.

Essential Administrator Commands

Once authenticated, use these commands to manage the world and your character.
  • Fly: cheat fly - Allows you to fly through the air.
  • Walk: cheat walk - Disables flying and returns you to the ground.
  • Ghost: cheat ghost - Walk through walls and terrain (noclip).
  • Creative Mode: cheat gcm - Grants infinite weight, unlocks all engrams, and enables rapid crafting.

Spawning Items (The GFI System)

The GFI (Give Fantasy Item) system is the most efficient way to spawn specific items without needing long numerical IDs.
  • Syntax: cheat GFI <Partial_Name> <Quantity> <Quality> <Is_Blueprint>
  • Example: cheat GFI TekRifle 1 100 0
    • This spawns one high-quality (100) Tek Rifle as a finished item (0). Setting the last number to 1 would give you a blueprint instead.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Ark: Survival of the fittest.