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# How to Use Admin Commands in Ark: Survival Evolved

> Master server administration in Ark: Survival Evolved. Learn how to authenticate as an admin, use essential commands, and spawn items with the GFI system.

## 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.

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  <Card title="Difficulty" icon="gauge-low">
    Beginner Friendly
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    5 Minutes
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## Accessing Admin Status

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

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set Your Password">
    Ensure an admin password is defined in your `GameUserSettings.ini` file under the `[ServerSettings]` section:

    ```ini theme={null}
    ServerAdminPassword=YourSecretPassword
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Console">
    Join your server and press the **TAB** key to open the console command line.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authenticate">
    Type the following command and press Enter:

    ```bash theme={null}
    enablecheats YourSecretPassword
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify Status">
    Test your permissions by typing `cheat fly`. If you begin floating, your admin status is active. Use `cheat walk` to land.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Essential Administrator Commands

Once authenticated, use these commands to manage the world and your character.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Utility">
    * **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.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="World Management">
    * **Save World:** `cheat saveworld` - Forces an immediate save of the current world state.
    * **Refresh Dinos:** `cheat destroywilddinos` - Instantly removes all wild dinosaurs. This is useful for refreshing spawns after changing server rates.
    * **Set Time:** `cheat settimeofday <HH:MM>` - Changes the in-game clock (e.g., `cheat settimeofday 09:00`).
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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## 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.

<Important>
  ### Data Integrity

  Always execute `cheat saveworld` before performing a manual server restart or update. This ensures that the most recent player progress and base builds are safely committed to the disk, preventing rollbacks.
</Important>

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