How to Become an Admin on Your The Forest Server

The Forest has no admin list. Control is by password, set in the dedicated server config, and used from the in-game console.

Set the admin password

1. Stop the server.
2. In the panel open Files and edit _TheForestDedicatedServer.cfg.
3. Set the line:

   serverPasswordAdmin a-long-password-here

4. Save and start the server.

Anyone with this password has full control, so do not reuse the join password.

Log in as admin

1. Join the server.
2. Open the console. On most keyboards this is the key above Tab. If the console does not open, check that it is enabled in the game's options.
3. Enter:

   adminlogin a-long-password-here

The console confirms you are logged in. This lasts for the session and has to be repeated after you reconnect.

Commands you get

• kick <player> and ban <player>.
• unban <steamid>.
• save writes the world to disk. Worth running before any manual stop.
• shutdown saves and stops the server cleanly.
• players lists everyone connected.

Running commands from the panel

The panel Console section is attached to the server process, so server level commands can be typed there without joining the game. This is the fastest way to force a save before you stop the server.

Cheat commands

Item and building cheats are separate and are off by default on a dedicated server. In _TheForestDedicatedServer.cfg:

allowCheats on

Moderation commands work whether or not cheats are enabled.

If the login is refused

• The password is case sensitive and must match the config exactly.
• If you edited the config while the server was running, the change was overwritten on shutdown. Stop first, then edit.
• Confirm you edited serverPasswordAdmin and not serverPassword, which is the join password.