How to Become Admin on Your Arma Reforger Server

Admin access lets you control your Arma Reforger server from inside the game. This guide shows you how to set an admin password, log in as admin, and optionally give trusted players passwordless admin access.

Step 1: Set an Admin Password

Your server already comes with an admin password set in config.json. We recommend changing it to something only you and your trusted admins know.

1. Log into your MintServers panel, go to the Console tab and click the Stop button.
2. Navigate to the Files tab on the left-hand sidebar and open config.json.
   
3. Find the passwordAdmin line inside the game section and enter your new password between the quotes. Use letters and numbers only, with no spaces, and keep the comma at the end of the line.

"passwordAdmin": "YourAdminPassword",

4. Click the Save Content button at the top right of the file editor.
5. Navigate back to the Console tab and click Start.

Step 2: Log In as Admin

1. Join your server. See our Arma Reforger Join Server guide if you need help.
2. Open the chat by pressing C in the lobby, or Enter while in-game.
3. Type #login YourAdminPassword, replacing YourAdminPassword with the password you set, and press Enter.
   

You are now logged in as admin. Admin status only lasts for your current session, so you need to run the command again each time you rejoin the server.

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Optional: Passwordless Admin Access

If you do not want to type a password every time, you can add trusted players to the admins list. Players on this list can log in by typing just #login, with no password. The list is limited to 20 entries.

1. Get the SteamID64 of each player you want to add. This is a 17-digit number starting with 7656, and you can look it up with a tool like steamid.io. The list also accepts Bohemia identity IDs.
2. Stop your server and open config.json in the Files tab, like in Step 1.
3. Find the admins line inside the game section. It is empty by default ("admins": []). Put your IDs between the brackets, with one ID per line in quotes, and keep the comma after the closing bracket:

"admins": [
    "76561198012345678",
    "76561198087654321"
],

4. Click Save Content, then go back to the Console tab and click Start.

Troubleshooting

• #login does not work: Make sure the password matches exactly what is in config.json, uses only letters and numbers, and that you restarted the server after saving.
• Passwordless login does not work: Check that each ID is a 17-digit SteamID64 starting with 7656, is wrapped in quotes, and has no extra spaces.
• Lost admin after rejoining: Admin status only lasts for the session. Run the #login command again.
• Server will not start after editing: Check config.json for a missing comma, quote or bracket.

If you run into any trouble getting admin access working, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will gladly jump in and get it sorted out together.