How to Add Moderators on Your American Truck Simulator Server

Keeping a convoy running smoothly gets a lot easier when you have trusted drivers helping you watch the road! Adding moderators to your American Truck Simulator server gives select players the tools to help manage the session and keep unruly drivers in check while you're busy hauling your own loads.

Granting these permissions only takes a quick edit to your server's main configuration file. Let's get your moderators set up and back on the road!

Step 1: Finding The Steam64 IDs

Before editing your server files, you will need the Steam64 ID for every player you want to promote to moderator. This is a permanent numeric ID tied to their Steam account, unlike their display name, which can be changed at any time.

Step 2: Accessing The Configuration File

Now it's time to open up the core configuration file on your server.

1. Log into your MintServers panel and click the Stop button to safely shut down your server.
2. Navigate to the Files tab on the left-hand sidebar.
3. Use the interactive file manager to browse to the following folder:
📁 server (or your main server directory)
📁 .local
📁 share
📁 American Truck Simulator
📄 server_config.sii (Click to edit this file)
4. Click on the server_config.sii file to open the text editor.

Step 3: Editing The Moderator List

Inside this file, you will find most of the main options for your server. Scroll down until you reach the section for moderators.

1. First, look for the line moderator_list: 0. You need to change this number to match the total number of moderators you are adding. For example, if you are adding 3 moderators, change it to moderator_list: 3.
2. Directly below that line, list out the Steam64 IDs in an array format starting from [0]. It should look exactly like this example:

moderator_list: 3
moderator_list[0]: 76561198000000001
moderator_list[1]: 76561198000000002
moderator_list[2]: 76561198000000003

3. Once your list is perfectly formatted, click the Save Content button at the top right of the file editor.
4. Navigate back to the Console tab and click Start.

What Can Your Moderators Do?

Once promoted, moderators can use a handful of admin commands right from the in-game chat box: /set_time HH:MM to change the time of day, /set_rain_factor followed by a number between 0 and 1 to control rain intensity, and /help to list the available commands. These are handy for keeping conditions fair without ever needing to touch the server files again.

Your server will now boot up with your new moderators assigned and ready to help manage the convoy! If you join the server and commands are not working, double-check that the Steam64 ID was entered correctly with no extra spaces, and that the player has reconnected since being added. If you run into any trouble getting the formatting right, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will gladly jump in and get it sorted out together.

Running a Euro Truck Simulator 2 server instead? The exact same steps apply — just look for the Euro Truck Simulator 2 folder in Step 2.