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Enabling Admin Access ​

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This page details how to enable administrator access on your self-hosted server.

For Advanced Users Only

  1. These operations only work if you are self-hosting your own server and are not applicable to normal users on the community server.
  2. You must have successfully launched your self-hosted server and logged in as the user you want to add as admin at least once before proceeding.
  3. These are advanced user operations, do not attempt if you are uncomfortable with figuring out technical documents and modifying configuration files.
  1. Determine your <Server Data Folder> by referring to Managing Server Data.
  2. Open <Server Data Folder>\data\account.json in a text editor which supports JSON, e.g. Visual Studio Code.
  3. Copy the GUID of the account you want to add as administrator (marked with 'x' in the following example):
json
{"SchemaVersion":2,"Accounts":{"xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx":{"IdentityHash":

Determining the GUID to Use

  1. You may want to use the "Format Document" option in Visual Studio Code (by right-clicking in the document and choosing it) for readability.
  2. Each account has a DisplayName property which can help determine whether it is the account you wish to add as admin. The DisplayName is visible in the game launcher when you login.
  1. Open <Server Data Folder>\data\chat-admins.json in your chosen JSON text editor
  2. Add the GUID from step 3 into the admins array
json
{
  "admins": [
    "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
  ]
}

Adding Multiple Admins

Multiple admin GUIDs can be added, separated by a comma