How to Add Admins to Your Space Engineers Server

Updated 10 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

This guide covers how to add in-game administrators to your Space Engineers server. Admins have elevated in-game permissions such as the ability to kick players, use admin commands, and manage the world.

For crossplay (EOS) servers, see Add Admins (Crossplay) for an alternative method using the VRage Remote Client.

Before you start

You will need the Steam64 ID (SteamID64) for each player you want to make an admin. Use a tool such as steamid.io to look up IDs from a Steam profile URL.

Steps

Open the configuration file

  1. Log in to the Game Control Panel and navigate to your Space Engineers server.
  2. Click on Configuration Files and open SpaceEngineers-Dedicated.cfg in the Configuration Editor.

Add Steam64 IDs

  1. Find the configuration item named Admins (follow format, 1 per line).
  2. Enter each Steam64 ID wrapped in <unsignedLong> tags (one per line), replacing any existing placeholder content. For example:
    <unsignedLong>76561197960279927</unsignedLong>
<unsignedLong>76561197343529953</unsignedLong>
<unsignedLong>76561197965342525</unsignedLong>
  3. Click Save & Exit.

Restart your server

  1. Restart your Space Engineers server.

Once the server is back online, each player whose Steam64 ID you added will have admin access when they connect.

Note: If the ID is invalid or formatted incorrectly, admin access will not be granted. Double-check each ID at steamid.io if a player is not receiving admin rights.