ARK: Survival Evolved Server Guides

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ARK: Survival Evolved server management guides covering mods, crossplay, clustering, DLC maps, the Server API, breeding rates, RCON, and crash troubleshooting.

Getting Started

How to Join Your ARK: Survival Evolved Server (Steam and Epic)

Connect to your ARK: Survival Evolved server on Steam or the Epic Games Store by adding it to favourites or using the in-game console.

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Configuration

How to Add Admins on Your ARK Server How to Change Your ARK Server's Name How to Cluster Your ARK Servers How to Enable Crossplay on Your ARK Server How to Enable the Whitelist on Your ARK Server How to Fix an ARK Server Stuck at 70 Slots How to Set Up Automatic Broadcast Messages on ARK How to Set Up Automatic Restarts for Your ARK: Survival Evolved Server How to Set Your ARK Server Passwords How to Use Admin Commands on Your ARK: Survival Evolved Server

Gameplay Settings

How to Change the Difficulty Level on Your ARK Server How to Configure Breeding and Maturity Rates on ARK How to Enable Floating Damage and Cave Flyers on ARK How to Set Up an Active Event on Your ARK Server How to Switch Your ARK Server to PvE

Mods & Maps

How to Add Mods to Your ARK Server How to Enable Automatic Mod Updating on ARK How to Enable Primitive Plus on Your ARK Server How to Load a Map or DLC on Your ARK Server How to Set Up a Procedurally Generated Map on ARK

Plugins & Modpacks

How to Install the ARK Server API and Plugins

Troubleshooting

How to Fix an ARK Server Stuck at 0% CPU How to Fix an ARK Server That Keeps Crashing How to Fix an ARK Server That Won't Start How to Fix ARK Mods That Will Not Load How to Force a File Validation on Your ARK Server How to Reinstall Your ARK Server

Performance

How to Fix Lag on Your ARK Server

General

Creating and Restoring Backups How to Reset Your ARK Server's Data and Config How to Use an FTP Client With Your ARK Server