Browse our collection of guides for managing your ARK servers. Note: New guides coming soon for the rebuilt manager!
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What AASM v0.8.3 does and how it's built.
Walk the New Server Installation wizard end-to-end.
Bring an existing ARK install under AASM management.
Tweak the main ARK server config from labelled UI fields.
Per-engram, per-recipe, advanced gameplay tuning.
Add any INI line AASM doesn't expose in UI controls.
Stock maps, DLC maps, and modded community maps.
Add launch flags the wizard doesn't expose.
Pin each ARK instance to specific cores.
Capture and restore complete server configs.
Browse, preview, and install mods without leaving AASM.
AASM's three-list model for clean mod loadouts.
Paste a comma list of CurseForge mod IDs in one shot.
Per-mod configuration via [ModSettings] in GameUserSettings.
One restart at the same time every day with countdowns.
Restart every 2-24 hours, anchored to a fixed time.
Auto-refresh wild spawns to keep dino quality high.
Pull ARK server updates automatically with countdowns.
Get back online automatically when ARK crashes.
Set up scheduled local backups with retention.
One-click Windows Firewall + port forwarding tips.
Bind multiple servers into a transfer-enabled cluster.
Relay player chat between every server in your network.
Start, stop, restart, or update many servers at once.
Duplicate a configured server for a new map.
Relocate an install to a different drive or folder.
A browser dashboard for any device on your LAN.
Admin, operator, dashboard, viewer permissions.
Self-signed cert in one click, trust on every device.
Dedicated Electron app for remote RCON administration.
Admin from your Android phone on-call.
Integrate Discord with your ARK server.
Send admin commands from inside AASM.
The 30 RCON commands every ARK admin should know.
In-game admin, spectator, AllowedCheaterSteamIDs.
Persistent player allow/block lists managed from AASM.
Pre-cache updates on one server, push to your fleet.
Enable AsaApiLoader for mods that need it.
Replicate backups to a remote SFTP host.
Symptom-to-fix cheatsheet for top reported issues.
