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Use the RCON console on a running ASA dedicated server

The workspace RCON tab is the admin console for a dedicated server that is running: a persistent localhost RCON session, command history, online survivors, BanList.txt, and ASA administrator whitelist settings.

Readiness while starting and graceful stop still use RCON under the hood; see Start, stop, restart.

What you can do

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  • Send console commands and review responses in the session history (history survives switching workspace tabs inside the app session)
  • Kick / Ban / Unban from the survivors and ban list panels
  • Configure admin whitelist with a remote http(s) AdminListURL or a YARK Hosted Resources admin-list URL (Validate, refresh interval). Save writes GameUserSettings.ini unless the INI Files tab has unsaved edits; Discard restores the draft.
  • When the URL is a YARK Hosted Resource, add or remove EOS ids from Admins or the Survivors star; third-party remote lists stay read-only (stars show membership only)
  • Use SidePanel Save world / Broadcast, which share the same send path

Host is always 127.0.0.1. Auth uses the profile admin password and the runtime RCON port for that session.

Administrator whitelist

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ASA auto-admins use EOS / Ark ids (32-character), not Steam ids.

Paste a public http(s) list URL (one EOS id per line — for example a GitHub Gist raw link), or pick a typed admin-list Hosted Resource from the field, then Save. Changing the URL needs a Restart so ASA picks it up; after that the dedicated re-fetches on UpdateAllowedCheatersInterval (default 600 seconds; minimum 3). Edits to a YARK Hosted Resource body republish immediately so ASA re-fetches on the interval without another restart.

The whitelist is not stored in YARK’s database (only the URL and refresh interval are profile/INI settings). Removing an admin asks for confirmation first.

When the console is available

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StatusConsole
runningConnected (with auto-reconnect while running)
startingNot ready yet — wait until status becomes running
stopping / stoppedSession torn down after stop
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