Cross-server chat
Chat shared between servers in a group, relayed with ServerChat — no plugin needed.
tools v0.1.24
ARK: Survival Evolved server manager
Run ARK: Survival Evolved on your PC, on Nitrado (PC, Xbox and PlayStation) or on a Pterodactyl panel: the live or pre-Aquatica branch, cross-server chat, raid alerts from tribe logs, Workshop mods with stale-mod warnings, bans shared as a BanListURL, verified backups and official-save import.
ARK: Survival Evolved server manager at a glance
- Live connection
- Source RCON, one steady connection per server
- Hosting
- Your PC (SteamCMD, live or pre-Aquatica branch) or rented: Nitrado PC, Xbox and PlayStation, a Pterodactyl panel (BisectHosting and others), or any host with FTP or SFTP
- Players
- By SteamID
- Mods
- Steam Workshop, with the load order and stale-mod warnings
- Tested
- Live, on a real ASE server (v361.7); rented servers not yet on a real host
- Signed
- The tool is digitally signed by its publisher, so Windows can tell who made it and that it hasn't been changed
ARK: Survival Evolved tools
What RCON Hub does for ARK: Survival Evolved servers
Raid alerts from tribe logs
Killfeed, tames, raids, decay and admin commands from the tribe logs, each counted once and with the right times, with raid alerts in Discord.
Bans shared as a BanListURL
Bans sync to your other servers and are served as one ban list your servers read (SteamIDs only).
Kicks with a reason
The player sees why for 3 seconds before a kick or ban, since ARK's kick has none. Trigger kicks tell the player too.
Workshop mods and stale-mod warnings
Paste a Workshop ID, link or collection and add it in one click, with each mod's details and the mods it needs. ActiveMods in load order with a Fix the order button, warnings for mods that may not work since the Aquatica patch, downloads and leftover cleanup.
Live or pre-Aquatica branch
Switch branches safely: warn players, save, stop, back up, install, check mods, start.
Settings editor with search
GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini, known keys and raw, with a search box; comments kept, only while stopped. On rented servers, Nitrado-managed keys go to Nitrado.
Verified backups and the cluster doctor
Backups of SavedArks and cluster uploads that are verified, restore, wipes with a dry run, and official-save import.
Steam query and listing checks
A2S on the query port and "Can friends join?" checks for firewall, router and CGNAT.
Discord, triggers and plugins
News, chat bridge, bot and slash commands in your community's language, triggers, and plugin detection for ARK Server API and ArkShop.
Under the hood
How RCON Hub connects to ARK: Survival Evolved
ASE speaks Source RCON. RCON Hub keeps one connection per server with a single reader for players, chat and the game log, and handles ASE's quirks — "Server received, But no response!!" means OK, and answers can arrive split over packets. ARK's kick has no reason, so the player is shown why for 3 seconds first. Adding a rented server is still a preview for this game: Nitrado and Pterodactyl panels have been tested on real servers with other games (7 Days to Die on Nitrado, Project Zomboid on BisectHosting), not yet with this one.
Bans
Banning players on ARK: Survival Evolved
Ban in all games
RCON Hub can ban one person on every server of every game you run, from one page. Here's how that ban reaches ARK: Survival Evolved: By SteamID with BanPlayer over RCON, and added to your shared ban list (BanListURL), so a server that's stopped is still covered if it reads that list.
ClanStop global bans (Fair-Fight)
On servers where you turn it on, a clear cheat confirmed by ClanStop keeps a player off every server that enforces global bans. A match kicks the player from that server right away; only ClanStop can make a ban global, after re-checking the evidence. How global bans work. How to set it up, step by step (English guide).
No global rules are possible on vanilla ARK: its logs have no weapon, distance or position.
Guides
ARK: Survival Evolved guides
Step-by-step fixes for the problems ARK: Survival Evolved server owners hit most.
Every game
Plus what RCON Hub does for every game
- One sign-in, per-game accessGive each person a role per game and per server from one People page.
- Ban in all gamesBan one Steam64 id on every server of every game at once, and see how it went in each.
- Flags from every gameFair-fight flags, triggers, cheat signals and reports in one table.
- Rented serversNitrado, Pterodactyl panels like BisectHosting, or any host with FTP or SFTP, with the same screens as a server on your PC.
- Player profiles and leaderboardsModeration history, notes, watch list, seasons and per-wipe boards.
- ClanStop sharingList your server and share player data — off until you turn it on.
- Your languageEvery screen in 12 languages, and Discord posts in your community's language. What players read in game stays English.
ARK: Survival Evolved server manager FAQ
What is a BanListURL?
ARK servers can read their bans from a web address. RCON Hub serves your bans as that list (SteamIDs only), so every server pointed at it shares the same bans.
Live or pre-Aquatica: which branch?
Both are supported. Switching warns players, saves, stops, backs up, installs, checks your mods and starts again.
Does it work on PlayStation and Xbox?
Yes, on Nitrado. PlayStation servers have no file access, so their settings go through Nitrado's own settings. Rented servers are still a preview for this game: the Nitrado and Pterodactyl panel support has been tested on real servers with other games, not yet with this one.
Is there a free RCON tool for ARK: Survival Evolved?
Yes. RCON Hub's ASE tool is free for Windows. It keeps one steady Source RCON connection for the console, players, chat, kicks and bans, and adds tribe logs, mods, settings, backups and wipes.
How do I host an ARK: Survival Evolved server on my PC?
RCON Hub installs the server from Steam (live or pre-Aquatica branch), starts it, stops it safely after a save, restarts it after a crash and can take over one that's already running. "Can friends join?" checks the firewall, router and CGNAT.
Is the ARK: Survival Evolved server manager ready?
Yes. Its tools have been tested on a real ARK: Survival Evolved server. Adding a rented server (Nitrado, a Pterodactyl panel or FTP) is still marked Preview until it has been fully tried on a real host. RCON Hub is beta software, so back up before big changes.
Where can I get help with the ARK: Survival Evolved server manager?
Ask on ClanStop's Discord. Server owners and the RCON Hub team answer setup questions, bug reports and game requests there. The link is in the menu and at the bottom of every page.
Questions or problems?
Ask on ClanStop's Discord: support, ideas, game requests and ban appeals.
Other games RCON Hub manages
Run ARK: Survival Evolved with RCON Hub 0.3.13
Free for Windows 10 and 11, published by ClanStop. Beta software — back up your server's settings and world before changing anything.