Unturned Server Commands: Admin, Console and Commands.dat

Q: How do I make myself admin on my Unturned server?

Add Owner followed by your SteamID64 to Commands.dat in Servers/ /Server/ and restart. You can then admin others with the admin command.

Q: How do I use commands in Unturned chat?

Type them with a / or @ prefix while you are an admin, and separate parameters with /, for example /kick Nelson/AFK.

Q: How do I ban someone on an Unturned server?

Use ban followed by the player, a reason and a duration in seconds, separated by slashes. Without a duration the ban lasts 365 days.

Q: Why does /give not work on my Unturned server?

Cheats is not in Commands.dat, or you are not an admin. Add Cheats on its own line, restart, and check you are the owner or an admin.

Q: How do I change the map on an Unturned server?

Set Map in Commands.dat to the map's exact name, for example Map Washington, and restart. Workshop maps must be downloaded through WorkshopDownloadConfig.json first.

Unturned server commands work in three places: the Commands.dat file (startup settings like Map, MaxPlayers, Owner and PvE), the server console (no prefix), and in game chat for admins with a / or @ prefix. Parameters are separated by /, for example /ban Nelson/griefing/86400. Make yourself admin with Owner <SteamID64> in Commands.dat, then restart. Item and vehicle spawning needs Cheats turned on.

How do Unturned server commands work?

According to Smartly Dressed Games' server hosting docs, there are two kinds of commands:

Config commands go in Servers/<ServerID>/Server/Commands.dat, one per line, and are read when the server starts. Examples: Map, Password, Port, Owner, PvE.
Runtime commands work while the server is running: typed into the server console, or into chat by an admin with / or @ in front. Examples: Save, Shutdown, Give, Kick.

A few commands work in both places. Commands are not case sensitive, and multiple parameters are separated by a forward slash, not spaces. Player arguments accept a SteamID64 or part of a player's name.

How do I make myself admin on an Unturned server?

Find your SteamID64, the 17 digit number starting with 7656119.
Open Servers/<ServerID>/Server/Commands.dat and add:

Owner 76561198000000001

Restart the server.

The owner is always an admin. To give other players admin, use the console or chat while the server runs:

admin 76561198000000002

unadmin removes it again, and admins lists everyone with admin rights.

What goes in Commands.dat?

A typical Commands.dat for a small PvE server:

Name Bunker Buddies PvE
Map PEI
MaxPlayers 16
Password changeme
Owner 76561198000000001
PvE
Mode Normal
Perspective Both
Cheats
Welcome Welcome to the bunker. Be nice./255/255/0

Command	What it does
`Name <Text>`	Server name in the list
`Map <Level>`	Starting map, for example `PEI`, `Washington` or an installed Workshop map. Defaults to PEI
`MaxPlayers <Number>`	Player cap
`Password <Text>`	Join password
`Owner <SteamID>`	Server owner, always admin
`PvE`	Players cannot damage each other. Leave it out for PvP
`Mode <Easy\|Normal\|Hard>`	Difficulty
`Perspective <First\|Third\|Both\|Vehicle>`	Allowed camera views
`Cheats`	Lets admins use cheat commands like `give` and `vehicle`
`Whitelisted`	Only permitted players can join
`Port <Number>`	Game port. The server uses this and the next port. Default 27015
`GSLT <Token>`	Steam login token, needed to appear on the Internet list
`Welcome <Text>/<R>/<G>/<B>`	Message shown to joining players
`Cycle <Seconds>`	Length of the day and night cycle
`Loadout <SkillsetID>/<ItemID>/...`	Starting items for each skillset
`Hide_Admins`	Hides admin labels from players

The rest of the gameplay tuning (loot rates, zombie settings, structure decay) lives in Config.json in the server's folder (Servers/<ServerID>/), not in Commands.dat.

What are the moderation commands?

Type these in the console as shown, or in chat with / in front.

Command	Syntax	What it does
Kick	`kick <Player>/<Reason>`	Disconnects a player
Ban	`ban <Player>/<Reason>/<Seconds>`	Bans a player. Leave out the duration for the default of 365 days
Unban	`unban <SteamID>`	Lifts a ban
Bans	`bans`	Lists current bans
Slay	`slay <Player>/<Reason>`	Kills the player and permanently bans them
Kill	`kill <Player>`	Kills a player in game
Spy	`spy <Player>`	Requests a screenshot from a player, useful for cheat reports
Permit	`permit <SteamID>/<Tag>`	Adds a player to the whitelist
Unpermit	`unpermit <SteamID>`	Removes them
Players	`players`	Lists who is online

Ban durations are in seconds. Common values: 3600 is an hour, 86400 a day, 604800 a week.

ban Nelson/Raiding a PvE base/604800

Unturned players at a base in a ruined town, the kind of server admins manage with kick, ban and teleport commands

What are the teleport and world commands?

Command	Syntax	What it does
Teleport	`teleport <Player>/<Target>`	Moves a player to another player, a map location, a waypoint or their bed
Day	`day`	Sets the time to day
Night	`night`	Sets the time to night
Time	`time <Seconds>`	Sets the time within the cycle
Weather	`weather <None\|Disable\|Storm\|Blizzard>`	Changes the weather
Airdrop	`airdrop`	Sends a supply plane over the map right away
Say	`say <Text>/<R>/<G>/<B>`	Server wide chat message, with an optional colour
Save	`save`	Saves the world now
Shutdown	`shutdown <Seconds>/<Reason>`	Saves, warns players and closes the server

teleport uses the same slash format, so to bring yourself to a friend: /teleport YourName/FriendName.

Which commands need Cheats turned on?

These only work when Cheats is in Commands.dat:

Command	Syntax	What it does
Give	`give <Player>/<ItemID or name>/<Amount>`	Gives items
Vehicle	`vehicle <Player>/<VehicleID or name>`	Spawns a vehicle
Experience	`experience <Player>/<Amount>`	Grants experience
Animal	`animal <Player>/<AnimalID>`	Spawns an animal in front of a player
Reputation	`reputation <Player>/<Amount>`	Changes reputation
Quest	`quest <Player>/<QuestID>`	Gives a quest

Example: /give YourName/363/2 gives two of item 363. Item and vehicle IDs differ between maps and mods, so check the map's item list.

What about Rocket plugin commands?

Rocket (RocketMod) adds its own chat commands, and plugins add more. Common built in ones include /p for permissions, /tp and /tphere for teleporting, /i for items, /v for vehicles, /heal, /god, /vanish and /more, depending on your Rocket version. Who can use them is controlled by groups in Rocket/Permissions.config.xml, not by Unturned's admin list, so a player can be a Rocket admin without being an Unturned admin and the other way round. Plugin commands for kits, homes or shops come from the plugins you install in Rocket/Plugins.

FAQ

How do I make myself admin on my Unturned server?

Add Owner followed by your SteamID64 to Commands.dat in Servers/<ServerID>/Server/ and restart. You can then admin others with the admin command.

How do I use commands in Unturned chat?

Type them with a / or @ prefix while you are an admin, and separate parameters with /, for example /kick Nelson/AFK.

How do I ban someone on an Unturned server?

Use ban followed by the player, a reason and a duration in seconds, separated by slashes. Without a duration the ban lasts 365 days.

Why does /give not work on my Unturned server?

Cheats is not in Commands.dat, or you are not an admin. Add Cheats on its own line, restart, and check you are the owner or an admin.

How do I change the map on an Unturned server?

Set Map in Commands.dat to the map's exact name, for example Map Washington, and restart. Workshop maps must be downloaded through WorkshopDownloadConfig.json first.

Commands on a hosted Unturned server

On a GamezServers Unturned server, Commands.dat is in the file manager, the live console takes every runtime command above, and Rocket is already set up for plugins. We make the Steam server token for you, so there is no GSLT line to fill in. New to running one? See how to host an Unturned server for maps, Workshop content and plugins.