How to Set Yourself as the Owner and Get Admin on Your Astroneer Server

On an Astroneer server, the owner is the player who gets admin rights. If the owner name is wrong, the server still runs normally, but nobody gets admin and nothing tells you why. This guide shows you how to set the owner in the RiverHosting panel and check that it worked.

Before you start

• You need access to your server in the RiverHosting panel at https://panel.riverhosting.com.
• Know the exact Steam username of the person who should be the owner. It must match letter for letter, including capital letters and symbols.
• Astroneer only reads its settings on a clean start, so the server must be stopped before you change anything. The panel keeps the fields locked while the server is running.

1. How to set the owner on the Server Config page

1. Click Console in the left-hand menu.

   

2. Click Stop and wait until the status badge at the top of the page shows OFFLINE.
3. In the GAME section of the left-hand menu, click Astroneer, then the Server Config tab at the top of the page.

   

4. Find the Owner section on the page.
5. Type the owner's Steam username into Owner Steam Name. Copy it exactly as it appears on Steam.
6. Click Save Config.
7. Click Console in the left-hand menu, then click Start.

2. How to check that you have admin

1. Wait for the server status to show ONLINE.
2. Open Astroneer and join your server with the Steam account that matches the owner name. Use the join password from the Server Password field on Server Config.
3. In the game, press Esc and look for the Server Admin icon.

If you can open the Server Admin menu, the owner is set up correctly. From there the owner can use options such as kick, ban, saving the world and shutting down the server.

3. How to change the owner later

1. Stop the server from the Console page and wait for OFFLINE.
2. Open the Server Config tab under Astroneer.
3. Enter the new Steam username in Owner Steam Name.
4. Click Save Config, then start the server again.

Changing the owner name also clears the saved Owner GUID. It is filled in again when the new owner connects.

Troubleshooting

• The fields are greyed out: the server is still running. Stop it from the Console page and wait for OFFLINE.
• No Server Admin icon in game: check that Owner Steam Name matches the Steam username exactly, including capitals and symbols. Stop the server, correct it, click Save Config and start again.
• The wrong player is the owner: follow the steps in section 3 to set the correct name.
• I cannot see who is online in the panel: Astroneer does not report online players to the panel. The Players page lists players the server has recorded after their first join.
• I cannot kick players from the panel: kicking is only possible in game, through the Server Admin menu while connected as the owner.

Need help?

If you are still not getting admin after checking the owner name, our team is happy to take a look. Visit https://riverhosting.com/support and tell us your Steam username as it appears on Steam and what you see in game.