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title: Set Yourself as Admin on Your Astroneer Server
description: "How to set yourself or others as Admins/Owners in your Astroneer Server within the Nodecraft Panel. "
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/astroneer/how-to-set-yourself-as-an-admin-on-your-astroneer-server"
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published: "2024-10-23T21:52:14.000Z"
updated: "2024-10-23T22:06:09.000Z"
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# Set Yourself as Admin on Your Astroneer Server

How to set yourself or others as Admins/Owners in your Astroneer Server within the Nodecraft Panel. 

In this guide will we be going through the steps to set up Admin/Owner controls of your Astroneer dedicated server. As the Owner of the server, you will gain access to various administration tools such as adding players to your server whitelist, enabling creative mode, setting the server password and many more server options!

There are also two methods on how to set yourself as the Owner/Admin of your Astroneer Server.

**Note:** We recommend to fully stop your Astroneer server before making any configuration or setting changes.

### Method 1: Setting Admin Privileges via the Server Config

1. Open the Nodecraft Pro Panel for your Astroneer dedicated server.
2. Navigate to the **Server Files tab.**
3. Locate the `AstroServerSettings.ini` config file in the following directory: `/Astro/Saved/Config/WindowsServer`.
4. Select the file and click **Edit**.  
  ![Directory to add admins](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1868x782/f060c95712/astro_admin_directory.png/m/1000x0/smart)
5. Enter your Steam Name in the `OwnerName` field.  
  ![Input for adding admins to Astroneer](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1531x683/a57ba3230f/astro_serverfile_admin.png/m/1000x0/smart)
6. Click **Save**.
7. Start your Astroneer Server.

### Method 2: Setting Admin Privileges in the Game Settings

1. Navigate to the **Game Settings **tab of the Pro Panel.
2. Enter your Steam Name in the **Server Owner Name** box.  
  ![Setting admin in the Game Settings](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1858x886/8f28206ce1/astro_gamesettings_admin.png/m/1000x0/smart)
3. Click **Submit**.
4. Start your Astroneer Server.

Now that you're officially the Admin of your Astroneer server, the galaxy is at your fingertips. You can now tweak settings, manage players, and build worlds exactly the way you envision. So, gather your friends, start exploring those planets, and let your creativity run wild! If you need help along the way, just give our [Support Team](/support) a shout—we’ve got your back.