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title: How to Kick/Ban players in your The Forest server
description: "How to kick and ban players from your The Forest server. "
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/the-forest/how-to-kick-ban-players-in-your-the-forest-server"
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updated: "2024-09-29T23:35:59.000Z"
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# How to Kick/Ban players in your The Forest server

How to kick and ban players from your The Forest server. 

As admin of your The Forest server you can kick and ban players from your dedicated server. There are two ways to ban and kick players from your server and in this short guide we will show you how.

## Using the Player List

## First, connect to your server as an Administrator. You will input the admin password for your server into the admin password box when joining the server.   
  
If you're not an administrator or unsure if you are on your server, please refer to our article on setting up admin for your The Forest server:   
![Joining The Forest server as admin](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/709x609/786dc8980d/admin_join_the_forest.png/m/)Then, press Tab and you will see the Kick or Ban button next to the player's name.   
Select Kick or Ban to the respective player you want to remove from the server.   
![How to ban players ingame](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1621x872/aed8268c63/panel_ingame_admin.png/m/)

## Using Commands

As the **Administrator **you can kick, ban, or unban certain players by ending the` /kick`, `/ban`, or `/unban` command followed by that player's Steam ID.   
  
Once again, connect to your server via as an **Administrator.**  
![Joining The Forest server as admin](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/709x609/786dc8980d/admin_join_the_forest.png/m/)Then, press the **Enter** key to then enter either the `/kick`, `/ban`, or `/unban` command followed by the respective player's Steam ID.   
![Using the /kick command](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/757x187/a2fd184be1/kick_command.png/m/)Easy as that! You now know how to kick and ban players from your The Forest server! If you have any questions or have trouble with your server, please reach out to our support chat! We're always happy to help!