Adding admins and common commands

Updated July 03, 2026

Starbound

Starbound: Admin and Commands | GameServerKings KB

Starbound: Admin and Commands

Admins are defined per account in storage/starbound_server.config (the admin flag in serverUsers), or globally if allowAdminCommandsFromAnyone is true (not recommended). See Server Configuration for the account setup.

Common Admin Commands

Connected as an admin, open chat with /:

Code

/admin                 Toggle admin mode for yourself
/spawnitem <item>      Give yourself an item
/give <player> <item>  Give an item to a player
/whoami                Show your status
/kick <player>         Kick
/ban <player>          Ban
/list                  List connected players
/warp <world>          Warp to a world by coordinate

The full command list is on the Starbound wiki at starbounder.org.

Common Admin Commands

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