You can send commands to your game console using RCON. This allows your website to communicate directly with your game server to execute commands, deliver items, and manage players automatically.
The ports you use with RCON must be open on both your web hosting and game server VPS/Dedicated Server.
Minecraft
Configure your server.properties file.
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enable-rcon=true
rcon.password=ENTER_STRONG_PASSWORD_HERE
rcon.port=ENTER_RCON_PORT_HERE
Save the file and restart your server.
Enter these details to your website's Add/Edit Server section. Press the 'Test Connection' button to check if it works.
FiveM
Configure your server.cfg file.
Add or edit the following line in your server.cfg:...
rcon_password "ENTER_STRONG_PASSWORD_HERE"
Save the file and restart your server.
Enter these details to your website's Add/Edit Server section. The RCON port is usually the same as your game port (default 30120). Press the 'Test Connection' button to check if it works.
Rust
Configure your server startup script (e.g., start.bat or start.sh).
Add the following parameters to your startup command line:...
+rcon.port ENTER_RCON_PORT_HERE
+rcon.password "ENTER_STRONG_PASSWORD_HERE"
+rcon.web true
Save the startup file and restart your server.
Enter these details to your website's Add/Edit Server section. Press the 'Test Connection' button to check if it works.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Configure your GameUserSettings.ini file.
Navigate to ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini (or LinuxServer if you are on Linux) and add/edit these lines under the [ServerSettings] section:[ServerSettings]
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RCONEnabled=True
RCONPort=ENTER_RCON_PORT_HERE
ServerAdminPassword=ENTER_STRONG_PASSWORD_HERE
Save the file and restart your server.
Enter these details to your website's Add/Edit Server section. Press the 'Test Connection' button to check if it works.
CS:GO / CS2
Configure your server.cfg file.
Add or edit the following line in your csgo/cfg/server.cfg (or game/csgo/cfg/server.cfg for CS2):...
rcon_password "ENTER_STRONG_PASSWORD_HERE"
Save the file and restart your server.
Enter these details to your website's Add/Edit Server section. The RCON port is usually the same as your game port (default 27015). Press the 'Test Connection' button to check if it works.
Unturned
Unlike other games, Unturned requires a modding framework like RocketMod or OpenMod to support RCON connections.
Configure your RCON configuration file.
If you are using RocketMod, navigate to Servers/YourServer/Rocket/Rocket.config.xml and update the RCON section:...
<RCON Enabled="true" Port="PORT" Password="ENTER_STRONG_PASSWORD_HERE" />
Save the file and restart your server.
Enter these details to your website's Add/Edit Server section. Press the 'Test Connection' button to check if it works.
Garry’s Mod
Configure your server.cfg file.
Add or edit the following line in your garrysmod/cfg/server.cfg:...
rcon_password "ENTER_STRONG_PASSWORD_HERE"
Save the file and restart your server.
Enter these details to your website's Add/Edit Server section. The RCON port is usually the same as your game port (default 27015). Press the 'Test Connection' button to check if it works.
