How to Add an Admin on a Stardew Valley Server

Last updated 17 Jul 2025

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Make the First Player to Join an Admin

1. Login to the Kinetic Panel.

2. Stop the server.

Stop

3. Go to the File Manager on the Kinetic Panel.

File Manager

4. Navgaite to StardewValley > Mods > StardewServer > Config.json.

5. Locate "MakeAdminOnFirstConnection": false, and change it to: "MakeAdminOnFirstConnection": true,.

6. Save & Start your server

SaveStart

7. Join your server.

Add Additional Admins

1. In-game, type the command:

!admin Username

2. Press enter.

Remove Admins.

1. In-game, type the command:

!unadmin Username

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