How to use RCON commands on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server: find your RCON password in the game panel, log in to the Web Console and run commands to kick, ban, message players and change maps.
How to use RCON on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server
- Start your server: open it in the game panel and press START.
- Press the Server Details button, select the RCON Details option and take note of your RCON password.
- Press the Web Console button and log in with the password you got in the previous step (enter it in the RCon Password field).
- Type the RCON commands you want to run.
Using your own RCON tool instead? Connect to the IP and port shown next to RCON INFO under Connection & Controls, with the same RCON password.
List of RCON commands
help: Displays a list of commands.listplayers: Lists players currently connected to the server.kick <id/netid/name> [reason]: Kicks a player from the server.ban <id/netid/name> [duration in minutes] [reason]: Bans a player from the server.permban <id/netid/name> [reason]: Permanently bans a player from the server.unban <netid>: Lifts a ban for a user.listbans: Shows the ban list for the server.say <message>: Shows a message to all players in the chat box.restartround [0 = no team switch, 1 = swap teams]: Restarts the current round.maps [level filter]: Lists available maps.scenarios [level filter]: Lists available scenarios.travelscenario <scenario>: Change level to given scenario.travel <travel url>: Transitions the server to a different level.listgamemodeproperties [filter]: Lists the current game mode properties.gamemodeproperty <property> [new value]: Gets or sets a game mode property for the length of the scenario.
Parameters in < > are required, parameters in [ ] are optional.
Examples
listplayersshows each player's ID and net ID. Use them withkick,banandpermban.ban 76561198000000000 60 Spawn campingbans that player for 60 minutes with a reason.say Server restarting in 5 minutessends a message to everyone.scenarios Farmhouselists the scenarios for that map. Copy a name from the list and use it withtravelscenario, for exampletravelscenario Scenario_Farmhouse_Checkpoint_Security.
Changes made with travel, travelscenario and gamemodeproperty only last until the map changes or the server restarts. To change the map your server starts on, see How to change the starting map and scenario.
Questions
Where do I find my RCON password?
In the game panel, press Server Details and select the RCON Details option. The RCON port is shown next to RCON INFO under Connection & Controls.
How do I use RCON commands without installing anything?
Use the Web Console in the game panel. Log in with your RCON password and type commands such as listplayers or say straight into it. Your server must be running.
RCON won't accept my commands. What should I check?
Make sure the server is fully started and that you copied the RCON password exactly. Still stuck? Open a ticket and our support team will help.
