ARK: Survival Evolved, how to install mods on your server: stop it, open Steam Workshop in the game panel, search for the mod and press Install. The panel adds the mod ID to your active mods for you.
Always confirm that the mods you add are still updated, that they still work on your ARK version, and that they can be stacked with other mods.
ARK: Survival Evolved: how to install mods
- Stop your server.
- Open Steam Workshop on the main control panel.
- Search for the name of the mod you want to install, for example
"Genesis". - Click Install. The mod installs automatically and its mod ID is added to the game user settings file (
GameUserSettings.ini, open it with the text editor) under active mods (ActiveMods). - Start your server.
Update the mods on your server
- Stop the server.
- Open Steam Workshop Installed.
- Click the Update All button at the top.
- Start the server.
If a mod needs to be updated, you can update it with the Steam Workshop updates button, or you can create a mod update task under Scheduled Tasks at the top of the control panel. See How to set up automatic mod updates for your ARK: Survival Evolved server.
Questions
ARK: Survival Evolved: how do I install mods on my server?
Stop the server, open Steam Workshop in the game panel, search for the mod by name and click Install. The panel installs the mod and adds its ID under active mods in the game user settings file. Then start the server.
How do I keep my ARK mods up to date?
Stop the server, open Steam Workshop Installed, click Update All and start the server. To do it automatically, create a mod update task under Scheduled Tasks.
My server has problems after adding a mod. What should I check?
Check that the mod is still updated, that it works on your ARK version and that it can be stacked with your other mods. The server logs often show which mod failed: see How to view your ARK: Survival Evolved server logs.
Want your own ARK server? See ARK: Survival Evolved server hosting.
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