How to Claim Your Satisfactory Server and Become Admin

What Claiming Means

A fresh Satisfactory dedicated server is unclaimed when it first boots. Until someone claims it, nobody can:

• Load or create saves
• Change server settings
• Run admin commands

Claiming a server is a one-time action that turns the first connecting player into the administrator. After that, the admin can grant access to other players.

Step 1: Make Sure the Server Is Running

In the DoomHosting Panel, open your Satisfactory server and confirm the status is Running (green). If it's Offline, click Start and wait for it to boot.

You'll also need:

• Server IP and Game Port from the Allocations section

Step 2: Add the Server in Satisfactory

1. Launch Satisfactory and open Server Manager from the main menu.
2. Click Add Server in the bottom-left corner.
3. Paste your address in the format IP:PORT (for example 123.45.67.89:7777).
4. Click Confirm.

The server appears in your list with the label Server offline initially, then switches to Server unclaimed once it can be reached.

Step 3: Claim the Server

1. Click your server in the list. The right panel switches to the claim UI.
2. Set a Server Name. This is what shows up in everyone's Server Manager.
3. Set an Admin Password. You'll need this every time you connect from a different device, so store it safely.
4. Click Claim Server.

The server now shows as Healthy and you're its administrator.

Step 4 (optional): Add a Player Password

The Admin Password lets you manage the server. If you also want to restrict who can join the world:

1. With your server selected in Server Manager, go to the Settings tab.
2. Find Server Settings → Require password to join and enable it.
3. Set a player password and click Save.

This is a separate password from the admin one. Share it with friends only.

Step 5: Start or Load a Game

1. Switch to the Sessions tab.
2. To start fresh: click Create Game, give the save a name, choose a starting area, and click Create Game.
3. To use an existing save: see our guide on uploading an existing save.
4. Once the world is loaded, click Join Game at the bottom right.

Granting Admin to Another Player

Only one Admin Password exists, but you can share it. To revoke access, change the password:

1. In Server Manager, select your server.
2. Settings → Server Settings → Change Administrator Password.
3. Set a new password. Old admins will lose access until you give them the new one.

Troubleshooting

• Server stays "Server offline" in Server Manager: the panel shows the server as Running, but your client can't reach it. Most often: wrong IP, wrong port, or the game port isn't open in your firewall. Check your Allocations.
• "Wrong admin password" after a restart: the admin password is stored in the server's ServerSettings.<port>.sav file, not in your world save, so loading a different save never changes it. If you restored a panel backup, that file came back with the password it had at the time of the backup.
• "Failed to claim server": usually a version mismatch between client and server. Make sure your Steam Betas branch matches the server's Branch Name.
• Forgot the admin password: you can unclaim the server without losing your world. Follow How to Unclaim a Satisfactory Server or Reset Admin Password.