Run your ARK Survival Ascended cluster like areal hosting company.
Cousin Server Manager gives you one dashboard to control every server: start/stop, auto-updates, scheduled restarts, RCON, backups, mods, and plugins - without touching RDP or Notepad again.
Free core edition · No credit card required · Windows dedicated servers
Running ARK servers manually doesn't scale
If you've ever managed more than one ARK: Survival Ascended server, you already know the pain points.
Without a server manager
- Juggling RDP windows and Notepad to edit Game.ini across a dozen servers
- Forgetting to update after a Steam patch, kicking your whole community offline
- No easy way to warn players before a restart - just death by disconnect
- Digging through folders manually to back up saves before something breaks
- Sharing your only admin password with every moderator you trust
With Cousin Server Manager
- One dashboard to edit launch parameters and INI settings across your entire cluster
- Auto-Update Monitor detects new builds and updates on a schedule you control
- Countdown broadcasts warn players automatically before every restart
- Automated backups with one-click restore for worlds and player profiles
- Granular per-user permissions so co-admins only see what they need
One panel. Every server. Total control.
Built directly from what real ARK cluster admins asked for - not a generic game panel bolted on after the fact.
Dashboard & Cluster Grouping
See every ARK Survival Ascended server you run in one live dashboard - free forever. Organizing servers into custom clusters is a licensed feature.
- Live state indicators over WebSocket (stopped / starting / running / stopping / updating) - free
- Map, player count, ports, max players, cluster ID, build ID at a glance - free
- Group servers into custom clusters, independent of in-game -clusterID - requires a license
Start / Stop / Restart / Bulk Actions
One-click control for a single server or your entire fleet, with staggered starts and safe shutdown flows.
- Start / Stop / Restart / Force-Kill any server instantly
- Bulk Start All, Restart All, Stop All scoped to a cluster or selection
- Stop + Update + Start All - full fleet maintenance in one click
Auto-Update Monitor
Never fall behind a Steam build again - background monitoring detects, warns, and updates automatically.
- Periodic Steam build checks on a configurable interval
- Countdown warning broadcast to players before restart
- Automatic update + restart sequence, no browser tab required
Scheduler: Restarts & Recurring Commands
A background weekly restart scheduler per server, plus recurring RCON tasks, with customizable countdown messages for your players. Scheduler is a licensed feature.
- Per-day-of-week restart times, runs even with the browser closed - requires a license
- Customizable countdown broadcast template - requires a license
- Optional Destroy Wild Dinos after restart completes - requires a license
RCON Console
A full interactive RCON console, free forever. Recurring or one-time scheduled RCON tasks are part of the licensed Scheduler.
- Live RCON console with command history and quick-command buttons - free
- Pre-made command library (kick, ban, unban, rename, etc.) with parameter forms - free
- Custom reusable command templates with {placeholder} parameters - free
Backups & Player Profile Restore
Automatic world and player-profile backups with independent retention limits, free forever. Restoring a backup is a licensed feature.
- Configurable auto-backup interval with SaveWorld before each backup - free
- Independent retention limits for world backups vs. player profiles - free
- Browse, restore, or delete any world/map backup - restore requires a license
A live look at your fleet, at a glance
Every server's state, players, and resource usage updates in real time - no page refresh required.
Running
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Updating
$ live activity log · auto-update monitor armed · 3 servers online
Two plans. No surprises.
The core dashboard is free forever. A license unlocks Auto-Update Monitor and Plugin Management.
1-Year License
Perfect for a single cluster or growing community. Auto-renews yearly.
- Full access to all server management features
- Auto-Update Monitor
- Advanced Plugin Management
- Cluster Grouping
- Restore Backups
- Scheduler (restarts & scheduled commands)
- Ban Manager
- Multi-user Account Management
- Discord + email support
- Auto-renews yearly, cancel anytime
Lifetime License
Pay once, own it forever. Best value for long-term hosts.
- Everything in the 1-Year License
- Never expires - activate once, use forever
- All future feature updates included
- Priority Discord support
- Unlimited servers on one machine
- Best long-term value for cluster owners
Ready to stop managing servers the hard way?
Download the free core edition today, or join our Discord to see it in action first.