ARK Server Manager

Run your ARK Survival Ascended cluster like areal hosting company.

Cousin Server Manager gives Windows-based ARK: Survival Ascended hosts one dashboard for every server: safe lifecycle control, updates, backups, RCON, monitoring, mods, plugins, Discord webhooks, and UPS emergency protection.

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Free core edition · No credit card required · Windows dedicated servers

Your server files, saves, backups, and RCON logs never leave your machine.Privacy details

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
Hoping a power outage gives you enough time to save every server safely
Sharing your only admin password with every moderator you trust

With Cousin Server Manager

One dashboard for launch parameters, Game.ini, and GameUserSettings.ini across your fleet
Auto-Update Monitor detects new builds and updates on a schedule you control
Countdown broadcasts warn players automatically before every restart
Automatic and manual backups, plus licensed restore tools for worlds and player profiles
UPS monitoring that can warn players, save and stop ARK servers, and optionally shut down Windows during a configured emergency
Granular per-user permissions so co-admins only see what they need

Is this a real, maintained product?

Yes. Cousin Server Manager is independently built and actively used by an ARK cluster administrator. Updates and fixes are published publicly on GitHub, and support is available through our Discord community.

Read the builder's story View GitHub releases Get Discord support

Everything you 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.

UPS Power Protection

Monitor a UPS and prepare your ARK servers for a power outage before battery time runs out.

Connects to Network UPS Tools (NUT), with guided Windows setup for supported USB, network, serial, and custom UPS drivers
Shows live battery charge, estimated runtime, load, voltage, on-battery time, and power-event history
Warns players, saves and gracefully stops every ARK server, then can optionally shut down Windows at your configured emergency thresholds — requires a license

Fleet Dashboard & Clusters

See one server or an entire ASA fleet in a live dashboard, then organize work around the servers you manage together.

Live lifecycle state, map, ports, players, build ID, RAM use, uptime, CPU affinity, and priority
Create dashboard clusters separately from ARK in-game transfer cluster IDs
Scope bulk actions to selected servers, all visible servers, or the current dashboard cluster

Safe Lifecycle & Bulk Control

Start, stop, restart, update, or recover one server or many with player-aware shutdown controls.

Staggered fleet starts plus bulk stop, restart, and stop-update-restart actions
Configurable RCON warning countdowns, SaveWorld and DoExit for graceful stops, with force cleanup if needed
Port checks, RCON readiness checks, operation locking, and task queues prevent conflicting maintenance work

SteamCMD Install, Update & Repair

Install and maintain ASA server files from the browser instead of managing SteamCMD by hand.

Download SteamCMD, install or reinstall ASA dedicated server files, and follow live progress logs
Compare installed and remote Steam build IDs before manual, automatic, or pre-launch updates
Validate and repair server files with SteamCMD when an installation needs attention

Automatic Updates

Detect new Steam builds in the background, notify players, and run a controlled update-and-restart sequence.

Configurable background checks and on-demand update checks continue without an open browser tab
Optional update check before each server start
Player warnings, save, stop, update, restart, logs, and Discord results — requires a license

Scheduled Restarts & RCON Tasks

Keep routine maintenance predictable with backend schedules that run whether or not the dashboard is open.

Per-server weekly restart schedules, custom player-warning templates, optional updates, and wild-dino cleanup
Recurring or one-time RCON commands for one server, a dashboard cluster, or your entire fleet
Enable, edit, run now, or remove scheduled commands — scheduled commands require a license

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Power outage protection

Give your servers a plan when utility power fails.

Cousin Server Manager can monitor a UPS through Network UPS Tools (NUT) — the software that lets it read your battery backup. It detects utility outages and restoration, tracks battery charge, estimated runtime, and load, and records UPS telemetry and event history.

When configured emergency thresholds are reached, it can warn players in-game and on Discord, save and gracefully stop every ARK server, and optionally shut down Windows after a final warning period. UPS power protection requires a license.

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See it in action

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.

localhost:8080 / dashboard

The Island

Running

24 / 70 players

RAM 4.2 GB

Scorched Earth

Running

11 / 70 players

RAM 4.2 GB

Aberration

Updating

0 / 70 players

RAM 4.2 GB

$ live activity log · auto-update monitor armed · 3 servers online

Simple pricing

Two plans. No surprises.

Start with the core dashboard at no cost. A license adds automatic updates, restore tools, scheduled commands, advanced plugins, multi-user administration, Ban Manager, and UPS power protection.