The Ultimate Guide to Creating ARK: Survival Evolved Servers! (PC)

WELCOME!!! This is the ULTIMATE & FINAL Server Guide I will be creating, as I think there is not much else to be said. This is a culmination of all of my server knowledge that I've gained over the past 6 years, in a single (very in-depth and long) video! Timestamps are below. I hope they help :)

Introduction: 0:00
Requirements: 0:51
Downloading Server: 1:56
Commandline: 5:02
Server Startup: 14:01
Joining Via Steam: 16:50
Enabling Crossplay: 20:01
Joining Via Epic: 21:44
Frequently Asked Questions: 23:06
Updating Server: 24:28
All Map Names: 25:00
Portforwarding: 25:55
Cluster Setup: 33:53
Transferring: 42:41
Server Configuration: 44:36
Installing Mods: 53:54
Installing Plugins: 59:58
End: 1:05:09

Commandline Arguments:

start ShooterGameServer.exe "MapName?SessionName=ChangeMe?MaxPlayers=35?OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0?DifficultyOffset=1.0?AltSaveDirectoryName=MapName?QueryPort=27015?Port=7777?listen" -NoBattlEye -NoTransferFromFiltering -activeevent=none -UseVivox -noundermeshkilling

Links:

SteamCMD: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...
Server Configuration: https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Server_confi...
Server Setup: https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Dedicated_se...
ServerAPI: https://arkserverapi.com/index.php?re...

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Music Used:

Like Seasons Change - Jaslyn Edgar
Odd Whirlwind - Roof
Recline - Timothy Infinite
See the Moon - Gamma Skies
Fooled Me Good - Snake City
Looks Inviting - Ealot
Shades of Purple - Gregory David
No Time for Mornings - Ealot
Stay in Skul - Smartface
Odmjuk - Smartface
Pick Up - Snake City
Fly Shroom - Giants' Nest
Finding a Dream - Lishuid
Detour - Ealot
Cornelia (Luwaks Remix) - The Eastern Plain
Yim Yim - Giants' Nest
Far Away Star - Lishuid