How to Host an Ark: Survival Ascended Server

1. Log In for the First Time

After placing your order on the Cybrancee website, you will receive an email confirming your order as well as an email inviting you to create your panel account. To get access for the first time, you will need to create your panel account.

Select the ‘Setup Your Account’ button.

If you did not receive this email, you can go to panel.cybrancee.com and do a Password Reset from there.

Cybrancee panel, setup your account email

2. Set Your Password

Set your password using the provided fields.

Cybrancee panel reset password screen, with password fields outlined

3. Access Your Panel Dashboard

You will be taken back to the login page where you can now log in with your new set of credentials. Once logged in, you will be presented with the Cybrancee Pterodactyl Control Panel. This is where you will manage and configure your game server. From here, select the ‘Manage Server’ button.

Cybrancee panel Ark: Survival Ascended manage server

4. Get Your Connection Details

By default, the world will have started automatically with the default settings on the latest version of Ark: Survival Ascended. To join your server, you will need to use the in-game server browser. To easily locate your game, change the server name via the startup page.

Cybrancee panel Ark: Survival Ascended startup page, with startup tab and system name field outlined

Once the server name has been changed, restart the server.

Cybrancee panel server controls, restart button outlined

5. Start the Ark: Survival Ascended Game

Launch the Ark: Survival Ascended game via Steam.

Ark: Survival Ascended Steam page

6. Go to the Server Browser

On the game homepage, select the “JOIN GAME” option.

Ark: Survival Ascended join game

7. Find Your Server

Locate your server by typing in the server name at the top right. You will also need to tick/untick any applicable filters at the bottom.

Your server may not show right away, give it a few minutes for Ark to detect the new server.

Ark: Survival Ascended unofficial server list, with search field outlined

8. Join the Server

Click the server you wish to join, then select the ‘JOIN’ button at the bottom right. You will need to input a password if you set one on the ‘Startup’ page of the panel.

Ark: Survival Ascended unofficial server list, with enter password modal

9. Create Your Character

Customise your character as much as you like, then select ‘CREATE’.

Ark: Survival Ascended create character general tab

10. Select Your Spawn Region, Then Select ‘SPAWN’.

Ark: Survival Ascended spawn screen

11. Play Ark: Survival Ascended! 🎉

Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay

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