Ark Survival Ascended Server Manager
The most powerful and intuitive server manager for Ark: Survival Ascended on Windows. Set up in minutes, manage with ease, and keep your players happy.
Interactive, Powerful Server Management
A clean, modern experience with smart automation and visuals that show exactly how HaruHost GSM runs your Ark: Survival Ascended server.
Easily edit your preferred configuration settings
HaruHostGSM splits server configuration into clear categories so you can quickly adjust only the settings you need for Ark: Survival Ascended.
- ✓ Split configuration settings
- ✓ Shareable between multiple servers
- ✓ Edit cluster, player, dino settings and more
Run Multiple Servers From One Installation
Save disk space and time. HaruHost can create additional Ark: Survival Ascended servers that reuse the same base install while isolating configs, saves, ports, and mods—no need to download a full 30+GB per server.
- ✓ Reuse a single game install for more servers
- ✓ Separate configs, saves, logs, and ports
- ✓ Save ~30+ GB per additional server
Share your configurations between servers
With HaruHostGSM, many Ark: Survival Ascended settings can be shared across multiple servers—harvesting, crops, cluster settings, and player roles included.
- ✓ Share part of a config between servers
- ✓ Done in a few clicks
- ✓ Easily override existing servers
Make yourself a permanent admin or...
Control player roles easily. Want to make yourself an admin? Edit the Player Role setting. Need an exclusive allowlist so players can join without a server password? No problem—HaruHost has you covered.
- ✓ Set up Admin, Exclusive, VIP players
- ✓ Import by user info such as name or in-game EOS ID
- ✓ No need to tinker with raw configuration files
Is a setting missing?
Some mods require extra options—no problem. HaruHostGSM lets you extend .ini configuration with your own preferences for Ark: Survival Ascended!
- ✓ Extend Launch args, Game.ini, GameUserSettings.ini
- ✓ View in a searchable custom UI
- ✓ Edit as a raw file if preferred
Let players know their last visited servers
Running a cluster and players forget which server they used last? Joining the wrong Ark server can force a new character creation. Solve this with HaruHost shared player lists: track player activity across the cluster and let users search where they last played.
- ✓ Track Players and their last joined servers
- ✓ Create Public links accessible by anyone
- ✓ Share these links with your community
Install in a Few Clicks
Create a fresh Ark: Survival Ascended server in minutes, or import an existing one. HaruHost detects the layout and sets up monitoring automatically.
- ✓ Guided installation with logs
- ✓ Import existing server folders
- ✓ No manual setup headaches
Import Existing Game Servers
Import by selecting a game and dragging in its server folder or main executable. Or just drag-and-drop and HaruHost will auto-detect and add supported servers.
- ✓ Select game, then drop folder or EXE
- ✓ Drag-and-drop auto-detection for supported servers
- ✓ Keeps layout and sets up monitoring
Comprehensive Game Server Overview
Quickly view server information and connection details at a glance. Monitor live graphs for RAM, CPU, and player count to keep your server healthy.
- ✓ Instant server status and connection info
- ✓ Live RAM, CPU, and player graphs
- ✓ At-a-glance health monitoring
Player View & Online Players
Two tabs for player management. The Players tab shows account name/ID, in-game name/ID, character level, and last seen (e.g., online or 2 minutes ago). The Online tab lists current players and lets you kick when supported.
- ✓ Account and in-game identity details
- ✓ Character level and last seen time
- ✓ Live online players list
- ✓ Kick players when supported
Automatic Configuration
HaruHostGSM provides a custom UI with sliders, toggles and rich inputs. On each start, it builds valid configuration files dynamically for Ark: Survival Ascended.
- ✓ Friendly UI for every option
- ✓ Validates and writes configs correctly on launch
- ✓ Works with existing servers too
Game Server Logs & Filtering
View comprehensive logs in real time, quickly filter by keywords, and use precise timestamps to see exactly what happened and when.
- ✓ Real-time log stream with timestamps
- ✓ Quick keyword filtering
- ✓ Trace events step-by-step
Automatic Windows Firewall Rules
Open the required inbound rules automatically for your game server. Toggle rules on/off anytime with clear status and logs.
- ✓ One-click inbound rule management
- ✓ Applies the correct ports per game
- ✓ Clear status and log output
UPNP Port Forwarding
If your router supports it, HaruHost can automatically create UPNP port mappings so friends can connect without manual router setup.
- ✓ Automatic UPNP mappings
- ✓ Detects and shows router support
- ✓ Easy toggles with live feedback
Multihome Network Selection
HaruHost helps you easily select the preferred network the game server should use.
- ✓ Select the network interface to bind
- ✓ Avoid wrong-interface binding issues
- ✓ Works with multi-NIC and VPN setups
Discord Server Status Webhook (Free)
Simple free webhook that reports server status changes. Choose to post as a new message or edit the previous one in Discord.
- ✓ Reports server online/offline status
- ✓ Post new messages or edit previous
- ✓ Free and quick to set up
Premium Discord Webhooks
Use premium webhooks to notify when a player joins or leaves your server. Supports preset multicolored templates and easy sharing across game servers.
- ✓ Join/leave notifications to Discord
- ✓ Preset multicolored embed templates
- ✓ Share across servers in a few clicks
Advanced Backups
Flexible backups with custom destination, retention, and powerful scheduling: simple intervals, specific days/times, or cron. Supports pre-backup save and file filters.
- ✓ Custom backup folder + retention count
- ✓ Schedule by interval, days/times, or cron
- ✓ Force in-game save before backup (where supported)
- ✓ Include/exclude rules to fine-tune contents
Automated Crash Recovery
If a crash is detected, HaruHost can automatically restart your server to minimize downtime. You can toggle this option on or off anytime.
- ✓ Detects crashes and auto-restarts
- ✓ Toggle on or off as needed
- ✓ Reduces downtime for players
Ready to Take Your Ark: Survival Ascended Server to the Next Level?
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