SteamCMD install & update
One click. Steam handles the 25 GB.
ArkManager
macOS Linux Windows
Cross-platform dedicated server manager for ARK: Survival Ascended.
No setup. No wine to install. No .NET runtime to install. Just download and run.
BUNDLED
Wine embedded. No external installs.
SELF-CONTAINED
.NET runtime ships with the app.
OPEN SOURCE
Inspect, fork, contribute.
FEATURES
Everything ASA admins reach for, in one place.
CurseForge mods
Add by ID. Names resolve automatically.
ini editor
Form view for basics, raw tabs for the rest.
Auto-backups
Snapshot Saved/ on a timer. Only while running.
RCON client
saveworld, DoExit, Broadcast — one click.
Live players
Names and counts polled in the background.
Cluster support
ClusterId + transfer dir, GUI-driven.
7 map presets
Plus raw Game.ini for mod maps.
SCREENSHOTS
Every tab.
QUICK START
Four steps. Two clicks each.
1
Install SteamCMD
One-click bootstrap. No terminal.
2
Install the server
Steam pulls 25 GB. Sit back.
3
Configure
Session name, admin password, ports. Defaults are sensible.
4
Start
Wine builds its prefix on first run (~30s on mac/linux).
DOWNLOAD
Pick your platform.
FIRST LAUNCH
ArkManager isn't signed with an Apple or Microsoft certificate — those cost $99–$300 per year. Both systems will warn on first launch. Here's how to get past the warning.
macOS
Try right-click → Open first. On recent macOS this often fails silently for unsigned apps. If it does, open Terminal and run:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/ArkManager.appReplace the path if you keep ArkManager elsewhere. After this the app launches normally — including subsequent updates.
Windows
SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC". Click More info → Run anyway. That's a one-time per binary.
If your environment blocks unsigned executables outright, you'll need IT to allow-list ArkManager — same drill as with any independent open-source tool.