How to get started on your ARK Server

Log in to your Wepwawet Control Panel

Select your server.

Stop your server.

Go to the Network tab of your game Panel.

Click Create allocation 3 times so you have 4 ports.

Fill in the following notes for the allocations, Name the primary port: Game \ Server \ Epic Games, Name the second port: RAW UDP, Name the third port: Query \ Steam, Name the last port: Rcon.

Go to the Startup tab on the panel and set up your admin password, server map, server name, rcon port (use the rcon port you set on the network tab), query port (use the query port you put on the network tab).

Download ARKon

Unzip it into a folder & click & ARKon.exe

Go to the settings tab and fill in the RCON ip(hostname), port, and the admin password you set earlier.

In the Steam client under the tab View > Servers, click favorites in the favorites tab.

Add your server by clicking Add a Server, then enter your server address + query port (IP:QUERY_PORT) and click Add This Address To Favorites.

Open ARK and click Join ARK.

In the bottom left corner under the filters, change the session filter to Favorites.

Press refresh, and then you should see your server and be able to join.

Open ARK and click Join ARK.

In the bottom left corner under the filters, change the session filter to unofficial and make sure to enable “show password protected servers” if your server is password protected.

Then at the top enter your name and select your map and wait till your server shows up this can take 5-10 minutes.

If it doesn’t show click refresh and wait again it might take a bit for it to show.

Open ARK and select HOST / LOCAL.

Click Single Player.

Once connected press tab to open the console.

In the console type “open address + query port” (IP:QUERY_PORT).