Arkon is a Discord bot that connects to your Ark: Survival Evolved (ASE) and Ark: Survival Ascended (ASA) game servers. From Discord you can run server commands, show live player counts, relay chat, run an in-game shop and keep cheaters out, with a free tier and a Premium tier.
Arkon works with both ASE and ASA. However, ASE on Nitrado is NOT supported.
Choose the row that sounds like you. Each link is the first page to open.
| I am a... |
What I want |
Start here |
| Server owner |
Add Arkon and connect my Ark server |
Getting Started |
| Moderator |
Ban people, watch for cheaters, run commands |
Moderation |
| Player |
Link my character, earn and spend currency |
Player Guide |
Stuck on a word like "RCON" or "cluster"? Open the Glossary. Something broken? Open the FAQ and Troubleshooting.
Do the steps in this order. Everything after step 3 is optional, so add only what you want.
graph TD
A["1. Invite Arkon<br/>and set Admin and Mod roles"] --> B["2. Turn on RCON<br/>on your game server"]
B --> C["3. Connect your server<br/>with /setup"]
C --> D["4. Status channel<br/>live player count"]
D --> E["5. Player registration<br/>players link their character"]
E --> F["6. Optional features<br/>shop, chat relay, logs, security"]
F --> G["7. Optional ArkView<br/>map tools and anti-cheat"]
- Getting Started: invite the bot and set your Admin and Mod roles.
- Turn On RCON: RCON is the remote-control connection Arkon uses to talk to your server. Find your RCON IP, port and password.
- Getting Started: connect your first server.
- Status Channel: show your servers live in Discord.
- Player Registration: let players link their Discord account to their character.
- Pick any feature from the map below.
- ArkView: the free plugin that unlocks the map and anti-cheat tools.
Legend: 🔹 = needs ArkView | 🔸 = Xbox / Microsoft Store ASE only
| Guide |
What it does |
| Getting Started |
Invite Arkon, set Admin and Mod roles, connect your first server and run the +checklist. Stuck on RCON details? Type +rconhelp for host-by-host help. |
| Turn On RCON |
Find the RCON address, port and password for your host, and fix connection errors with the built-in troubleshooting guide. |
| Server Settings |
Use the server menu, set up clusters and change general settings, set the alert channel and enable the in-game rename command. |
| Status Channel |
A live server status message and player count graphs. |
| Playtime Roles and Welcome Messages |
Track playtime, give roles for hours played and greet new players and share your Discord invite in game. |
¶ Players, shop and rewards
| Guide |
What it does |
| Player Registration |
Players link Discord to their in-game character with +register. |
| In-Game Commands |
Kits, payday rewards, the imstuck care package, player votes (day, night, dino wipe, cleanup), rename and mytames, typed in game chat. |
| Rshop |
An automated shop where players spend currency on in-game items. |
| Lootboxes |
Players pay to roll a random item that is sent into the game. |
| Stats and Leaderboards |
Player stat cards and leaderboards. |
¶ Chat, logs and tribes
| Guide |
What it does |
| Chat and Logs |
Game chat in Discord, kill feed, join logs, time zone setting and who-was-online lookups. |
| Tribe Logs |
Tribe logs in Discord and private tribe log threads 🔹. |
| Guide |
What it does |
| Moderation |
Bans, temp bans, tribe warnings and notes, ban sync and the watchlist. |
| Server Control |
Run RCON commands, schedule them, restart with countdowns, send items in bulk and see what schedules post. |
| Security |
RDP dupe protection, imposter protection and a character name blacklist and a list of forbidden admin commands. |
| Guide |
What it does |
| ArkView Setup |
Install the free plugin that lets Arkon read your save. |
| ArkView on Nitrado |
Advanced setup for Nitrado ASA servers. |
| Map Tools 🔹 |
Hunt wild dinos, find lost tames and structures, and draw heatmaps. |
| Anti-Cheat 🔹 |
Catch tame dupes, mass breeding, foreign tames, uncryo abuse, inactive tribes and tame limit warnings. |
¶ Xbox and Premium
| Guide |
What it does |
| Xbox and Microsoft Store Features 🔸 |
Host Gamertag friends, auto-friend, alt account detection and Xbox messages (including the Xbox DM button on player stats). |
| Free vs Premium |
What every server gets free, what Premium adds, and the messages Arkon posts when limits are hit. |
¶ Minigames and economy
| Guide |
What it does |
| Minigames |
Every game Arkon can run in your Discord and how they pay out. |
| Server Economy |
Your server's own currency: balances, payday, command costs, inactivity decay and the swear jar. |
| Casino |
Nine betting games with memberships, bet limits and payouts. |
| Dino Collector |
Catch, collect, trade and sell ARK-style dinos. |
| Fishing |
Catch fish, sell the catch and upgrade gear. |
| Bird Hunting |
Shoot birds when they fly into a channel. |
| Miner |
Mine rocks together and upgrade your pickaxe. |
| Pupper |
A dog that wanders into chat and hands out credits. |
| Trivia |
Quiz games with dozens of built-in lists. |
| Guide |
What it does |
| LevelUp |
XP and levels for chatting and voice, role rewards, profiles and leaderboards. |
| Tickets |
Support tickets members open with a button. |
| Idea Board |
A suggestion box with voting and optional anonymity. |
| Crafter |
Look up what any ARK item costs to craft. |
| Xbox Lookup |
Look up Xbox profiles, friends, games and screenshots. |
| Bot Profile |
Give Arkon its own avatar, banner and bio in your server. |
| More Discord Tools |
Translation, contests, an AI chatbot, custom commands and Discord moderation basics. |