How to Kick, Ban, and Unban Players on your Insurgency Standalone Server Print

This guide will help you on how to Kick, Ban, and Unban Players on your Insurgency Standalone Server.

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Running your own Insurgency standalone server gives you full control over the gameplay experience, including how you manage your player community. Whether you’re dealing with disruptive behavior, enforcing fair play, or simply keeping things organized, knowing how to kick, ban, and unban players is an essential part of server administration. In this guide, we’ll walk through the basics of each command, explain when to use them, and show you how to keep your server environment fun and respectful for everyone. By the end, you’ll feel confident in handling player management smoothly, whether it’s a quick kick for rule-breaking, a ban for repeated offenses, or an unban when someone deserves a second chance.

How to Kick, Ban, and Unban Players on your Insurgency Standalone Server

1. Log in to your Game Control Panel and navigate to your service.

2. Before making any modifications, stop the server from running by clicking the Stop button.

3. Navigate to the File Manager Tab.

4. On the File Manager, look for ..\insurgency\cfg and create the following files by following the GIF below:

banned_ip.cfg
banned_user.cfg

5. Next is navigate to the Configuration Files Tab.

6. On the Configuration Files tab, look for server.cfg and click the Config Editor.

7. Now add these commands to the text file that pops up:

8. You have set up your server to accept kick, ban, and unban commands.

Continue reading to learn how to use these commands.

 

 

 

 

To use the commands on players, you would first need to discover each of the players' SteamIDs or IPs. To do that, you can either use the Server web console or the in-game console.

 

 

1. To use the server console, go to the Web Console section of your server:

 

 

2.  Type in your Rcon password and press Enter. Then type in "status", and it should show the following lines, showing information about the server and the players connected:

 

 

 

3. If you choose the in-game console, once you're connected to the server, press the (`) on your keyboard. Type in and rcon_password <your rcon password> then press Enter. Then type in status once again, and it should show the following lines, showing information about the server and the players connected:

 

 

 

4. Take note of the players' IP address or SteamID, following format: STEAM_x:x:xxxxxxxx, where “x” stands for numbers.

 

 

• Kicking:
  kick <name>
kickid <id>

  Explanation:
 <name> is the user name
 <id> is SteamID and have following format: STEAM_x:x:xxxxxxxx where “x” stands for number
 
 Examples:
 kick arc
 kickid STEAM_0:0:12345678

• Adding/removing banned users/ips through console (works also via RCON):
  Adding/removing IP:

  addip <time> <ip>
  removeip <ip>

  Explanation: 
  <time> How many MINUTES will be IP-banned, 0 = permanent ban
 <ip> stands for the numeric IPv4 address of the user (example: 1.2.3.4)
  removeip does not need the <time> parameter

  Examples: 
  addip 0 10.10.10.11
  removeip 1.2.3.4

 

• Adding/removing steamID:
  banid <time> <id>
removeid <id>
  
  Explanation:
  <time> How many MINUTES will be IP-banned, 0 = permanent ban
  <id> is SteamID and have following format: STEAM_x:x:xxxxxxxx where “x” stands for number
  
  Examples:
  banid 0 STEAM_0:0:12345678
removeid STEAM_0:0:87654321
  
  
• To write banned IPs/IDs to a file, type this command into the console, depending on what you’ve banned:
  
  writeid
writeip

 

• To view banned IDs or IPs through the console, use those respective commands:
  
  listid
listip

 Explanation:
 listid - will show you how many IDs are banned, exact IDs, and for how long
 listip - will show you how many IPs are banned, exact IPs, and for how long

 

 

 

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