Arkon is the all-in-one Discord bot for self-hosting Ark, built to manage your Ark: Survival Evolved (ASE) and Ark: Survival Ascended (ASA) game servers from Discord. Run RCON commands, sync cross-chat, track players, automate an in-game shop, and much more. Free and Premium tiers, full ASE and ASA crossplay support (ASE on Nitrado is not supported).
Arkon works with both ASE and ASA. However, ASE on Nitrado is NOT supported.
| I am a... |
Start here |
| Server Owner |
Setup Guide - Connect your first server with the /setup wizard in ~10 minutes |
| Player |
Player Guide - Link your character and use the shop |
Check out Arkon's available Premium Features and the perks that come with it.
| Feature |
Description |
| Cross-Chat |
Sync in-game chat to Discord and between servers in a cluster. |
| Scheduled Commands |
Automate RCON commands to run at specific times. |
| Live Server Status |
Live updating embed showing player counts and visual graph. |
| Ban Sync |
Synchronize bans across all your servers automatically. |
| Imposter Protection |
Auto-ban anyone who discovers and abuses your admin password. |
| Feature |
Description |
| Shop System |
Fully automated self-checkout RCON shop with quality/BP options. |
| Lootbox System |
Configurable lootboxes with weighted item drops. |
| Economy System |
Virtual economy with minigames and customizable banking. |
| Extended Economy |
Command costs, transfer taxes, auto-paydays, and bank event logging. |
| Role Discounts |
Give specific roles permanent shop discounts. |
| Daily Discounts |
Set rotating discounts for each day of the week. |
| Monetization Tools 💰 |
Virtual currency integration with Upgrade.Chat. |
| Feature |
Description |
| Stat Tracking |
Track kills, deaths, dinos tamed, playtime, and more. |
| Player Leaderboards |
Leaderboards for playtime, kills, tribes, and tames. |
| Kill Feed |
Announce player kills in chat with shame for bob-killers. |
| Discord Leveling |
Activity tracking with leaderboards, profiles, stars, and prestige. |
| Weekly Leaderboards |
Track and announce top Discord contributors weekly. |
| Feature |
Description |
| Hunt Command |
Find wild dinos on the map with coordinates. |
| Find Tame |
Locate lost tames by name, tribe, or imprinter. |
| Territory View |
Visualize tribe-controlled areas on the map. |
| Structure Finder |
Find specific structures (turrets, generators, etc.) on a map. |
| Player Timeline |
View a player's join/leave history over a time period. |
| Lookback |
Find where a player was during a specific time window. |
| Who Was On |
List everyone online at a specific moment. |
| Feature |
Description |
| Foreign Tame Detection |
🔹 Detect tames transferred from unauthorized servers. |
| Mass Breed Detection |
🔹 Find clusters of dinos left breeding to catch laggers. |
| Tame Stat Check |
🔹 Find tames that hit specific stat thresholds. |
| Uncryo Limits |
🔹 Limit how many uncryoed tames a tribe can have. |
| Watchlist |
Get alerts when suspicious players join or leave. |
| Poll Vote Filtering |
Verify poll voters have actually played on the cluster. |
| Xbox Alt Detection |
🔸⚡ Detect alternate Xbox accounts. |
| Feature |
Description |
| Private Tribelogs |
🔹 Player-claimable tribelogs in their own Discord thread. |
| Tribelog Alerts |
🔹 Send alerts for specific tribe log events. |
| Starter Kits |
Provide one-time starter kits for new players. |
| Payday System |
Reward players with items/currency at set intervals. |
| Im Stuck Command |
Give stuck players a care package to respawn. |
| Playtime Role Ranks |
Automatically assign roles based on player playtime. |
| Feature |
Description |
| Suggestion System |
Players submit ideas, vote with upvote/downvote, discuss in threads. |
| Anonymous Suggestions |
Allow submissions without revealing the author. |
| Suggestion Moderation |
Approve, reject, or mark suggestions as implemented. |
| Level-Gated Suggestions |
Require a minimum Discord level to submit ideas. |
| Star System |
Let members give stars to thank helpful community members. |
| Feature |
Description |
| Host GT Friend Management |
Manage host gamertag friends list automatically. |
| Xbox DM Tools |
Send Xbox messages via host Gamertag. |
| Autofriend System |
⚡ Automatically add/remove friends based on activity. |
| Xbox Profile Tools |
Fetch Xbox profiles, gamerscore, and friend lists. |
Legend: ⚡ = Premium feature | 🔹 = Requires ArkViewer | 🔸 = Xbox/Crossplay only