Arkon is your all-in-one tool for self-hosting Ark: a Discord bot that helps you manage your Ark: Survival Evolved (ASE) and Ark: Survival Ascended (ASA) game servers, featuring cross-chat, player tracking, an automated shop, and much more.
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