Ark Manager

Run your ARK server, without the yak-shaving.

Ark Manager is a free Windows app for ARK: Survival Evolved (ASE) and ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) dedicated servers. Multi-server, multi-machine, add-ons, INI merge pipeline, optional AI helper.

Download latest .zip Install guide Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit.
ASE

ARK: Survival Evolved

Classic dedicated servers, ArkApi plugins, INI packs, the full manager for Evolved.

ASA

ARK: Survival Ascended

Ascended dedicated servers, mods, and the same Ark Manager workflow on the new engine.

Multiple servers, one view

Switch between maps and boxes with one dropdown. One Start button, no .bat soup.

Multiple PCs on your LAN

Add remote rigs by LAN IP. A small agent runs there; Ark Manager drives Start / Stop / RCON / backups.

Game.ini without pain

Edit additions files; Ark Manager rebuilds the live INIs on every start. No more wiped changes.

Community add-ons

Share a plugin or INI pack. It goes to a review queue. Approved ones show up for every other install.

Optional AI helper

Flex AI edits INIs and walks you through pairing PCs over a local HTTP API.

Signed updates

Checks this site once a day. Downloads are SHA-256 verified. Your configs stay put.

Install

  1. Click Download latest .zip.
  2. Unzip it anywhere (not inside Program Files).
  3. Right-click INSTALL.bat → Run as administrator.
  4. Launch Ark Manager from the Desktop shortcut.

See Releases for version notes and older zips.

What's new

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Learn-relay is on by default

New installs share a tiny shape-only lesson log once a week (what Flex tried, not the content). No INIs, no saves, no passwords, no Steam IDs. Untick it in Settings → Flex Learning Relay any time. Full list: Privacy.