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Becoming an administrator on your Nova-Life server

This guide walks you through granting yourself administrator permissions on your Nova-Life: Amboise server hosted at YorkHost. The procedure involves editing the server's SQLite database directly.

Prerequisites​

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • An active Nova-Life: Amboise server at YorkHost
  • Your FTP credentials (available in your YorkHost client area)
  • An FTP client installed (FileZilla, WinSCP, Cyberduck)
  • DB Browser for SQLite installed on your computer — Free download
Important

You must connect to the server in-game at least once so that your player profile is created in the database. Otherwise, you will not appear in the player list.

Step 1 — Connect to the server once​

  1. Launch Nova-Life: Amboise from Steam
  2. Join your server via the server browser or its direct IP
  3. Create your character by following the in-game steps
  4. Once in-game, you can disconnect

This step generates your player entry in the server's SQLite database, which is required for the next steps.

Step 2 — Download the database via FTP​

Get your FTP credentials​

  1. Log in to your YorkHost client area
  2. Open your Nova-Life service
  3. Open the FTP access or SFTP tab (host, port, username, password are displayed)

Connect and download​

  1. Open your FTP client (FileZilla, for example)
  2. Enter the connection details:
    • Host: address provided by YorkHost
    • Port: usually 21 (FTP) or 2022 (SFTP)
    • Username: your FTP username
    • Password: your FTP password
  3. Connect to the server
  4. Navigate to your Nova-Life server folder
  5. Locate the database file (extension .db, typically named Database.db or similar in Servers/<server_name>/)
  6. Download this file to your computer
Tip

Make a backup copy of the .db file before any modification. You can restore it if anything goes wrong.

Step 3 — Edit your admin level with DB Browser​

  1. Open DB Browser for SQLite
  2. Click Open Database
  3. Select the .db file you just downloaded
  4. Go to the Browse Data tab
  5. In the Table dropdown, select the table containing players (usually Users, Players or Characters)
  6. Find your row (use your username or Steam ID to identify yourself)
  7. Locate the adminlevel column
  8. Double-click on the value in this column for your player
  9. Enter the desired value:
LevelPermissions
0Standard player (no admin rights)
1Basic moderator
2Advanced moderator
3Administrator
4Senior administrator
5Full administrator (recommended for the owner)
  1. Confirm the change
  2. Click File > Save (or Ctrl+S) to apply the change to the database
Warning

If you do not save explicitly, the changes will not be written to the .db file.

Step 4 — Re-upload the file and restart​

Upload via FTP​

  1. Go back to your FTP client
  2. Navigate to the original folder of the .db file
  3. Upload the modified file, overwriting the old one
  4. Verify the transfer completed correctly (file size, modification date)

Restart the server​

  1. Log in to your YorkHost panel (Pterodactyl or other)
  2. Select your Nova-Life server
  3. Click Restart (or Stop then Start for a full shutdown)
  4. Wait for the server to come back online

Step 5 — Use the administrator menu in-game​

  1. Reconnect to your server in-game
  2. Once in-game, several options are available:
ActionKey / Command
Open the administrator menuF5
Toggle admin service mode/sa or the ² key (above Tab)
Open the admin menu via command/admin
Show help/help

Admin service mode makes you invincible and grants real-time access to all moderation features.

Essential administrator commands​

Server management​

CommandDescription
/announce <message>Broadcast an announcement to all players
/anno <message>Alias for /announce
/saveForce a server save
/perfDisplay server performance
/setadminChange the rank of a nearby moderator

Time and weather​

CommandDescription
/daySwitch to daytime
/nightSwitch to nighttime
/timeset <hour>Set the time (example: /timeset 14,5 for 2:30 PM)
/w <type>Change the weather (clear, cloudy, lightrain, rain, storm, foggy)

Player management​

CommandDescription
/give <ID> <quantity>Give an item to a player
/clearinvEmpty your inventory
/editjobChange a player's job
/vSpawn a vehicle

Events​

CommandDescription
/starteventStart an event
/stopeventStop the current event
/seteventpositionSet the event's position
/eventJoin the active event

Economy and environment​

CommandDescription
/setfuel <price>Set the fuel price (example: /setfuel 1,56)
/ticketsOpen the player ticket interface

Troubleshooting​

I can't find my player in the database​

Make sure you connected at least once in-game with your character. Without a prior connection, no entry is created. Connect, create your character, disconnect, then re-download the .db file to get the latest version.

Changes are not applied after a restart​

Three possible causes:

  1. The .db file was not saved properly in DB Browser (Ctrl+S is required)
  2. The FTP upload failed (check the modification date on the server)
  3. The server overwrote your file with an automatic save. Solution: fully stop the server before editing the .db, then upload and restart.

The F5 menu does not open in-game​

Check your adminlevel value in the database. A value of 0 grants no rights. Repeat the procedure from step 3 and set the value to 5.

I don't have FTP access​

Contact YorkHost support to recover or reset your FTP credentials.

Support​

If you run into any trouble, our team is available to help:

We handle tickets 7 days a week, as quickly as possible.