๐Ÿ›ก๏ธBe an administrator on my Nova-Life server

Step-by-step guide to be an administrator on your Nova-Life server (SQLite database, FTP).

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On Nova Life, the admin level is stored in a SQLite database. You can grant yourself rights by changing the adminlevel of the player.

Objective

  • Download the server database via FTP.

  • Edit adminlevel for your player (0 to 5).

  • Re-upload the file and restart the server.

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Step-by-step guide

1

Register your character in the database

Log into your server at least once. This creates your player row in the database.

Then shut down the server.

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If you use an FTP client, follow: Access my server files via FTP with FileZilla.

2

Access server files (FTP)

On the dashboard, open the FTP.

Go to Servers NovaLifeServer then download the file life.db :

3

Change your adminlevel

To manually edit the database, download DB Browser from the official site: sqlitebrowser.org/dlarrow-up-right. Make sure to choose the version compatible with your operating system.

Open the file life.db, then go to Browse Data.

Find your player, then the column adminlevel.

Choose a value:

  • 0 : normal player

  • 1 to 4 : partial access (depending on the server)

  • 5 : maximum admin

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Save the database with CTRL S (or File > Write Changes).

4

Re-upload the database to the server

Return to the FTP explorer.

Upload the modified file to the same location (replace) by dragging it onto the interface:

5

Restart the server and open the admin menu

Restart your server to apply the change.

In-game, use F5 to open the administrator menu.

Common issues

I'm not in the database (I can't find myself)

Log into the game at least once. Then re-download the database and check again.

After upload, nothing changes in-game

  • You did not replace the correct file.

  • The server was not restarted.

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