Cobalt Essentials Overview

Cobalt Essentials (CE) is the most widely used server-side admin and moderation plugin for BeamMP. It provides a full suite of tools for managing players, enforcing rules, and extending your server’s functionality - all from an in-game GUI or via chat commands.

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Cobalt Essentials is available in one click via the Mod Installer on every Vyper Hosting BeamMP plan - no manual setup required. Get a BeamMP server on our website.

Install in one click

Cobalt Essentials is available in the Mods tab under Server. You don’t need to download or upload anything manually. See Installation.

What Cobalt Essentials Provides

Cobalt Essentials is made up of two components, the core plugin and an optional interface:

• CE Core - the server-side Lua plugin that handles the permissions system, chat commands, extensions, and player database. This is what you install first.
• CE Interface - a separate client-side GUI (built with Dear ImGui) that gives admins an in-game panel for player management, moderation, teleportation, weather/gravity controls, and race management. Requires CE Core v1.7.6+.

Core features:

• Role-based permissions - assign Owner, Admin, Moderator, Whitelisted, or Guest roles to players with granular control over what each role can do.
• Chat commands - a full set of / commands usable by admins in-game.
• Extensions - an add-on system for extra features like race management, car restrictions, chat filters, and more.
• Whitelist mode - lock your server to approved players only.
• Persistent database - player roles and data survive server restarts.

Guides in This Section

Installation Install CE from the Mod Installer or manually via SFTP.

Commands Full reference for all CE chat and console commands.

Permissions Set up roles and assign players to owner, admin, moderator, and whitelist.

Extensions Extend CE with extra plugins for racing, chat filtering, economy, and more.