The global banlist is an optional, community-run list of confirmed cheaters. Bans you issue stay local unless submitted and accepted by Asphyxia’s moderation team — once accepted, that player cannot join any server enforcing the list.
This page is where you control the list for your server. How enforcement works is on Global banlist.
Turning it on and off
Find the switch
One switch per server, on by default.
Toggle it
With it off, your server downloads and enforces nothing from the list. Your own bans are unaffected either way. No restart needed.
What is on the list
Only reviewed bans. The table shows each entry with the player’s name, the reason and when it was added. Search to check whether a specific player is listed.
Excluding a ban
To use the list but ignore one entry, exclude that ban for your server.
Excluded bans are filtered out before the list reaches your server, so that player can connect normally while every other server still keeps them out.
Exclusions are per-server and take effect within a few minutes, without a restart.
Checking someone before they join
To check a player who has never connected, use Discord Lookup. It reports global ban status alongside their Discord profile and any local record.
Whether to use it
Most servers should. You gain protection from cheaters other servers caught first, and in exchange those bans are judged by Asphyxia’s moderators rather than by you, with per-ban exclusions available.
If your community is small and closed, or you prefer to make every decision yourself, turning it off is reasonable. Your own detections and bans work the same either way.