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Valheim Dedicated Server Manual

This document provides instructions for setting up and running a dedicated Valheim server. It explains that setting up a server requires configuring port forwarding on your router. The guide then outlines how to download, install, and run the dedicated server software from Steam. It describes editing the server configuration file to set options like the server name, port, and world. It also explains how to stop the server properly using CTRL+C and how to administrate the server by editing permission text files to set admins, bans, and permitted players.

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Valheim Dedicated Server Manual

This document provides instructions for setting up and running a dedicated Valheim server. It explains that setting up a server requires configuring port forwarding on your router. The guide then outlines how to download, install, and run the dedicated server software from Steam. It describes editing the server configuration file to set options like the server name, port, and world. It also explains how to stop the server properly using CTRL+C and how to administrate the server by editing permission text files to set admins, bans, and permitted players.

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“Valheim Dedicated Server” Instruction Manual

Running a dedicated server is a great way to provide a persistent world in which you and
your friends can play anytime. Setting up a dedicated server requires some cursory scripting
knowledge and, more importantly, knowing how to set up your router to allow data to be sent
to and from the server and its connected clients.

This guide will help you script the server application but due to the multitude of router and
modem types in use today, and differing internet connection setups, we can’t provide any
detailed instructions on how to configure your router. Please refer to your router manual or
ISP.

Downloading the Dedicated Server program from Steam


1. In the Steam Library, click the top left dropdown menu and make sure the
‘Tools’-checkbox is filled.
2. Scroll down to ‘Valheim Dedicated Server’ and click ‘Install’.

Running the Dedicated Server


Before running the Server, you have to manually enter some relevant information in the
‘start_headless_server.bat’-file (Linux: ‘start_server.sh’). We recommend that you backup
this file before making any changes to it (and please be aware that this file will reset when
updating it in Steam, requiring you to re-enter your information).

PLEASE NOTE: The most important thing is to make sure that the Server uses a Port
Range that has access to the Internet. This is done by ‘Port Forwarding’, please refer
to your Router manual for details on how to do this. The default Port Range that the Server
uses is 2456-2458.

1. Navigate to the installation folder. To find the installation folder, right-click the
‘Valheim Dedicated Server’-entry in your Steam Library and choose ‘Manage/Browse
local files’.
2. Right-click ‘start_headless_server.bat’ and choose ‘Edit’ to open the file in Notepad
(Linux: open a terminal in the server directory and run the bash script:
"./start_server.sh").
3. The following properties are the ones we are interested in, they are all located on line
7 which starts with the text ​‘start valheim_server…​’.
-name “My server” Enter the name of your server that will be visible
in the Server list.

-port 2456 Choose the Port which you want the server to
communicate with. Please note that this has to
correspond with the Port Forwarding settings on
your Router.
-world “Dedicated” A World with the name entered will be created.
You may also choose an already existing World
by entering its name.
-password “Secret” Sets the password. Leave empty to run an open
server without a password.

-savedir [PATH] Overrides the default save path where Worlds


and permission-files are stored.

Default path
WINDOWS:
“../%USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/
IronGate/Valheim”
LINUX:
“​~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim​”
4. Once you’re done setting up (don’t forget to save the file) you can start the Server
either by launching it directly in Windows or via Steam. If you get a Windows
Firewall-popup please fill all checkboxes to allow the Server to communicate with the
Internet.
5. When the Server program shows the message ‘​Game server connected​’ the
Server is up and running, ready to accept connections.

Stopping the Dedicated Server


1. When you wish to stop running the server, ​it is important that you close it by
pressing CTRL+C in the Command-window​. If you close it by clicking the X in the
window frame the Server may keep running in the background, we don’t really know!

Administrating the Server and setting permissions


You can edit three separate text-files to set 1) who has admin privileges, 2) who is banned
from your server, and 3) who is permitted on your server.

These three files, located in the default save path, are called ‘adminlist.txt’, bannedlist.txt’,
and permittedlist.txt’. Add Steam IDs (one per line) to set desired roles.

Please note that adding a person on the permitted list will ban everyone else from the
server.

In-Game: Admin console commands (​F5​ to bring down console)


Kick PLAYERNAME Kicks a player from the Server.

Ban PLAYERNAME Bans a player from the Server.

Unban PLAYERNAME Unbans a player.

Banned Lists all banned players.

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