Tagged “admin”
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How to Restore a Valheim World From a Backup
Roll a Valheim server world back safely: stop the server, keep the broken copy, swap the .db and .fwl pair, and verify before letting players in.
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How to Reduce Lag on a Valheim Dedicated Server
Tell network lag from server-side stutter on a Valheim server, then fix the real cause — CPU, memory, build density, mods or routing.
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What to Do When Your Valheim Server Keeps Crashing
Diagnose a crashing Valheim dedicated server: read the right logs, rule out memory and disk, isolate mods, and protect the world while you work.
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How to Update a Valheim Server Without Breaking Mods
A safe update order for a modded Valheim server: back up, check mod compatibility first, patch with SteamCMD, restore BepInEx, then test-join.
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How Valheim's Console Commands Work on a Server
How the Valheim console works, the difference between admin commands and devcommands, and how to get the authoritative command list for your build.
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How to Kick and Ban Players on a Valheim Server
Kick or ban someone from your Valheim server using console commands or bannedlist.txt, plus how to unban and what neither of them can undo.
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Essential Valheim Admin Commands and Automated Backups
Set up server admins, use the key console commands to manage players, and automate Valheim world backups so a crash never loses progress.
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How to Whitelist Players on a Valheim Server
Use permittedlist.txt to lock a Valheim server to an approved group, find each player's SteamID64, and avoid locking out your own friends.
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How to Change a Valheim Server's Name and Password
Change your Valheim server's display name or join password safely, including the rule that stops the server starting and what breaks for players.
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Valheim Server Configuration: Every Setting That Matters
How a Valheim dedicated server is configured — launch arguments, permission list files, world modifiers — and where each setting really lives.
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Run a Valheim Server as a systemd Service
A systemd unit for your Valheim server: start on boot, restart on crash, clean shutdown so the world saves, and logs you can actually read.