dedicated-server

[vast crag]

...That's what I'm asking about.

If you don't know, there's no need to reply haha. I'm specifically asking about what is broken - ie: Why is only one .db file showing up, and not being backed up?

Has anyone seen this before?

[wheat heath]

anything special to do if I am trying to join with an invite code? it said failed to connect and I dont know why and I didn't even get to the spot where i need to enter the password EDIT I figured it out ( I was a bit dense and forgot my high skill char was on PTB version so just rolled back backups to join live server)

[dapper grail]

does anyone here know about the better networking valheim mod ?

if so, does it actually help with server stability?
where does one have to install it?, client/server or both ?

[knotty oracle]

The guys in #mods-discussion might have an idea.

[dapper grail]

aight thanks

[frozen current]

guys where does the dedicated server save the world

[barren sigil]

mb

[frozen current]

I don't have an irongate folder in locallow

[barren sigil]

Default location is C:\Users\User\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds

If i remember correctly

[proven niche]

That's right. The worlds folder there is for cloud saves and there would be a worlds_local folder alongside it for local saves.

[heady depot]

Hi there, I got an issue with the dedicated server. Currenly the world progress is at Yagluth down, but if we get raids we only get Eikthir. Any ideas what the problem could be?

[knotty oracle]

Are you on world based raids or player based raids?

[heady depot]

there is a difference?

my understanding was, that it is world progress based

[knotty oracle]

Absolutely, world based raids depend on what the conditions are in the world, player-based raids depend on what the character that triggered the raid has experienced.

[heady depot]

How can i check?

[barren sigil]

Where can i find more about this? Never knew about player based raids

[heady depot]

The pdf to the docker server isn helping very much either 😄

[barren sigil]

Thought it was progression based, defeated the boss; you get raids from that biome type monsters etc

[knotty oracle]

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Events

[heady depot]

I know the page.

We are only getting "Eikthyr rallies the creatures of the forest." allthough all other bosses are dead, and the trophies are placed

[proven niche]

If you have access to devcommands and the F5 console, you can use the command "listkeys" to verify that the boss deaths are properly recorded for the world.

[heady depot]

just a sec, firing up the game

[proven niche]

Type in "devcommands" to open those up.

[heady depot]

Still nada

[proven niche]

I don't know why you're getting that. Maybe try typing in "debugmode".

[heady depot]

Not valid in context

[knotty oracle]

It's a dedicated server so presumably that won't work.

[proven niche]

I thought it was working for me on my servers. Lemme go check. BRB

Lots of mods loading up, it'l ltake a min...

[knotty oracle]

Server Devcommands would be the one to look for.

[proven niche]

This what I get while logged onto my dedicated server...

[heady depot]

Interesting

[proven niche]

I've been getting those "Chill Wind from the Mountains" raids there, too. The raid with all the drakes.

[heady depot]

Could the transfer from local game to server be the issue? What are u running your server with?

[proven niche]

IIRC, a while back I moved this world over to the server. The server runs on a Linux host without container or SteamCMD.

[heady depot]

The rest works fine just the raids are messed uo

[proven niche]

I'm pretty sure those keys are saved in the world's .fwl file. So if you transfer the world with it's matched file pair properly selected, the keys would go with it.

Does your "setkey xxxxx" command work on your server?

[heady depot]

Have to check

[proven niche]

You could type in "help" and see if those commands are listed.

I don't know why that's happening. I didn't do anything special to access those commands. Not that I recall, anyway.

[heady depot]

I know

[proven niche]

And my server and game are on the current release. Not the PTB or anything special.

[heady depot]

oh

the fwl looks broken

[proven niche]

It's a hex file so it'll look wierd if you edit it with Notepad.

Nope. That's wierd all right.

[heady depot]

Would explain certain things

[proven niche]

Time for a backup restore.

[heady depot]

haven't one that far back.. hmm what happens if i just kill the fwl file

lets find out

[proven niche]

Dunno. Probably a terrain disaster.

[heady depot]

Just the fwl?

[proven niche]

Really dunno.

If you have some buildings you want to save, you could probably do that with PlanBuild mod.

[heady depot]

Ok Stupid Idea... lul

[hollow dagger]

@proven niche Would you recommend running a dedicated valheim server on a raspberry pi?

Damn your macro game got rusty 😄

[proven niche]

I don't know if I'd 'recommend' it. But I'm pretty sure you could get it to work at least for a while and for a few people in a non-complicated world. Think of it as a good project that you could put a lot of enjoyable work into and having an 80% chance of some degree of success. 🙂

[hollow dagger]

So I did

And it works pretty well, especially after a hefty 25% overclock

However I have a problem and I need help 😄

[proven niche]

I think you can get a heat fan for that Pi, if you want.

[hollow dagger]

Actually I used a nvme radiator I had lying around and passively it can run stresstest for an hour <80°C passively which is impressive ^^

It runs at 2GHz at 1V core

[proven niche]

Indeed!

[hollow dagger]

I used sysbench with 4 threads. It has been running for 17h so far no problem

Except when sailing to new places

Where I get a pretty nasty desyncs, and I thing it's the biomes loading, and since CPU doesn't reach 100% on any core I was wondering if someone would guess where the bottleneck could be comming from

[proven niche]

Either networking or maybe disk storage. You got it talking to a fast SSD? Is it cabled up and not on Wifi?

[hollow dagger]

My internet is great, 1GB ethernet on a fiber line. But the storage is a sdcard. It's high end A2 but definitely not an ssd. But I don't know how to benchmark storage for a case like this

[proven niche]

I don't know either. You've gotta face that sooner or later it's just gonna be beating it's head on the cieling and flogging it won't help any. It's the one with 8GB RAM, right? How much RAM is actually available to Valheim, I wonder?

[hollow dagger]

4GB model but it doesn't go above 2GB ram. I read old post where there definitely were memory leaks. I'm running the server in docker. From what I read on docker'doc it's supposed to have zero limit on hardware utilisation by default

18hours uptime and 2.11GB part of which can be freed I think

Unless there's a ram limitation somewhere I'm not aware of

[proven niche]

The 2.11GB doesn't sound like nearly enough for the Valheim dedicated server. Might be just me, though...

Probably got a busy swapfile. If it has one at all...

[hollow dagger]

it has a 200MB swap but I've seen it used only once

I kept it default as the raspberry lite config

[proven niche]

Ok, I'm amazed now. 😄

That's a LOT more efficient than I would have thought.

[hollow dagger]

But I have to say we only beat bonemass so most likely the ram usage will increase with time

[proven niche]

Yeah, but you knew you were on borrowed time with the project from the git go, right. I'd say you've already created a bit of a miracle.

[hollow dagger]

I honestly don't understand how it can run this good. The only downside is the initial load time and the biome generation, otherwise the experience with 4 players is pretty much flawless

[proven niche]

Yep. You should go buy a Lotto ticket. 😄

[hollow dagger]

Yeah I'm not sure I checked on other overclock and apparently I have an older less capable revision and even with that some people had tighter settings 😄

[proven niche]

Keep a garden hose handy. 😛

[hollow dagger]

But on the dedicated server side of things there are definitely problems. For example the world loading seems pretty badly multithreaded

[proven niche]

I've seen that, too. I think that's just the way it's designed.

[hollow dagger]

I'm running this on a loop 😄

It ran hotter earlier it's 20° ambiant right now, And I wonder how it'll fare in late july

[proven niche]

Can you relocate it to the stove top? You can use the exhaust fan there with it. And with a little work it could double as your toaster. 😄

[hollow dagger]

Well depends on the size of the toast

the radiator is 22mm x 22mm. Might take a while ^^

I'll try to run the server outside of docker, and probably look into overclocking the GPU aswell as I read it is also responsible for the low latency cache of the pi

[proven niche]

Way above my pay grade but sounds logical.

[hollow dagger]

It's super easy honestly, everything is provided by the raspberry in a neat config file

[proven niche]

I gotta run. Wife just got back with the groceries I wanna help with that...

[hollow dagger]

Have a nice day 🙂

[final current]

Is this using an emulator or one of those expensive "Call us for pricing" Unity runtimes, @hollow dagger?

[viral roost]

Hello,
Running a dedicated server on a PC that I have dedicated to running a few small game servers.
The hardware isn't being tested by the game, but we're still experiencing a fair amount of lag.

We're in the Ashlands and mobs are teleporting around.
Is there a log that might show what's going on somewhere?

[oblique walrus]

had the exact same problem, I think it's Ashlands just beign ashlands to be honest...
Everything were running smoothly until we (a group of 8) arrived to Ashlands

[hollow dagger]

No I'm using box64 which is an opensource project

It allows you to run linux 64bit app on arm with pretty impressive efficiency

[echo crystal]

All these azure outages yet somehow Valheim crossplay is still working

[proven niche]

Ashland lag issues seem to be pretty common. I think the biome is just more complex than other biomes and demands more traffic volume between dedicated servers and their players.

Some folks are reporting help with that from the BetterNetworking mod over at thunderstore.io. Others not so much. It all depends on exactly what and where you are experiencing the problem. But it may be worth a try.

Load the mod on your server and also on individual player games as well.

[hollow dagger]

There was a post on reddit 3y ago talking about patching the exe to allow for more bandwidth is this still a thing?

[proven niche]

That patch is included in the BetterNetworking mod I mentioned above. So you don't have to modify it manually and then recompile the file.

[hollow dagger]

Arg I can't use that, Bepinex isn't compatible with box64 yet because of certain libs 😢

[oblique walrus]

I had betternetworking, as long as we were 2 or less it was smooth, 3 started lagging and 4 close to unplayable

[proven niche]

Did you have it on both the server and the players?

[hollow dagger]

They really should work on a better dedicated server, it's a core aspect of the game

[proven niche]

Just one more opportunity for you to overcome another David and Goliath challenge on your RPi's road to success. 🙏

[hollow dagger]

I'll probably do the patching manually, that should work ^^

But having to patch a server executable is kind of ridiculous to play the game unmodded

[proven niche]

Technically, it's still an "early access" game and was never intended to be an MMORPG. Just a solo survival game with an option for some co-op play. 🙂

[hollow dagger]

it shows ^^ the amount of limits you can overcome on server lags is a bit dumb.

[proven niche]

True that. And I too hope they're working on it.

[hollow dagger]

I was contemplating coding my own server at one point ^^

[proven niche]

Now there's a challenge! 😄

[oblique walrus]

Yes created a modpack for them all that they needed to have to even connect

But however we have playef through it now so i dont really need any help with it

Probably put valheim on the shelf until deep north

[frozen current]

I don't have an irongate folder in localLow

[proven niche]

@barren sigil is right about the default location of the IronGate folder. Are you trying to find it for your game or for a dedicated server? And are you looking on the PC that the server or game is running on? Also, in the path, the 2nd "User" must be your own login ID name. And make sure your File Manager is set to show 'hidden' files.

[frozen current]

Yeah 100% lemme check again

Ahhh found it now

Thanks

For some reason there's a bunch of files called 'georgeshouse' is this normal?

Is it possible I played this game many years ago with someone called George? I don't think so.... It's possible

Which files are relevant if I want to backup my world?

[proven niche]

No that's not default stuff. Is it your world name? Is that stuff directly in the IronGate folder or one or another sub-folders? Also, set your File Manager to also show file extentions. So that you know more about that kind of files they are.

[proven niche]

Backups would be a pair of files with your world name and a time and date in the name. There's a .db and a .fwl file for the world pair which must be kept together.

[frozen current]

I see the .fwl in the worlds_local folder but can't find any .db file

[proven niche]

Sort them by Date Modified instead of Name.

[frozen current]

Oh wait found it. It's extension wasn't being displayed

Thank you 🙏

[frozen current]

Guys my server isn't working idk why it keeps disconnecting

Zrpc timeout

[proven niche]

It appears that something is interfering with your server's communication with the playfab crossplay network.

If you don't need crossplay to support Xbox users, then remove it. But, you'll then have to have your server's ports forwarded properly in the router that it's connecting to (probably the one in your home, if the server's located locally).

The problem is likely not with your server but something on the comm route or at the other end. If so, you only need to wait and they'll fix it. Hard to tell.

[potent turret]

I am doing a fresh install of a dedicated server on ubuntu server and following the Wiki Dedicated_servers page. But I am getting an error running steamcmd with

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...OK
Waiting for client config...OK
Waiting for user info...OK
ERROR! Failed to set beta 'none'
steam@gameserver4:~$

[potent turret]

I opted to remove the argument and got the install done. Curious though, what is the correct flag to install or remove the beta?

[potent turret]

oy it installed the .17

[proven niche]

To use the PTB you can do “+app_update 896660 -beta public-test -betapassword “yesimadebackups” +exit”

And then to use the current release do “+app_update 896660 -beta public” +exit”

[potent turret]

Ah thanks, the guide has beta none I will give that a try.

[proven niche]

Let me know if that's wrong. So I can update my notes. 🙂

[potent turret]

Well, you can go ahead and put a big red heart next to that note. Worked perfectly.

[proven niche]

Glad to hear it! Thanks! 😄

[potent turret]

Interesting. Put my client back on .19 and the Character I made on .17 is not showing. Guessing that may be a compatibility thing?

[proven niche]

I'm not sure myself. But I think I've seen that before in here. So probably normal to need separate chars there.

[potent turret]

Yea not to worried about it. Probably just stay on .17. We are not liking the reduced spawns and figured we'd go back on the regular track.

[honest linden]

hello, am trying to run a dedicated modded server but i keep getting incombatable ( running r2modman ) i launched both server and the game from r2modman

[knotty oracle]

#mods-issues or #mods-discussion is still the best place.

[full crag]

Hello. Could anyone explain how custom servers work? Im looking to play (again), with my buddy, but we are kinda over the vanilla experience.. Ty.

[proven niche]

Download the Valheim Server Tool from Steam and follow it's .pdf Manual (that comes with it). If you need more info, there's some good Youtube tutorials about Valheim dedicated servers as well as a lot of step by step "How to" articles on-line for it, too.

If you're looking for info on how to 'customize' a dedicated server with mods, you can ask about that in one of the #mods-discussion or #mods-issues channels here.

[full crag]

ty. I was looking, googling, and i found servers like Valhalla, Alfheim, Tyrenheim, etc.. that is what im wondering, how does it work? If i wanna play with a buddy and we join a server like that, is it then like an mmo, or... just the two of us still or what? 🙂

[proven niche]

Individual dedicated servers are for co-op play for a small number of players. Usually from 2 or 3 up to 10 players at once. Most servers advertised in the #1024264966712340510 channel here could have you and your buddy and an unknown number of other players on at the same time. And, of course, you can start your own server just for the 2 of you, if you want.

[full crag]

ye thats what we always did, i start some server and we play just the two of us.. bu i was wondering how do other tihngs work

thosse "big" servers...

[proven niche]

They're called 'dedicated' servers. And they work fine. Separately from your game.

[full crag]

thank you 🙂

[hollow dagger]

What does the server calculate when no player is connected?

[knotty oracle]

Nothing.

[hollow dagger]

It clearly does something since the CPU usage is still quite high. For example I know it still check if a backup is required.

But it must do a lot more

[knotty oracle]

I mean, it'll be still listening for connections.

[hollow dagger]

I get that but look at the activity of a webserver instance like nginx for example, the load on the server is basically zero

Hold on, on windows the server seems much more efficient

[gilded lintel]

Hey guys so how can I check which player killed what boss either through server commands or checking through logs which I don't know where it is

[mild scarab]

how do i identify what the ip/join code is on dedicated server i cant find it anywhere ive asked my provider what the ip should be (didnt work) and im just lost at this point

[final current]

It's hard to get good idle efficiency in Unity, unfortunately. At the moment, much of the server's cycles are waste.

[mellow summit]

I'm currently running a modded server if anyone wants to join, can send the modpack, happy to add more mods and take suggestions on what to change, if you are interested dm me

[quartz mason]

hey fellow vikings

i have a vanilla dedicated val server that i have decided to get going again, but im stuck with the dreaded "incompatible version" .......ive done the uninstall/reinstall on both ends with no luck, im not using any mods, i have valhiem installed on the dedi server via steam CMD , on my PC im running version (0.218.19) , any other ideas?

[hollow dagger]

Are you generating a new world or importing one?

[final current]

if you've decided to get it going again after a while, there's a good chance you were on the public beta branch without realizing it. If you have the server log enabled, search the log for "Valheim version". If it's not *-0.218.19 then you're probably on a branch other than public main.

You can add -beta public to your next +app_update to switch to the main/public branch. Note that worlds created or saved by PTB server builds might use a newer world format than the regular public branch and could potentially be un-loadable in the regular build.

[quartz mason]

so how do i write all this in the CMD?

app_update 896660

then -beta public +app_update

[quartz mason]

i want to start frest new world server

[hollow dagger]

in the steamcmd I assume, so you get the proper dedicated server version

[final current]

-beta public goes after +app_update 896660. It is an argument to the app_update command.
So:

SteamCMD +app_update 896660 -beta public

from your system shell or if you're already in a SteamCMD shell:

app_update 896660 -beta public

assuming you're already using app_update in some fashion to download/update the latest stuff. If you normally include the validate argument, you can keep that at the end after -beta public.

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Downloading_an_App for the docs

[quartz mason]

thank you for that explaination , very greatful !!

[final current]

You're welcome! Let us know if you get it working

[quartz mason]

legend

[quartz mason]

i get soo many errors and warnings when i run the bat file, man i had this thing running perfectly for 2 years , now its an fn nightmare ( not blaming you , its just frustrating) now instead of getting "not compatible version" i get "failed to connect"....so ill guess ill be heading into my router to look over my port forwarding etc

[final current]

Anything of note in the server log, @quartz mason?

[upper vessel]

this might be a better place to ask, can i give admin powers to someone in a dedicated val server? or does it have to be my own server

[opaque shuttle]

I'm a builder looking for active dedicated server. Please invite me.

[final current]

#1024264966712340510 is what you want

[final current]

You can give admin powers to other players. You'll need their User IDs from the logs or as seen in the F2 dialog. See "Administrating the server and setting permissions" in the Valheim Dedicated Server Manual, which can be found in the installed files or in the pinned posts for this Discord channel.

[final current]

I would put a note in #1024264966712340510

[wide cipher]

yes you can. but admin powers only gives the user the right to kick someone

[verbal veldt]

Any one is here using Apex hosting? Or might have other recommendations for EU server hosting. I was using dathost in past. But now server no longer is booting up no matter what

[proven niche]

You could try doing an on-line search for game hosts in your area and see what comes up. Some of them will have reviews that will help you in your choice.

Although, chances are that the server no longer booting may not be the hosting company's fault. Have you been adding mods or switching back and forth between the beta and the release versions, for example?

You should probably put in a support ticket with the hosting company to see what they can find.

[hearty locust]

I would reach out to your current provider and see if they can help you troubleshoot your issue or at least provide you with a fresh server.

[pale robin]

Hello guys i need help i am trying to join my dedicated server and every time it says CONNECTION FAILD any suggestions??

[tranquil thunder]

how do I get mods on a dedicated server? I've tried valheim+, but it just doesnt work tbh

[proven niche]

Is your dedicated server running on a PC on your LAN? Are you using the -crossplay option?

[proven niche]

Ask in the #mods-issues channel.

[woven siren]

hello, I have a friend who is the server admin and he cannot give me an admin on his server how can I do this?

[proven niche]

Do you want admin or devcommands. Two different things.

[woven siren]

I need admin commands to enable creative mode

[proven niche]

Then, you need devcommands not just admin commands. Your friend, the server host, must add your Steam64 ID to the server's adminlist.txt file and restart the server.

Your Steam64 ID is in the server's F2 window when you're playing on the server.
The server's adminlist.txt file is next to the server's worlds and worlds_local folders.

And you must add the ServerDevcommands mod to your game.

[thorny bramble]

Has anyone noticed dedicated server performance issues when you have multiple players and don't sleep in-game for a few days? We had a couple of new folks on last night and after 2-3 days without everyone "going to bed" the server seemed to be lagging/having connection issues. I had everyone log and rebooted the server and it behaved itself after that. I was just wondering if not sleeping and getting the "unloading assets" message might have lead to the performance problems. Could have been a fluke, just curious if anyone has seen similar. (Hosted server, had maybe 6 people, 2 of which were playing on Xbox, rest on PC)

[final current]

You could have also landed on a more favorable Azure Playfab Party relay for your players after the reboot. An unfortunate side concern when using Valheim's crossplay.

[thorny bramble]

Could be, I'll keep an eye on it and see if there is a pattern. Thanks!

[nocturne oriole]

Hi there, I've set up a server on a raspberry pi but after a while the server stops being available to connect to. The command line doesn't indicate that it's disconnected and the last line it's currently displaying is Am I Host? True (This was yesterday at around 8pm, the server was started on Tuesday 6pm). Any ideas what's happening?

[short halo]

Good afternoon,

I have a dedicated server where I am running pterodactyl on. Now my question is can I install BepInex on a running valheim server? And use plugins based on the BepInex?

[summer rapids]

Skål all! I have a dedicated server running from my PC. I’ve copied/renamed the world files to run a ‘fork’ of the world locally.
This works fine, but a couple things I’m curious about:

1. Is there a way to fully rename the world? The online tool was unable to read the fwl, so the world appears as “originalName (newName)”.
2. We are experiencing noticeably more lag/choppiness on the local version on the world. We are on the same LAN as the server and have good connectivity. Is there maybe some way the dedicated and local worlds are interfering with eachothers performance?
   Thanks in advance for any input!

[proven niche]

Yes, just follow the install instructions that come with BepInEx carefully and you should be good. You might want to check for online articles concerning possible special instructions for Valheim with pterodactyl but if you're already comfortable with that environment, you shouldn't have any problems.

[proven niche]

To be sure I understand your situation, you've copied your world's two files, the .db and .fwl pair together, from your remote hosted rented server down to your PC and are also running a dedicated server there with the copied world files. And you'd like to rename the copy running on the PC.

The easiest way, I believe, is to use one of the rename sites. You've already tried that and it didn't work? You just give them your .fwl file and choose a new name for it and they change the world name in there and give it back to you. Then you manually rename the .db file to the same name, right? If one of the sites didn't work for you try another site. There are at least a couple you can find online. Or with a search in here.

As for the lag you experience locally, you can make sure your PC isn't busy with too many tasks while also running your valheim game along with your valheim server, too. Check with your Task Manager to see how it's doing with resource usage with both running. Also, in Task Manager, you can set the priority of the valheim server process to a higher than normal priority.

[final current]

You'll have to go into specifics. Are you using a premium Unity build or are you using an x86_64 emulator? Is the server using crossplay or local/Steam connectivity? How are you connecting: LAN IP, Internet IP, crossplay join code?

The Am I host? check is normal and it will run as often as your server's save interval.

[nocturne oriole]

Using an x86_64 emulator using steam connectivity (crossplay is disabled) connecting through internet ip (I think, you connect through putting in the IP address:Port code)

[summer rapids]

Appreciate the response! The dedicated server was started on and is running from my PC, the copied/local world is on my PC as well. I didn’t notice any usage issues in task manager, kinda why I’m confused now tbh. No apparent reason for the difference in performance. I’ll check out some other sites and see if they have better luck.

It’s our first time experiencing this particular Ashlands POI, so I’m wondering if it’s not just ‘normal’ to experience this performance degradation.

[final current]

If this device is on your local network, you might consider connecting using the LAN IP instead (e.g. 192.168… or 10.10…). Either way, if you plan to have others connect over the Internet, it will be worth figuring out external connectivity. If this device is behind NAT, you will need to forward UDP for the server's 2 main ports. If your port forwarding is based on local IP addresses, you'll want to find a way to make those lAN IPs more predictable (e.g. DHCP reservation or static addressing).

[clever loom]

Hello guys. I created a world to play valheim when it first came out with my friends; if i remember correctly, i then decided to create a dedicated server and copied the world files over there. I had it set up with a password and we would access it via the steam server list. Fast fowar to today I tried to run the server again and to no surpise it's not working and it doesn't show up on the server list. I tried locahost:2456 but to no avail so i was wondering what would most likely be the issue

[proven niche]

Assuming you reinstalled the server with the current Valheim Server Tool, how did you set it up? Is it on your LAN? On your game PC?

You've edited your start_headless_server.bat file with your current options for name, world, password, etc.? One of those options is new. The -crossplay option is to support Xbox users. If you have none, remove that option.

Set -public 1 so that it gets listed in the Steam server window. Make sure your router's port forwarding is set up properly for the server's internal IP address. Ports 2456 and 2457 need to be forwarded using the UDP protocol.

You can use the additional option to start up with -logfile "...path\Server.log" so that you get a log file you can check for errors. It's overwritten every time the server starts up.

[boreal flame]

im trying to host a server on a webside but it says "failed to connect" https://geekstrom.de/valheim/check/ says the server is running

[left stream]

who's the hosting company, they should provide tech support if that's what you're paying for.
The first thing I would check is if the server version and the game version match.
Then I would check if the IP address, PORT and password are correct.

[boreal flame]

its firewall

i dont remember hot to make exception for valheim or smth like this

[proven niche]

Add a new rule to the Firewall. For port range 2456-2457 UDP protocol, Allow In and Out for IPv4.

[boreal flame]

thx

it doesnt work 😢

(ignore name of the server)

[proven niche]

Then, try making two new rules. One for the 2456 port and another one for the 2457 port. As above...

[knotty oracle]

But Geekstrom can already see the server, unless I'm seeing that wrong.

[boreal flame]

yep idk what is happening

[knotty oracle]

It's a client-side issue. So maybe VPN?

[boreal flame]

nope

[proven niche]

Wait. If Geekstrom sees the server running and his client can't connect, then it's likely the client Firewall blocking. As he suggested. The server is remotely hosted, right? 😄

[boreal flame]

yeah

maybe port forwarting on router idk

[proven niche]

Can you connect with the Firewall temporarily turned off? I assumed that's what you meant when you said "it's the firewall". 🙂

[boreal flame]

i was able but now i cant

got kicked out after 1 min

[proven niche]

You can check your Player.log to see if there's an error in there that explains why you got disconnected. The Player.log is next to your game's worlds folder.

[proven niche]

And you did mean that you selected the server, put in the password and entered the world. And then got disconnected after 1 min., right?

[boreal flame]

yeah

gtg i will get back to it later

[proven niche]

It could be a time-out error. Is the server using crossplay?

[boreal flame]

thx for help

[boreal flame]

openned ports in router, firewall i use good version , good ip and password and still "failed to connect"

[left stream]

@boreal flame
Usually when you rent a server all the ports are open. So no need to open ports on your side.
There are 2 questions:

1. Did someone else try to connect to your server?
2. Can you connect to other servers and do other internet activities as usual?

[proven niche]

If you are using the right IP and putting in the password ok, then you are connecting. Yet you are getting the "Failed to Connect" error?

[left stream]

I still didn't get if it's a local server on your PC or somewhere else.

[proven niche]

I think we may have a language problem. But I don't know how to fix that. 😟

[silk lava]

Been having some trouble running a Dedicated Server while also using my Steam Deck
Anytime I try to run a game on Steam Deck I get a message stating that my account is already active on another computer (my PC running the Server)

So I have to disconnect the Server if I want to play Steam Deck Games
Does anyone know of a workaround for this?

Anytime I launch it it automatically opens up Steam

is there a way to Bypass Steam when starting it up?

[quaint sage]

you could try putting steam into offline mode, but I don't know how that would affect valheim.

[small spire]

has anyone here setup a Dedicated server on a Pi4?

Mine is live however none of my friends can join. Ports are set, firewall is off. doesn't seem to be a double NAT and I can connect fine on my laptop. We have tried the public ip, as well at the local ip. any ideas?

[silk lava]

I've been able to play games on the Steam Deck via offline mode
but that does limit what I can play

especialyl cuz I wanted to log into the server from my steam deck while out of town

[quaint sage]

I'm not sure on how servers work (nity-gritty detail wise) but I would imagine that if the server was 3rd party (not your PC) then they would have a copy of the game and wouldn't need you to be logged into steam to play. You could temporarily disable cloud save, manually save, and then change steam to offline.
SAVAROG and Jaga might have a better idea on the exact details.

[silk lava]

hm, worth looking into...

thank you!

[left stream]

When installing vh-dedicated server on linux, it is not required to log in to steam, an anonymous login is used. I have no clue how it looks like on windows if that's the os you're using.
I'm playing on win10 and I connect to a linux dedicated server.

[silk lava]

Yeah, running the server on Windows

[left stream]

Try the official guide on fandom. Seems like there's difference between Steam-service and SteamCMD you need the SteamCMD method.

[silk lava]

Ok!

[boreal flame]

yep

[boreal flame]

server is hosted on oracle its on linux

[wheat heath]

Is there admin command to destroy ward?

[quaint sage]

There is definitely forcedelete as a devcommand. But that would mean you would have to be on a modded server with those enabled.

[wheat heath]

Server owner can use devcommands I thought

[static vessel]

If the server is started in-game the owner can use commands

[wheat heath]

Thanks that’s what I thought

[boreal flame]

join code is temporary?

[proven niche]

Join Code is new every time the server is started.

[boreal flame]

oke

[unkempt spruce]

trying to move my world over to a dedicated server but having alot of problems if anyone could help?

[final current]

Go ahead and tell us the problems, and let us know what operating system your game client is on, what OS your server is on and whether it's a locally-managed world or cloud-managed.

[unkempt spruce]

im trying to move my solo world over to my dedicated server and im puting my world file in what i assume is the correct place from what i see but it keeps loading other random worlds. other then seeing yt vids i know next to nothing about moving the world over cant find any for my problem thats also using my provider

[left stream]

Maybe you need to give the server name of your world file? That's how it works on a self-managed server with SteamCMD installation, but if you're paying for a managed server provider then we'll need to see a screenshot or more info in order to help you. Do you use SFTP to transfer files and are you sure it's a correct location - folder?

[unkempt spruce]

no idea what sftp is and like i said im only asuming its the right spot but im not 100% sure and this is the screenshot of the server files

[unkempt spruce]

ah know what i understand what you mean now and was able to figure it out thanks

[full pagoda]

I was having issues with connecting on a world that I had and re verified my files and now it loads brand new worlds when I use the previous' name for "world"

[final current]

Which operating system are you using dedicated server on? What folder did you put the DB and metadata file in, and what is your server-starting command line? You can obfuscate/omit the password.

[full pagoda]

I am on win11/db & metadata are in a separate folder in the dedicated server folder/ valheim_server -nographics -batchmode -name "Valhell" -port 2456 -world "Valhell" @final current

[final current]

Thanks. And you put your desired Valhell.db and Valhell.fwl in %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/IronGate/Valheim/worlds_local ?

[full pagoda]

I just did that

[heavy wing]

how do i restart a valhost server?

[silk lava]

This worked
installed the server via SteamCMD and now everything works

thank you for your help!

[left stream]

You are welcome!

[hearty locust]

They should have a game panel for you to start/stop your server.

[full pagoda]

Can I force a dedicated server to use more ram instead of it being dynamic?

[gilded vine]

You can't from within the Valheim game. Your OS may allow you to do that for the Valheim process. I don't know.

[silk wadi]

This has probably been asked before, but if I want to use 2 separate pcs to host the same server, do I need to keep transferring the world files back and forth each time? I ask because during the work day I want to run the server from my work computer so my other friends can play, and when I get home I want to run it from my personal desktop so I can play with other friends as well

[sinful portal]

yes, overall its a terrible setup, just host it at one place or rent a server

[silk wadi]

thank you. I wonder if I just try to put the program files in a cloud location, and change the server script directory to that cloud location, maybe it's possible to do it from my laptop and my desktop. Unsure if Steam can launch games if the directory is changed like that, but if the world files save to the cloud each time then it should work in theory

[sinful portal]

No, you put backups on the cloud, you dont run servers from cloud storage, as I said before host it on one place or rent a server

[silk wadi]

and how vetted/trustworthy is AxentHost in your opinion? I am not super serious on really making the server widely available for me and my friends, so just curious if this option is good

[sinful portal]

That unfortunately I can't answer, free hosts are generally pretty crap though

[left stream]

Can't you set up a dedicated server on your desktop at home and open ports on the router?
For the dedicated server you can use an 10y old pc with 8GB Ram, SSD and at least Dual-core cpu. Sever has very little job to do if it's vanilla, but if it's a modded server then You'd need a more powerful configuration.

[silk wadi]

that's my current setup but I am not leaving the pc on all day while I am at work. I wanted to be able to easily switch between the two so I can run the server from my work laptop while I am at work, and then from my desktop at home when I want to play

it's unmodded so yeah any machine should be fine. Thing is that my friends who dont work the same time as I do just end up playing on their own worlds since I can't keep my home pc running all day when I am at work and they are able to play

[left stream]

Isn't SteamCloud doing that job?

To be honest I've disabled Steam cloud and I have no clue how it syncs files. All my world and character files are stored locally.

[silk wadi]

the steam_autocloud.vdf file is, but the dedi server files found in C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds_local is what is needed on my other pc in order to run the server. Once I finish there, steamcloud doesn't update these files, so I need to transfer it to my desktop computer

[silk wadi]

^^ is why I need to transfer the local files back and forth. And because the files live locally, that's why the host pc needs to be running in order for this to happen, and the host pc needs to have the most recent local copy of those files on it in order to run the server correctly

[left stream]

So you need something like FileZilla to sync between the 2 directly or indirectly via cloud storage like gdrive for example.

[silk wadi]

yes and cloud storage should only be used for backup saves of worlds, not running the actual server from. I read about making a free oracle account + free tier server to run valheim from but idk if that is still a thing. Specs of the free version were decent for valheim considering the low resource usage

[left stream]

I'm not sure I understand completely what you want. So either:

1. copy files (sync) every time to and from gdrive or similar
2. get a server to host valheim - usually around 10-15 bux. I've never used the free ones I can't comment on that.
3. Host on your own hardware but you said you don't want that, I get it.
   Hey if it's free why not? I might try it myself just out of curiosity how it works.

[silk wadi]

in response to each numbered item:

1. is the only current way to host the same server on separate computers that I own. If I put the files in cloud or send them via zip file to and from both pcs, they need to be in the offline location in order for server to run
2. Yeah ApexHosting is cheapest, but AxentHost is free and if Azure/Oracle have free accounts that come with a server setup that is good enough, then this would be best
3. yes what I am currently doing, just from 1 PC

[proven niche]

What wrong with simply taking the two world files back and forth with you on a flash drive? It's an easy quick copy/paste function when you're leaving one location and arriving at the other. An alternative to that would be to copy the two world files to your cloud storage drive (Google drive or MS OneDrive, both free) when going back and forth.

[silk wadi]

it's definitely an option. When I first did this with my buddy sending me the files, it didn't save properly and we were rolled back a bit so that is my only issue. Otherwise it's not difficult at all to do that, just tedious

[proven niche]

A bit tedious as it's an extra step. But you could stream line the copy/paste operations with a .bat file shortcut to execute the copy/paste commands with just a click. And you can put in the flash drive when you arrive, leave it in all day, and take it home with you and just leave it in until you shut down the PC for the night. You can get flash drives that fit on your key chain, if you're worried about forgetting the drive when you leave.

[silk wadi]

it's a bit tedious in that if I decide to have a life outside of valheim, I may not be near my desktop computer nor would I bring my work laptop anywhere. The fact that my friends' collective enjoyment of the game hinges on one of my computers being on all the time is where it also gets tedious. The flash drive thing is totally fine, it's just the "always on" approach won't hold up in a near-permanent routine.

[proven niche]

Well, then you are limited to a free remote server hosted server somewhere like Oracle, Amazon or MS Azure unless you want to pay for one with a hosting Co.

And, AFAIK from hearsay and some personal experience, the 'free' remote platforms are a royal PITA in one way or another and before you're done with them you'll be wishing you just paid somebody the US$13/mo or so to host a server for you in the first place.

[silk wadi]

yeah Oracle sounded like a good free one but of course the only viable server config is an arm-based processor which seems complicated to get it to work outside of just setting up the Oracle server. It's really either a cheap option from apexhosting or the flash drive/onedrive tactic

[steady nest]

for me and my friends the bad connection sign shows up from time to time in the upper right corner to all players, anyone got a idea why?

[proven niche]

There are a number of possible causes for that issue. For one thing, it'll happen when the server gets overloaded with comm traffic between players.

And also when just one of the players has a comm problem between him and the server it will effect all of the other players as well while the server struggles with the issue for the one player.

It can also be caused by just one of the players with a weaker PC struggling to respond to the game activity of all the other players and bogging down the comm traffic that way.

And lately it's happening more often as players get into the Ashlands biome. There is apparently a higher load put on the player's games and comm links while using the Ashlands biome.

[balmy valve]

How to create a dedicated server using your own computer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upEhacdqMLw
I'll follow these steps
But my friends can’t find my server on steam and games.

[left stream]

There's a difference between Steam-service and SteamCMD methods. Which one did you follow?
Have you tried the official guide on Fandom?
Are ip and ports set up properly? you need 2 ports - one for the game and the other for steam query. Is server set to private or public?
Another possibility is - it takes time for the server to show up on steam.
But you may always use direct method by telling them to type in IP:port and password.

[royal estuary]

Hey I need help!!! I play on windows, but I have another machine with ubuntu installed on it that I use to host my server. I'm trying to transfer a world file that me and my buddy played on onto my new server that I just made. When I log into the server I have all my items and the seed is the same, but I everything else isnt the same. None of the map is explored and all our buildings are completly gone. Can anyone help me?!?! Thanks!

[knotty oracle]

Have you copied both the .db and .fwl files accross?

[royal estuary]

Yes both of them.

[proven niche]

It does sound like the Ubuntu server doesn't have a matched pair of the world files .fwl and .db to work with.

[royal estuary]

How can I match them?

[proven niche]

By name and created date. Both must match. And don't rename them. If you want to restore a backup, you need to do that through the game startup menu.

[royal estuary]

Im pretty sure they match, but let me check. I'm not very good with computer things.

The dates and times match.

[proven niche]

It that's true, then the only thing that explains it is a corrupted .db file in the pair. In that case you'd need to restore the world from a backup which you'd have to do with the game's menu.

[latent crypt]

In some servers the ping shows values and in some servers it just displays 0

Why is it like that? Is there any way to turn on the ping value in dedicated servers?

[proven niche]

I don't think there's any option to 'turn on' the ping value in Valheim. But here's two options for getting around that.

If you have console access while on the server, you can use the "ping" command to get the ping value between you and the server.

And, if you don't have console access, you can use the server's IP address and check the ping value from your Windows OS outside Valheim. Open a cmd window and type in "ping [IP address] there.

[latent crypt]

🙂

i already know the ping cmd

the ping cmd doesn't require you to have devcommands access.

just console without admin privilege or (/ping) in the chat works for that

If there is no way to turn it on/off then what could be the reason for some server showing it and server not showing it?

[proven niche]

Some remote sites block pings. Others don't. You can't control that.

[latent crypt]

i see 👀

[short patio]

hello can anyone help or tell me if we can change the modifiers for our servers to normal

[proven niche]

Two ways to do that. You can take the world file pair to a solo game and reset it in the solo game start up menus there and then run it, save it and copy it back to the server.

Or, if you have devcommands access, you can type in "setworldpreset default" at the console to do the reset that way.

[echo tangle]

I was looking into what files I need to copy to a dedicated server, and I spun up a test world locally, and I actually don't see a .db and .fwl for it in my worlds or worlds_local folders. I do see some Cache files for it (e.g. Extraplanarspace_mapTexCache) but not the other files I expect. Wat do?

[proven niche]

So you created a new test world and now there's no files for it to be found. Did you give the test time enough to do a world save? Normally, the game would do a save as long as you quit it gracefully. Does your start_headless_server.bat file have a "-savedir "...path\folder" to change the default save folder? Make sure your File Manager is set to show file extentions.

[echo tangle]

I didn't start it with dedicated server actually, just chose an existing character and spun up a new world. Does that behave differently in terms of file persistence?

[proven niche]

No, it shouldn't behave differently. Your game should also save the world .db and .fwl files to the worlds or worlds_local folder depending on whether it's set to save locally or in the cloud.

[echo tangle]

I see, looks like somehow it was only cloud saved -- hitting "move to local" put it in worlds_local. Still is not in worlds...

[proven niche]

I don't use the cloud option so I don't know if that puts the world files in that folder or a link to them in the cloud.

[sage furnace]

Is it possible to set up a local dedicated server to use cloud world saves?

[proven niche]

Dedicated servers are meant to only use local world/character saves. While it may be possible to change that in some circumstances, it wouldn't be easy and may not be reliable to do so.

[sage furnace]

Alright, thanks for the answer

One significant issue im facing with both my dedicated and in-game hosted worlds is that I get periodic drops in cpu usage and resulting stutter

[proven niche]

Is that a recent problem? Does it occur randomly and how often? Is it only when you're playing with friends?

[sage furnace]

It happens if I play solo on my dedicated world (and with others), or play online hosting with friends

using process lasso to see cpu perf, it drops hard and correlates with a process called MsMpEng.exe increasing in usage (dunno if it actually has anything to do with it)

[proven niche]

Your dedicated server is on another or the same PC as your game on your local LAN?

[sage furnace]

Same pc

[proven niche]

It sounds like your PC might be overworked and bogging down. There are some things you can do with Windows OS settings to help with that.

You can find some of those suggestions detailed step by step in Youtube videos, if you search there for "Windows lag" and "Valheim lag".

I've not used those setting suggestions myself so I can't vouch for them but most of them do seem logical and may be worth a try for you.

You might find this article interesting, too. https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-11/what-causes-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-and-how-to-fix-it/#:~:text=msmpeng.exe is a Windows system process

[quick spire]

I cant join any server for some reason i just get failed to connect and get back to main menu any one could help I am on xbox

[proven niche]

Servers have to use the crossplay option for Xbox users. You might need to ask the server hosts if the server has crossplay support before trying to join.

[quick spire]

I am sure its enabled also i cant join any community server so its not something about the server

[proven niche]

How are you trying to join the servers? Join Code? IP:port number? Clicking on them in the game start server lists? Some other method?

[quick spire]

I tried both frlm the community tab and a join code for a dedicated server

Also tried non dedicated server none of them works

Always the same error

[proven niche]

I'm out of ideas. Since I know basically nothing about how Xboxes work, you might try asking about your problem in the #xbox-bugs-discussion channel here where they know things about Xboxes.

[covert jewel]

Firewall exclusions? Ports open? Anti-Virus exclusions? (if you have it on both) XBox AND PC client gives the same error...or just one/other?

Maybe try setting up a dedi locally & connect from your client...get the same error?

[silk wadi]

Is there a way to get devcommands to work on a dedi server that I rented? I made myself an admin, set Val to launch with -console in the launch options, and enabled devcommands with F5, but none of the commands actually work

[potent turret]

You will need a mod to use any of the regular devcommand type commands. There is a mod called server devcommands that I have used in the past to do a removedrops command to clean up our world from time to time.

You just need to run the mod on the client, it's not needed on the server

[silk wadi]

and do my friends need to also have this mod installed? Or do admins just need it?

oh wait you said client, not server

[potent turret]

Just whoever wants or needs to use it.

[silk wadi]

cool thank you

[potent turret]

there is no anticheat on the server. Anyone can run mods and use the commands if they want.

*most of the commands

[silk wadi]

yes right I meant more like if I enable server mods like QoL ones then my friends need to install em on their end too to use em

[potent turret]

There are server side mods yes. In those cases all clients normally need to have the mods

[silk wadi]

right I see. but the devcommands one is just client sided which is dope

[potent turret]

But for the devcommands. Just run the mod needed on the client

[silk wadi]

and the nexus page for that mod needs bepinex, but the modding guide tutorial to set it up uses thunderstore. Which one do I use

[potent turret]

I use r2modman. It's great, just look for the mod and download it, all dependencies come with it. Them hit start modded.

[silk wadi]

and r2 and thunderstore are essentially the same right?

[potent turret]

Yep r2 uses thunderstore.

[silk wadi]

that was so quick and it works! thank you again

[potent turret]

Anytime

[echo tangle]

I successfully join the dedicatd server I set up, but how do I make it have a name? In my recent/favourite servers it just shows up as the ip:port (and I'm going to forget which is whcih)

[proven niche]

It should be using the name you give it in the start_headless_server.bat file. It's the -name "______" option there. Sometimes Steam takes a while to update the server name in it's listing. So maybe just wait a bit.

[autumn leaf]

hey, how do i access my world files?

nvm got it

[proven niche]

Your world files are stored here ....AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\

[autumn leaf]

yeah i found it

[final current]

If you aren't using crossplay and the server's not public, the name metadata (i.e. from -name arg) won't be conveyed to the game players. In this situation, your best bet for vanity is to create an Internet-propagated domain name for this IP address and have your players connect to that instead.

[proven niche]

That's good info, @final current, thanks. I forgot that's part of how the server's -public startup option works.

[final current]

I hope that some day there will be a way to convey server metadata when non-crossplay and non-public!

[proven niche]

Yeah, there is a mod that lets you add your favorite servers to the game start up page already. Maybe they'll add something like that to the vanilla game, too.

[dusk cipher]

I have an old HP Envy 23 with a i5-4750t and 8 gig ddr3 ram. Has a base clock of 2.9 ghz but goes up to 3.6 ghz. Would this work fine for a dedicated server?

CPU is only dual core and read online that minimum clock needs to be 3 ghz. So would it be fine?

[proven niche]

I believe you'll have to try it out and see if it's up to the task of running a dedicated server. Once the OS (probably a version of Windows) has loaded up and settled in there will be something less than 8GB RAM available. And the same for the CPU cycle availability. So, it's hard to predict whether the left available resources will be sufficient. But, IMHO, chances are it'll be ok. So, worth a try.

[dusk cipher]

It’s able to run Valheim itself, I’m planning on wiping it and switching it to Linux to run servers off it. I also have ddr3 ram sticks somewhere and can probably add an extra 8 gigabytes.

[proven niche]

Depending on the distro of Linux you use, you'll need to add 3 or 4 add'l libraries to support the Valheim Server Tool. 🙂

[dusk cipher]

I have run a server off Linux before, I do recall having to do that

[lilac pebble]

Hello everyone! My wife and I currently use an old Mac installed with Ubuntu Linux to run a local dedicated server. I recently just purchased a NUC that is prebuilt with Windows 11 Pro. I can't find any conclusive articles explaining how to transfer the Ubuntu Linux server over to the new Windows machine. Does anyone have any experience with this or can lead me in the right direction?

Thank you in advance!

[proven niche]

You will need to download a new Valheim server for the Windows PC. Just follow the instructions that come with the Valheim Server Tool that you can download for free from your Steam Client Library and install it on the Windows PC.

To bring your worlds over from the old server to the new one, you'll need to copy the world's files from the old server to the new one.

The world files for the old Ubuntu server are in it's

/home/[UserID]/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim

folder. Copy both the worlds and worlds_local folders there to a flash drive.

Take the flash drive to the new server's PC and copy the worlds and worlds_local folders to the

C:\Users[UserID]\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim

folder on the new Windows PC.

[lilac pebble]

Had to enable hidden files - I only see the worlds_local folder, has a bunch of dedicated_backup files...

[proven niche]

That worlds_local folder may be enough. Copy that whole folder over and give it a try on the new server.

[lilac pebble]

10-4. Thanks for your help!

[lilac pebble]

All works. Seamless transition from Linux to Windows. Thanks again!

[proven niche]

That's great! Have fun with it! 😄

[ripe plank]

how do I connect to my non-cross play server?

I was using crossplay before, and I just turned crossplay off. the ipv4 isn't working

I also tried default gateway, and that didn't work either

[knotty oracle]

If you're not using crossplay you'll need to set up your port forwards.

[ripe plank]

I did that with the crossplay

so that should already be working

[knotty oracle]

You did it for crossplay? Why?

[ripe plank]

I watched a video that said to port forward, opting for crossplay came after

I thought you had to port forward for both

[knotty oracle]

No, just Steam.

[ripe plank]

well, it shouldn't be a problem

[knotty oracle]

Can https://geekstrom.de/valheim/check/ see it?

[ripe plank]

what ip do I enter?

[knotty oracle]

Your server IP.

[ripe plank]

which is that

[knotty oracle]

I have no idea what your IP is.

[ripe plank]

okay well how do I figure out what it is

[knotty oracle]

https://www.whatismyip.com/ maybe?

[ripe plank]

I took that ip and pasted it in the server check site

it said my server is up, but I can't connect to it in-game

[proven niche]

Some home routers don't allow a 'loop back' connection. Meaning that you might have to use the server's internal IP address rather than it's external one, which is the one you gave to the geekstrom.de web site.

[ripe plank]

okay well it's strangely the opposite

in steam favorite game servers, it's detecting my server from the public ip, but not from the local one

however:

[proven niche]

Where is your server located? On your game PC? On another PC on your home LAN? Or at a remote hosting site?

[ripe plank]

it's on a spare PC on my home LAN

[proven niche]

Good. Then, you need to use it's internal IP address and port number to connect to it.

[ripe plank]

how

[proven niche]

Go to the server's PC, open a Windows command window and type in ipconfig. The internal IP address will appear there. It should be something like 192.168.1.nnn or 10.0.1.nnn. It's the IPv4 internal address of the server's PC.

[ripe plank]

I've tried different combinations of ports with all of those

none of them have worked before

[proven niche]

If you look at the server's start up file, the server's port should be there. It's shown as an option in the start_headless_server.bat file. It will probably be 2456, since that's the default port number.

[ripe plank]

Strange

I have mine set to 2456, but the web says that my server is running on 2457

Regardless, that only tells me that it 100% does not connect

[proven niche]

Both of those things are true. The server is actually running on 2456 and is also using 2457 to broadcast it's presence.

To accress the server from your other PC's game, you should give it just the server's internal IP number. The default port of 2456 will be assumed by your game.

[ripe plank]

Well I put that in both the steam server list and in-game and they aren't working

[proven niche]

The Steam server list often takes a while to update and, frankly, just isn't that dependable. As I said before, you should be connecting to the server on your LAN with it's internal IP address.

[ripe plank]

I know this is frustrating

but please have faith that I can read.

[proven niche]

What is the server's internal address that you're trying to use?

[ripe plank]

ipconfig says ipv4 address 192.168.1.242

I put 192.168.1.242:2456 into valheim on another pc

[proven niche]

That's correct. It should be working. And the geekstrom site is able to find the server externally when you give the site the server's external IP address? That's the address you got from the 'myipaddress' web site.

[ripe plank]

yeah

[proven niche]

Do you have a VPN on the game PC? And try disabling the game PC's Firewall as a test to see if that's blocking it.

[ripe plank]

it's not connected

my friend can't connect from his network to the public ip either

[proven niche]

And yet the geekstrom site can. Odd...

[ripe plank]

yep .-.

servers never work for me istg

[proven niche]

I don't know what else to suggest. Sorry.

[ripe plank]

what do I do?

[ripe plank]

I restarted both pc's

I checked the batch file for any mistakes

I checked my modem gateway to make sure the ports are still open

okay, I got in somehow

[autumn leaf]

if i add my friend's world file to my server, how do i keep the map info and waypoints

[proven niche]

I believe the map info is saved with your characters. So it should be there when you log on to the the same world as before even when it's in another server.

[autumn leaf]

ok, so its the world file

istg host havoc is complicated

[proven niche]

Only for a while at first.

[autumn leaf]

is it possible that you can help me set this up

bc i got no clue how to do so

[proven niche]

Start by reading the .pdf manual that came with the server very carefully.

I'm going to be AFK back and forth for a while now so probably can't be of as much help as I'd like.

[autumn leaf]

yeah at this point i have no clue what im doing

[autumn leaf]

i dont know where to find that

and im following the tutorials that the website gives me and its still not working

[knotty oracle]

It's in the same folder as the server tool.

[autumn leaf]

i dont know where that is either

[knotty oracle]

There's a copy linked in this channel.

[autumn leaf]

im using host havoc, does that matter or no

[knotty oracle]

Depends on what you're actually trying to do.

[autumn leaf]

im trying to set up a dedicated server?

[knotty oracle]

But hosted with Havoc?

[autumn leaf]

i believe so

[knotty oracle]

How do you not know?

[autumn leaf]

i have no clue what im doing

[knotty oracle]

But you know who you're renting the server from right?

[autumn leaf]

yeah

host havoc

[knotty oracle]

Do they not have instructions?

[autumn leaf]

they have like a help thing where you can look up articles but thats about it

[knotty oracle]

Should be enough.

[autumn leaf]

didnt help at all btw

[knotty oracle]

Oh?

[autumn leaf]

same shit i was doing before

my buddys helping me tho its all g

[gilded lintel]

so for changing the server modifiers
we have to have the -modifiers infront of every modifier we want to make right its not
-modifier Raids muchless Portals casual
it has to be
-modifier Raids muchless -modifier Portals casual

right ?

[sage nexus]

when using -crossplay on a dedicated (steam), i find i can no longer login on localhost; rather i have to specify my EXTERNAL IP address. This sucks because my IP can change fairly regularly. Is there a port or somehting i need to open so that crossplay enabled dedicated allows me to connect to a LOCAL interface?

[sage nexus]

also: is there a complete list of parameter options for valheim_server.x86_64 ?

[frozen zephyr]

You will never be able to connect locally when using crossplay. With crossplay your connection gets routed through Microsoft playfab servers

[sage nexus]

@frozen zephyr classic microsoft gross oversight. As if people arent going to want to run a dedicated...and maybe want to play on the same machine. In my case its because i discovered the old pc i wanted to use it on wont boot, but then i realised that the load of the dedicated is so trivial that i cant even distinguish it from normal idle load on a graph.. unless i start/stop it and can see the tiny rise/drop.

so how then do people use play with a freind when they hapen to buy the microsoft store one, which presumably crossplays by default. On linux the single player is essentially still runing the dedicated under the gui clinet anyway, so i assume ms/crossplay does the same

and of course, the steam-purchased game just routes through steam... and yet i can still connect to that locally.

[quaint sage]

IIRC, you shouldn't need crossplay if you are playing with people who all purchased from the same platform (all on steam, all on Xbox, ect).

[sage nexus]

i do becaseu im not, they didnt

[quaint sage]

Ah, different platforms. That makes things more complicated.

[sage nexus]

im hoping he can refund it and buy it from the actual professional game company

as in steam, who do game-stables for a front-gig, versus microsoft who just do it as an opportunistic way to walled-garden things

[quaint sage]

That explains your point of view (steam is a specialized platform for game distribution, not a tech giant dabbling in a little of everything).

[sage nexus]

seriously though, if you are playing a game with a friend, your pc is running the dedicated executable and the game client, and yet microsoft manage to stop that from working somehow. At least it doesnt on linux. Maybe they have some special caveat that makes it work on thier own OS... becasue "iT PrOvEs ThAtWiNdOwS iS BeTtEr"

[quaint sage]

I would guess that since Xbox and Windows are slightly different operating systems (both owned by Microsoft AFAIK), I would guess they have what is needed to connect the dots(so to speak) of any gaps in communication between the 2 different OS.

I have seen similar things happen due to DRM, but people created mods/emulators to fake the DRM and allow you to play solo/offline when the game wouldn't allow you to do so by default.

[final current]

As for the changing IP issue, the crossplay mode of the server has temporary join codes. After connecting with a join code, a client should be able to find the same server through whatever recent/favorite entry is created for it until the server operator drastically changes parameters.

For your question on a complete list of arguments, the manual has all of the ones specific to the game server. The PDF can be found in the root of your server's main downloaded assets. There's also a copy linked in this Discord channel's pins.

There are additional arguments for low-level effects of the dedicated server's underlying engine here:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/PlayerCommandLineArguments.html
most of those are not applicable to dedicated server operation, however.

[sage nexus]

a client should be able to find the same server
Hopefully i'll find out when my tactical-bro is ready to game.
pdf
Doh, I had already read and stashed that in a convenient place. I guess I had hoped there would be more parameters.
unity documentation
Excellent, thanks. All useful to know.
-force-vulkan
Question. I see my linux steam install of valheim has an option to start vavheim, or start using openGL....presumably the unnamed default is vulkan. Is there a third option? I ask becasue I had assumed i would be best off using vulkan, and yet after ~30 minutes of play my framerate would plummet and ~10Hz stutterring was evident. Using GL solves that, but it feels like its not quite as performant. So I'm slightly disappointed and therefore interested in general comments.

and re: crossplay: its not a question of not being able to find the server, its a case of cant join the server they can see unless i add -crossplay. Which is tedious because all of my data needs to route half way across the world instead of just connecting to localhost. - and - i think i have seen more glitches since switching to crossplay. eg: chests i cant open, full chests being suddenly half full, invincible domesticated livestock, etc.

yes, friendly fire was on, and if i was particualrly persistent i could ususally kill them, but in some cases i simply couldnt apply enough damage fast enough to do it

[final current]

Vulkan as a tech stack is newer and theoretically better, but yes, you're not alone with experiencing issues on Valheim's Vulkan shaders in Linux:
#linux message
It could be worth noting your card and GPU driver stack/version in #steam-bugs-discussion

[sage nexus]

hmm, thanks. I'll check in there later.

[final current]

What were the others experiencing when you didn't use -crossplay? Assuming they aren't on the Xbox or Apple App Store version of Valheim, we may be able to help get you to a better place in discoverability/connectivity.

[sage nexus]

i saw the glitches while ingame alone building, so they either havent seen anyhting, or are so green they dot know any different. (both of the people i have played with are extremely new, like day 1 new)

one was mac, one is win

and of course, neither was able to connect when im not using -crossplay

[final current]

Assuming this is a home server, were you forwarding the 2 UDP ports at your router? And do you know if the mac user playing the game through Steam?

The Azure PlayFab Party Relay (from crossplay) definitely can add latency, lag, and issues. It'll be great if you can get it working without. It is more work to get things working without it, though.

[sage nexus]

yeah: 2456-2457, 27015, 27031-27036...and the other ?2 steam ports i cant see in my clipboard... all ports and protocols rechecked 6+ times

[sage nexus]

i couldnt find any specific forwarding info for crossplay, presumably there is none and whatever library they use with -crossplay sneaky-nats it to work - which i dislike intensely

[final current]

If the Mac user is on the App Store version of Valheim, they will only be able to connect to a crossplay server, unfortunately.

Then next step is to make sure the LAN IP it was forwarding to was correct/unchanged. Then making sure the other users were connecting to your external IPv4 address (IPv6 won't work). Also note you and them will see a question mark and no players/version stats for the server if it isn't -public (but should still be able to connect to you). Ensure you don't have any local firewall rules interfering (i.e. iptables, nftables, ufw) and no VPN or Internet security suite running that could be interfering.

Yes, no forwarding required for crossplay as your server will make outbound connections to the relay

[sage nexus]

Yep. All of that is how it is. The mac player is more of a counterstrike person, so loincloth sprinting after deer with a club is probably the last I will see of them :) The windowns player is more likely to be regular, but without -crossplay all they could do was see the server in the browser and note there was 'an X on it'

Winguy connects no problem when i use -crossplay, i'd just prefer not to.

[feral root]

Hello my Vikings!

My boys and I have a little problem. Since I haven't really found a solution on Reddit, I thought I'd give it a try here.

We play on a rented server.
For some time now, it has been happening again and again that our portals lose the connection.
It's always the portal in our base. If we go to the "end portal", it is still connected to the one on the base. But if we then go through it, we end up outside our house or on its roof.
The portals are on the upper floor of the base (if relevant^^)

Can anyone help me/us with this? 😄

That reminds me:
The server has already been restarted, the portals in the base have been rebuilt and renamed^^

[proven niche]

Are you using any mods at all on the server or on any of your games?

Do you have the issue with only the one portal at your base?

Is there anything unusual or noteworthy about the name of that portal pair?

You've rebuilt the portal at your base but have you rebuilt it's remote portal?

Have you also tried relocating the portal to a new location at your base or relocating the remote portal?

[feral root]

hey.

no mods are used.
it concerns 2 portals.
there is nothing special about the names. maybe the fact that it is called "Händler" and "Händlerin"... The portals lead to the two merchants.

I only rebuilt the portals in the base, right. That didn't help.

Renaming the portals concerned (to get from one to the other) worked. After I renamed them back to their original names, they were not connected again.

I was at the end portals at the time, renamed them and renamed them back -> works again, as desired.

Sorry if it seems a bit confusing, I'm writing the text with a translation program 😄 If German works as a language, that would be great LUL

[proven niche]

It's fine. I'm used to being confused and gotten quite comfortable with it. Unfortunately, my only German is "gesundheit!". And I'm not sure that's appropriate here... 😄

[feral root]

Maybe my portals have a cold... then it could almost help! hahaha

[proven niche]

So, anyway, for whatever reason it seems to be a name problem. And you already know how to work around it. So, it's now a minor annoyance but not a big problem?

[feral root]

it's just strange, because the problem has already occurred with a portal that had a very unique name (got the name of one of the bosses) and yet exactly this problem occurred.
Unfortunately it's not possible to fly on dedicated servers (right? xD) so I had to take the loooong way myself 😦

[proven niche]

As a server admin, you actually can fly on dedicated servers (along with a lot of other administrative type things you can do) with the addition of one mod for your game (not needed on the server). If you want to pursue that, we can discuss it in the #mod issues channel.

I do wish I had a quick and easy solution for your portal issue but I don't. Sorry about that.

[feral root]

Well, for now I have found an emergency solution.
I was just hoping to find the right solution here so that this problem would no longer occur. But never mind.

As for the topic of mods ... unfortunately my mates aren't too keen on them when I want to use them, so I guess that's out of the question 😦 😄 But thanks for the offer and thanks for your help in general 🙂

[proven niche]

You're very welcome and maybe someone else in here will have some suggestions for you, too. 🙂

[feral root]

i hope so 😄 Have nice day, mate 🙂

[onyx goblet]

please help !!!
can't join dedicated server . it failed to connect . I did port forwarding already . add inbound-outbound rules already.
[How many things i need to check before run the dedicated server?]

[proven niche]

If the server uses -crossplay, then you need to use the server's WAN ip address, or the Join Code it has, to connect. Check the server's start_headless_server.bat file for that.

[onyx goblet]

I deleted -crossplay and join with [ipv4:port] . or i should to use -crossplay ?

[proven niche]

Excellent. Glad you got it fixed! 🙂

[onyx goblet]

but still failed to connect

[proven niche]

Oh, ok. Well, -crossplay is needed to support Xbox players. So, if you don't need to do that, then it's better to remove the -crossplay.

So, with it removed, you need to have properly forwarded the game's two ports, i.e. 2456 and 2457, by default. Both ports need to be forwarded with IPv4 and UDP protocol.

And, when you still get the "Failed to connect" error, you need to temporarily turn off it's Firewall and any VPN on the server PC to see if those are causing the problem.

And without -crossplay, when the server is located on your home LAN along with your game PC, you may need to use it's internal IP address instead of it's WAN (external) address for local access. That's because some home routers don't allow 'loopback' routes.

[onyx goblet]

I can join the server in same LAN with another pc . but my friends can't join

[proven niche]

In that case, suspect the server's Firewall, VPN or port forwarding. You can verify the external access by going to the geekstrom.de/valheim/check site and see if that site can find the server ok.

[onyx goblet]

it no and show this message [Query port is not reachable from the internet.]

[proven niche]

Ok, so you know that the external comm link for the server is being blocked somehow. Usually, it's Firewall, VPN, or port forwarding problem.

There's also a remote possibility that your ISP is douple NATing you (also called CGNAT). If you're sure that the other things are ok then check with your ISP for that.

I'l be AFK for an hour or so. So, others in here may be able to help, if the problem continues. Good luck with it!

[onyx goblet]

thank you very much for help.

[final current]

@onyx goblet https://educ.ator.io/troubleshooting/cgnat#diagnosing-cgnat has some hints on checking that, specifically

[glad orchid]

Running Valheim on windowsGSM, had an unscheduled power outage yesterday, boot the server up today, looks like the config file got overwritten and now I can't get it to load the old save file, anyone have any suggestions?

[proven niche]

Try restoring the world from a backup copy of the world. If the world got corrupted by the power outage, the backups should be good and you shouldn't loose too much progress.

[glad orchid]

serverparam="-name Zelheim -port 2456 -world Zeleno -password xxxxx -savedir c:Zelheim/worlds_local -Public 1"

that's the line in the config and i.... i'm missing a / aren't i?

[sage nexus]

mine has a trailing slash, which is not required but still works in linux, probably does in win too

and they probably should be backslashes in your case... \

[red hawk]

Hiya...I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I am wondering if anyone has any good suggestions of which discord bot to use in my discord server that will notify discord in real time when a raid occurs and ends in the game? I'm new and learning and have already tried other methods of trying to find out. Thanks for any help provided.

[proven niche]

I've used this mod for that without any problems. https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/nwesterhausen/DiscordConnector/

[red hawk]

Thanks so much!

[weary rapids]

Dedicated Server question for minimal spec requirements
Running windows 10, Intel Core i7-7700k 4.2GHz
32 GB ram @ 3600MHz
Started playing with 7 players, Eikthyr was a bit jerky, but this was my first experience with 7 players...
Wondering if were already seeing stability issues and if it'll
actually be playable later down the road

[proven niche]

Your server h/w specs above are more than adequate.

You may see stability issues at some point in the future. And, if so, they'll likely be caused by comm traffic issues between the server and the players. One player with an 'iffy' comm link can lag everyone.

Hopefully, you'll avoid that altogether. 🤞

[weary rapids]

thanks

[opal saddle]

The specs of the players computers (network connection, CPU) are much more important than the server. I've been running a server on a messly dual-core old-gen I3, and can not saturate it's CPU (max 5 players). But if one of us has an iffy connection, lagging will occur.

This game will assign the first one to enter an area as the chunk master.

[mossy torrent]

For whatever reason my -saveinterval 900 parameter isn't working, anyone have a reason? seems to just use the default 1800 no matter what i change it to.

nvm I found the problem. ServerCharacters overrides this 🙃

[proven niche]

Good job finding that! Thanks for sharing it here. 🙂

[mystic prism]

I cannot find this on Google - anyone know where GPortal keeps the Valheim log?

They have log files for Steam in their little logging console but not the Valheim log output (which would normally go to Player.log)

[proven niche]

GPortal (where the server is) has the server log(s).

But, your game log(s) would be kept in folders on your PC (where your game is). Look in your C:\Users\UserID\AppData\LocalLow\Irongate\Valheim\ folder for your Player.log.

And in your C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim\BepInEx folder for your LogOutput.log file.

I could be wrong, of course. I'm just going by memory. 🙂

[rain thistle]

Booted up a dedicated server that i'm hosting for me and a friend of mine for the first time in a few weeks, and it just gives "failed to connect"

The cmd log for the dedicated server also looks troubling with a lot of warning messages 🤔

[proven niche]

The server is located on your home LAN? Is it using -crossplay?

If the warnings are 'Shader' related, you can ignore them.

[rain thistle]

Yeah it's in there

You're right it's mostly shaders

[proven niche]

If it's the same server that was working before, try re-verifying your game files in the Steam client. Unless you're using gamepass, of course.

[rain thistle]

Oh shit I just realised my forward port stuff has reset

[proven niche]

Ah, that would explain it. Well, except for the fact that -crossplay doesn't use port forwarding at all and just ignores it completely.

[rain thistle]

Oh god how do I do this again 😡

[proven niche]

If you don't need to support Xbox or gamepass users, just remove the -crossplay option from the server's start_headless_server.bat file. And update the port forwarding in your server's home router. Making sure the server's internal IP address hasn't changed recently.

The server's set port and one port # higher must both be forwarded to the server's current internal IPv4 address with the UDP protocol.

[rain thistle]

How do I know which common service port do I use 😩

[proven niche]

The default port is 2456. So you'd need to forward 2456 and 2457 unless you've changed the port number in your start_headless_server.bat file.

[rain thistle]

Yeah but I have to select a "Common Service Port", like DNS, HTTP or FTP

[proven niche]

Use a 'Custom' definition name. You can call it valheimserver or whatever.

[rain thistle]

I'll try to get it working tonight

[midnight summit]

ok. hello. i have some issue with dedicated server
linux ubuntu 22.04
i have install fail2ban and ufw
server run in docker
some times server says about
Failed to send, suspend TX on playfab/A0117BEECEE2223 while trying to reconnect
And the server is down and all users (steam users to) has been disconnected.
what i need to do?

[midnight summit]

Today i try relocate server from RU to NL
maybe this help/

[proven niche]

It seems you are having comunication problems with Microsoft's playfab network. The -crossplay server start option requires that you communicate with the server through the MS playfab network. You only need -crossplay to support Xbox or MS gamepass users. If you don't need it, remove it.

I've never used fail2ban or ufw but I suppose that if there are enough failed attempts for the game to try and communicate with the playfab network, then fail2ban might block the playfab site. I'm only guessing at that but you should consider temporarily disabling the ufw as a test to see if that's part of the problem.

And relocating the server is likely to create a different communication environment. If that is enough to solve the problem then that's great. You may still have to trouble shoot the ufw, however as some of the rules set by fail2ban may need to be removed.

[midnight summit]

i setup fail2ban only in ssh ports

and maybe i need open some port to playfab, but i dont know which port used in playfab

if i switch of fail2ban and ufw this maybe insecure

[proven niche]

You have not said if you require -crossplay or not?

If the comm link to playfab occurs only occasionally, then it isn't an open port problem.

[midnight summit]

Sorry, i need use crossplay, because i have some users with XBOX version

[proven niche]

Ok. And your server was working good for a while and then fails now and then? Or the server has never worked at all?

[midnight summit]

server still work is ok. i wait then user with xbox version connect.
if server work ok, i text here about that.
this mean solution is relocate server to another country/hosting

[proven niche]

Ok. Good luck with it. If comm problems continue, consider using something like Cloudflare's Warp program (personal version is free). Or maybe "noip.com", again personal version is free. Those kind of programs can help with comm problems. Again, good luck! 🙏

[midnight summit]

thx

[grim cipher]

While playing games with our friends, their connection drops and they cannot enter the game. What is the reason ?

[proven niche]

Where is the server located? Are you or your friends on Xbox or MS gamepass? How old is the server and when did the problem start?

[grim cipher]

There are 3 of us, two of us log in via Xbox , We installed the server 3 days ago

My other friend logs in via Steam.

[proven niche]

Assuming that you are talking about a dedicated server on your home LAN, you can check the server log file to see if there's an error there that would explain it. If the server doesn't have a log file yet, you can use the -logfile "...path\Server.log" option in your start up .bat file for the server to create one. It will be overwritten each time the server starts up.

[glad estuary]

Can you get more then 10 slots?

[knotty oracle]

Not without mods.

[glad estuary]

Any mention of this happening without mods?

[knotty oracle]

No, it's a solo game with optional coop, we don't need more.

[glad estuary]

You might not but others might

[proven niche]

No. As Derek said, "not without mods". That's just the way the game is designed.

[midnight summit]

ok its help me. but now i have some mobs with "god mode"
how i can fix it?

[proven niche]

If you have InfinityHammer, set it to 'repair anything' then target the mob and use middle mouse button.

Or you can use the WorldEdit mod and bind a key to "object remove" then target the mob and use the key you bound it to. I put mine on the "Delete" key.

[midnight summit]

How i can get InfinityHammer?

i need instal mods on server?

[proven niche]

It's here https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/JereKuusela/Infinity_Hammer/

Install it on your game should be enough.

[midnight summit]

objects ok ,~~ mobs not 😦~~

[midnight summit]

thank you very much

[proven niche]

You're very welcome.

[mystic prism]

Anyone have issues with gportal servers randomly disconnecting and losing progress since last save?

[wise swallow]

any suggestion of where do rent a server from?

[proven niche]

Haven't seen any of that around here. Probably should put in a support ticket with GPortal and let them figure it out and fix it. The more info about it that you can give them will help.

Does GPortal have server logs that you can access? That might help explain the issue.

[proven niche]

It varies from place to place and person to person. Go online and look up 'game hosting review' and you might get to see some customer reviews of the companies that way. Decide the location of the server that you need for you and your players and how much technical support you'll need help with.

[daring wagon]

Hi guys I need help, I'm hosting a dedicated server on my computer. I'm playing with 2 friends.
The first friend is living in France (I'm living in France too), he can join the server, but the other one is living in London and he can't join the server, it's loading for 30s and then back to the main menu, do you know why?

I tried to remove the "-crossplay" from the .bat but when I did, the server couldn't finish loading.

[proven niche]

Have your friend in London turn off any VPN he might have and turn off his Firewall as a test to see if that's the problem. He can also check his game logs to see if an error there might explain it.

Removing -crossplay shouldn't interfere with your server loading. You will, however, have to have the server's two ports (default would be 2456 and 2457) forwarded in your home router. And without -crossplay, you can go to the geekstrom.de/valheim/check website and put in your external (WAN) ipaddress to see if the site can find your server up and running.

And your home router may not allow 'loopback' connections so, when you're on the same LAN as the server, you'll have to connect with it's internal IP address:port.

Also, without crossplay, there's no Join Code to use. So players external to your LAN would need to use the server's** external** IP address:port.

[daring wagon]

Hi, my friend doesn't use a VPN on his computer, I'll tell him about the Firewall so we can try to fix the issue that way.

For the -crossplay that's strange, maybe I'm doing something wrong then when I try to remove it because it's stuck on "Unloading XXX unused Assets to reduce memory usage" and I have to press CTRL+C to shutdown the server

[proven niche]

Before you shut it down, make sure it isn't actually running and just pausing on the 'unloading assets' msg. You can use the geekstrom.de/valheim/check for that without -crossplay.

[daring wagon]

Okay, i'll try this next time, thanks.

My friend just sent me the "error" he gets when he tries to connect :

[Info : Unity Log] ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CONNECTING
[Info : Unity Log] ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. leave lobby. LobbyId: 9286367c-7ee6-4c22-9870-5a4af7dbada1.r-20230509
[Info : Unity Log] ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CLOSED
[Info : Unity Log] ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CLOSED
[Info : Unity Log] 08/10/2024 16:37:05: Lost connection to server:ErrorConnectFailed

Idk if it can help

[proven niche]

It appears he can not connect to the server via the MS playfab network needed by -crossplay. There is no specific info there to say why he cannot connect.

[daring wagon]

So removing the -crossplay should help and thanks to that he could connect, that's it?

[proven niche]

Hopefully, yes. 🙏

[daring wagon]

We'll try this, thank you for your help 😊

[jagged dagger]

I just asked this in the general help channel but I'll put it here since it's more specific. I have a dedicated server running on a box on my lan. I set myself up as an admin today and turned on Devcommands. I used sleep a couple of times and it worked fine, but now all the sudden it's not working? Someone mentioned you need mods to run devcommands on a multiplayer server, which is weird to me cause we've never had to do that before and it literally worked earlier today. And now I see the wiki is mentioning that too, but then, why have the commands worked before without any mods including earlier today?

[echo wraith]

Hi, I’m an Xbox Valheim player looking to start a 24/7 valheim server for me and a few of my friends to play. I’ve looked into hosting a server myself but I don’t think my hardware is powerful enough and I’m not very experienced with creating and hosting a server and it seems complicated to me. However I’m now interested in paying for a server and was wondering what providers I should check out. I’m looking for a server that will support 5-10 people 24/7, has a good UI for someone inexperienced like myself when it comes to hosting a server, minimal lag and stutters, and a reasonable price. Thank you.

[proven niche]

It varies from place to place and person to person. Go online and look up 'game hosting review' and you might get to see some customer reviews of the companies that way. Decide the location of the server that you need for you and your players and how much technical support you'll need help with.

[echo wraith]

Ok, thank you for the advice!

[grim cipher]

I cannot transfer the normal save files of the game to the server established with cmd.

[mystic prism]

[I've used gportal. They've been mostly stable. I think @knotty oracle said he also uses them.

[proven niche]

You could also do a search in here for "gportal" and see what, if any, problems have come up for them.

[knotty oracle]

The server I'm on uses GPortal so I can't speak to the admin side but it runs pretty smoothly from a playing experience.

[echo wraith]

Alright thanks I’ll check them out!

[proven niche]

Go back over the install instructions to find the folder where the server files are kept.

[bitter whale]

Hello, is there a way for me to buff the trader on my dedicated server vanilla if possible and if not then modded?

[knotty oracle]

Buff the trader?

[midnight summit]

pls can somebudy says wich system parametrs i need to normal game with 5 users?
i have now 2 x 3.3 Ghz CPU • 4 Gb RAM • 50 Gb NVMe

Is it optimal?

Because some times i have freezing mobs

[knotty oracle]

How much RAM is that?

[gilded vine]

You can't buff the trader at all, mod or no mod.

[final current]

Гб is short for "Гигабайты", gigabytes

[gilded vine]

So, 4GB of RAM. Which seems very borderline to me. The CPU looks to be pretty weak as well.

[knotty oracle]

That's low for 5 players, yeah.

[gilded vine]

So maybe 8 Гб RAM and a CPU with 5 cores would be good targets to shoot for. And we haven't even mentioned the h/d yet.

[final current]

Unfortunately, troubleshooting lag in mobs is hard with Valheim. After you've got an optimized server, you can easily find one of your players' computer or connection is too slow to process and relay the creature and fight decisions. The players' game clients are responsible for a lot in those situations.

[edgy wasp]

Moved my message to #valheim-help

[bitter whale]

ty

[grim cipher]

What exactly do you mean when you say go back to installation instructions ?

My save files are in worlds_local file

[grim cipher]

Can I transfer via these files ?

[midnight summit]

ok i grow up server to 8GB RAM and 4 CPU

[final current]

If you still witness bad lag and you don't have Xbox or Apple App Store players, try disabling crossplay if it is on in order to allow direct connection.

[midnight summit]

i use now server without crossplay

[jade sail]

Is dedicated servers at 218.19?

[proven niche]

Sorry, I thought you were asking where the world save files go.

[proven niche]

To be clear this time, if you're asking if you can transfer world files from one place to another, the answer to that is yes. You need to keep the world pair of files (.db and .fwl) together carefully. If they become mixed up, the world won't work anymore.

To move the world, you copy the file pair and then paste them in the destination folder on the server. I don't know what you mean by the 'server established with cmd'. I'm going to assume it's a dedicated server somewhere, maybe on a different PC on your home LAN, that you installed with SteamCMD. Unfortunately, I've never used SteamCMD myself. So. I'm not an expert on that.

However, I believe SteamCMD has you create it's own directory for the server to live in and maybe the world save files, too. I don't recall the name SteamCMD gives to it's directory but you should see that in the installation instructions. So back to the installation instructions, I guess.

If you didn't mean your server was installed with SteamCMD, then the worlds would be kept in the default directories. So, if the server is running on a Linux host, as many do, then the server's world files go here:

/home/[UserID]/.config/unity3d/IronGate/ValheimServer

If the server is running on a Windows host then the world files go here:

C:\Users[UserID]\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim

Hopfully, that helps you.

[proven niche]

Yes, 218.19 is the version number of the current release game.

[jade sail]

I cant get the server to update higher than 2.17

Sorry meant 218.17

[proven niche]

Go to your Steam Library, right click on the Valheim Server Tool icon and choose Properties. Select installed files and then Beta. Make sure that's set to None. Then reverify the Server Tool files and it should update to 218.19.

[mossy torrent]

The directory for world saves in steamCMD is stored in the same place as a steam downloaded server. It does create its own server directory though inside of the folder you put the steamCMD executable in.

Just to clear that up 🙂

[jade sail]

Its linux based and should automatically update ill see if i can find some setting.

[left stream]

If you installed by yourself you need to edit the crontab

[proven niche]

The process in my above posting here #dedicated-server message would be the same for Linux as it is for Windows hosts.

[proven niche]

What do you mean by 'installed by yourself'? You mean installed from the Steam Client without SteamCMD? Where does the crontab come from? Is that part of SteamCMD? Is it part of a docker container installation? Why did you think he might have done that?

[left stream]

It's not clear to me if he is using a managed server, but it sounds more like he's fully manually installing it on linux. It uses SteamCMD method. In that case updates are not enabled by default, it has to be done with the linux scheduler aka cron.
But if he's using a managed hosting that's another story.
Should they update it for you, or you have to do it by yourself?
@jade sail

[proven niche]

OIC. All of my servers run on Linux hosts. None of them are installed with SeamCMD or docker containers. I looked those over in the beginning and decided they only added an extra layer of complexity for no really important additional functions. I don't need auto-updates or the like. I'd rather keep track of it myself. So, I'm not familiar with SteamCMD, or Valheim Containers, or LinuxGSM or the like at all. Somehow I manage. I often wonder how... 🤷‍♂️

[jade sail]

Im using Unraid and running in docker container using steamCMD

[proven niche]

You probably should mention that when you ask questions about it. Or maybe I just missed that. Happens...

[left stream]

So there are two ways one is SteamCMD and the other Steam-service.
If you're using GUI or a desktop environment you may have either.
But if you don't have GUI but only command line then SteamCMD is the way.

[proven niche]

I have remote desktop access to the Linux hosts. So go I full GUI most all the time. Except for when I start or stop or update or trouble shoot the servers. Then, I open a terminal in the remote desktop and fearlessly wade in in full CLI barefoot mode. Linux is fun. Always has been. Lately, I've installed r2modman on the Linux hosts to keep all the mods up to date. That does save a lot of time.

[left stream]

I used to have 3 profiles - modpacks in r2modman, one for players one for the admin and one for the server.
I do not use the server modpack locally, I just update it and use a sftp software to sync the plugins folder with the remote server. With 3 mouse clicks.

[final current]

What container image are you using?

[jade sail]

by ich777

[final current]

Had you used the public test branch for your server at any point in time, @jade sail? If so, your server assets arre stuck on that branch due to steam metadata. To get back on the main branch, ich777's SteamCMD images use the GAME_ID environment variable for stuffing parameters to the updater. You would set something like GAME_ID=896660 -beta public to restore the regular public branch. You only have to start the container with that once and it will be on the regular public branch until you specify a different branch again.

[jade sail]

Yes I did at one time but I have taken the -beta off. But this makes sense why it is not updating. Maybe a config file is stuck with -beta.

[final current]

I'll say I don't know if the world version used by the PTB is compatible with the regular public release at the moment. I recommend backing up your world files first, either way.

[sharp venture]

Hi I’m coming from 7d2d, is there a server manager like RAT. A server manager that will start the game, handle backups , etc

[proven niche]

Have a look at thunderstore.io's server manager.

[midnight summit]

its still have lags 😢

[proven niche]

Based on the info you've provided, it's probably due to comm link problems between the server and one or more of the players. A player with a weak PC would cause the same issue.

[midnight summit]

i talk with hosting provider is too long
they says i need use some server mods version because vanilla version have some issues with "network protocol"

[proven niche]

I can't really help you with 3rd party hosting sites. Sorry.

[midnight summit]

it's ok
i text here because maybe know how to solve this issue.

[left stream]

How many players and do you use mods?
How far are the people?
There are 3 good mods but if people have bad connection or are too far, nothing will help.

[midnight summit]

4 players without mod
one city located server (big data center)

[left stream]

Try these all of them together, each player and the server have to install.
Smoothbrain-Network
Smoothbrain-CombatOwner
ComfyMods-ReturnToSender

[midnight summit]

thx

[old birch]

Hey all I have a group of four coming into the game, Ive played before but only solo world. Does Valheim host any public servers or do we have to either host our own?

[formal owl]

You can host a solo world from the main menu or rent/setup a dedicated server. There are no official servers, but many large servers are public and you could all play together that way also. Check https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 if you want to go that route.

[scarlet tide]

do dedicated servers show up on the server list if their password protected because my dedicated server is not showing up

could anybody verify for me if they can see Frost Pine gaming server in the dedicated server list

[tiny mist]

can somebody help me make a server? one that runs 24/7. i remember that i can take my save from a existing world and put that in the server

[final current]

It should show up if you've passed the -public argument and if you've chosen a password that meets some criteria.

[final current]

Are you hoping to run it on one of your own computers or pay for a 3rd-party host?

[tiny mist]

i think i found it out now. but im runnning it on axenthost. You can let me know if there is anything better that is also free!

what is the best free valheim server hoster?'

[scarlet tide]

non i rent a server and just host of ther

[frozen zephyr]

Your self

[scarlet tide]

host havek wonts 40 a month

i pa aboot 10 and stole is corekt u ar the free ist hoset

[final current]

We try to avoid giving specific vendor advice here as it will be very geo-specific and opens up the door for spam, shills, and scams.

I will say it is hard to host a Valheim server for free if you aren't using your own hardware and Internet connection. There have been some users in here who have used Oracle's free arm64 tier of servers alongside an x86_64 emulator in Linux. You will have to handle the software setup yourself in that case.

[scarlet tide]

ok

the one I'm running my game on isn't a vendor it's a friend who just has a really expensive server to have a really expensive server and everybody chips in $10 a month just to make sure we have decent internet and money for upgrades later given the Modern Age it just seemed reasonable to have access to a server...great form of entertainment and it really doesn't take up that much resources oh and I just learned if I run my computer through the Xbox Live I can use my dual analog shock so the game just got even better

[knotty oracle]

You're ALL chipping in $10?

[scarlet tide]

yeah we're all friends from high school and or close work relations that's why we jumped all over it when we found out that you could run a dedicated server a lot of games require you to have multiple accounts like farm simulator you can't host and play from the same Steam account with a dedicated server

or digital combat simulator servers you got to have a separate account from the posting account

any recommendations on which tools would help operating a dedicated valheim server

[scarlet tide]

a lot of us use the dedicated server to store data and I used to host my website for when I was selling manufactured goods

the guy who owned it recently added a Raspberry Pi and a smartphone now we can all control the server from our phones through Discord so like for example I want to save or restart or even activate a mod I can do it all from my phone

[brave quartz]

Hello all, I have a couple backups of my lgsm valheim server and need to restore. Can I just use tar xf or is there a particular lgsm command I am supposed to run?

[uneven smelt]

Hi, I hope this is the right place to ask for help - my friends and I have been playing on a dedicated server. we just got to the ashlands and it's so stuttery/laggy to the point of being unplayable. enemies teleport, hits don't register or they register far too late to react to them, and aiming is nearly impossible bc it's never clear exactly where enemies are. this only happens in ashlands, generally once the massive hordes of enemies start spawning in. restarting the server doesn't help. what can we do to make this playable? it's really a shame we finally got to the new content and we can't really enjoy it :/

[final current]

That sounds like a neat setup. Great your friends are coordinated enough to pull it off

[final current]

Sorry, it's a common complaint. I've got a nice setup but I still run into the same. Makes it hard to hit your parry.
Your best bets are:

• Avoid crossplay if you have no Xbox or Apple App Store players
• Let a player with hearty CPU and wired ethernet be the first through the portal and run ahead of the group into new areas. Individual player game clients have a big impact on creatures/combat sync and decisions.
• You may have luck with the Better Networking mod. I haven't heard much about its performance with the Ashlands update yet. It has a lot of knobs you can turn if you have the patience to try them out. It can be deployed on both the game client and server via the BepInEx framework.

[uneven smelt]

I'll try these things, thanks for the tips. hopefully they have an optimization patch coming soon :/

[sinful portal]

it wont, its been this way for years, it would require the a rewrite of how the networking is in the game

[uneven smelt]

Didn’t ashlands just come out?

[sinful portal]

yes, but my enemies and stuff run fine, so if you are having issues because your players have weak pcs and are taking over the chunk that wont change

[uneven smelt]

We don’t have issues in any other areas unless we have like a really large group together in one place, and it also happens even when one of us is alone in the ashlands

[tiny mist]

Hi, how do i put my world file into squadnox? if even possible or would i need to find another server hoster.

[gilded vine]

Follow their instructions for uploading your world to their server. Put in a support ticket if you have to.

[spring monolith]

hi guys i just got into trying to port my friends server (not hosted in a dedicated server previously) to my dedicated server, having some troubles with following the guide is i had already copied the world files to the cmd world name but it doesnt show up in steam local servers

do note its my first time seting up a dedicated server

[proven niche]

Showing up in Steam sometimes takes time. Did you get the world file pair, both .db and .fwl, over to the right worlds_local folder on the server?

[spring monolith]

yessir

[proven niche]

I assume you've already confirmed that the server is actually up and running as you didn't seem to questions that.

So, if the server start_headless_server.bat file has the** -public 1 **option, or no -public option, then it should show up in Steam eventually.

[spring monolith]

sorry i made it seem like i did it but i did manage to run it normally not with dedicated server

i did copiedd all the related files

[spring monolith]

it says server is up on the cmd but theres no option on the steam servers

[proven niche]

I don't know what you meant by "server is up on the cmd".

And I can't tell where you aren't seeing it. When you say, 'on the steam servers', do you mean the server listings inside your Steam Client or the list on the game's startup menus?

Is the server using -crossplay? If not, did you forward both of the server's ports using UPD protocol? Are you able to connect? If so, how?

I can't tell if the server is actually running or not but, if it isn't, try it without any Firewall or VPN on the server's PC.

[lament grotto]

ok smart people here i need your help i was trying to sort out for past few hours my ded server issues. so far managed to make it not crash however whenever i try to join it it ask for passwork - i put it in and then i am back in main menu of the game this time without bepinex plugin info displayed in top left corner. keep in mind that mods are exactly the same on server and my local machine which makes this few lines totally ridicuous : [Warning:Jotunn.Utils.ModCompatibility] Jötunn is not installed on the server. Client has mandatory mods, cancelling connection. Mods that need to be installed on the server: Valharvest BoneAppetit FantasyCreatures FarmyardAnimals PlanBuild HoneyPlus ValheimRAFT as those mods are installed on server

[opal saddle]

Ask in #mods-issues , this channel is for plain unmodded self-hosted servers only.

[bitter whale]

based off this which one is 1.5x resources?

[left stream]

more

[torpid holly]

How would I manually save on a dedicated server

[torpid holly]

Nevermind, got it

[rich belfry]

Running Valheim in Unraid docker. What is the best way to gracefully shut the server down from command line? Trying to avoid saving and shutting down from in game.

[final current]

I'm not an unraid user, so someone is welcome to tell the better way. If you can find the server process' PID, sending the interrupt signal is the recommended way, e.g. kill -s SIGINT 25931

[rich belfry]

just figured that out myself. I used the following which did appear to force a save and shutdown the sever about 30 seconds after running

pkill -f -SIGINT valheim_server.x86_64

[final current]

Cool, looks fine

[rich belfry]

thank you.

[bitter whale]

Thank you kind sir

[bleak kelp]

how can i fix this?

[knotty oracle]

Fix what? There are no errors.

[bleak kelp]

the server runs, this appears, and it restarts

[final current]

Your snippet doesn't go far back enough, @bleak kelp. The cleanup of allocations you're seeing happens at the very end, after a server-ending signal or issue.

[bleak kelp]

can u see now?

@final current

[final current]

I can, @bleak kelp. Looks like your own infrastructure is restarting the server:
/usr/local/bin/valheim-is-idle && /usr/local/bin/supervisorctl restart valheim-server

[bleak kelp]

ok. is there a way i can fix this?

[final current]

Did you write this hosting infrastructure, or are you using someone else's?

[bleak kelp]

i got it from somewhere

[final current]

My recommendation is to consult that infrastructure's documentation. Restarting on idle state is not part of the vanilla Valheim Dedicated Server. It's likely a regular feature of whatever you're using.

[bleak kelp]

im 99% sure i used this https://www.reddit.com/r/valheim/comments/1bijg8x/valheim_in_casaos/

[final current]

That looks to be using lloesche's valheim-server-docker OCI image. You can find documentation for it here:
https://github.com/lloesche/valheim-server-docker/blob/main/README.md

[bleak kelp]

do you know how i can fix it?

[final current]

I don't. I'd take a look at the documented configuration linked above, especially the environment variables section.

[bleak kelp]

I dont really know where to look. do you know someone else i can ask?

[final current]

https://github.com/lloesche/valheim-server-docker/blob/main/README.md#environment-variables
See UPDATE_CRON, UPDATE_IF_IDLE, RESTART_CRON, RESTART_IF_IDLE. Likely one or more of those is responsible for the restart(s) you're witnessing.

[bleak kelp]

is there aanother image that is better that i can move my world files to?

@final current

[final current]

I'm currently hosting without a container so I don't have a personal recommendation. lloesche's image is pretty-well respected and generally kept up to date. If it's working well for you except for the restarts, I would just disable those restarts and keep using it.
Some alternatives:

• A user named ich777 makes an image that's optimized for Unraid if that happens to be your distribution.
• @north narwhal in here maintains an image geared to running rootless if you're looking for an alternate security model.
• Iron Gate provides an image build script in the Linux depot assets for Valheim Dedicated Server if you'd like to roll your own (in the docker directory)

If your setup is unable to recover from the restarts, but you want to keep the restarts, you may need to talk to the creator of the config you used. I don't know of any CasaOS users in here off-hand, unfortunately.

[bleak kelp]

ok. thank you very much:)

for now i just tried to reinstall the same docker thing to se if it works again.

nevermind

same thing happened.......

[final current]

Per the docs on the cron expressions, if you're trying to disable them with an empty string in YAML, you can usually use something like MY_ENV_VAR: '' (two single quotation marks)

[bleak kelp]

what is that?

[final current]

The Reddit post you linked was configuring the container launch using YAML, so I assumed you were using that configuration to set the environment variables.

[bleak kelp]

yes

and i dont really understand. the server has been fine for about a week and suddently started restarting on its own. i dont know what could have caused it

[final current]

If you look at the documented env vars and compare with the Reddit post, it looks like the Redditor has a very aggressive restart schedule set up. Basically every minute of Saturday UTC when there are 0 players, restart the server.

[bleak kelp]

oh i see. so if take away the cron values it wil stop?

[final current]

If you read the doc I linked (https://github.com/lloesche/valheim-server-docker/blob/main/README.md#environment-variables):

disabled if set to an empty string

[bleak kelp]

it worked! thank you very much for your help:) (im sorry if i diddnt understand alot and for bad english)

[final current]

No problem. I'm glad you got it working!

[brave quartz]

I have a virtual machine server where I host all of my different game servers. I worked out the solution for my situation.

[grand zinc]

https://tenor.com/view/lebron-dark-sorcery-gif-18203284690021584076

@north narwhal

[north narwhal]

FWIW, I don’t condone apostasy

[grand zinc]

Apoplogies mods, he does not condone apostasy

@dawn warren @cerulean summit

[knotty oracle]

Why are you tagging random people?

[grand zinc]

theyre not random they just need to see that whoami_root doesn't condone apostasy its a religious thing sorry

i wont tag anyone else

[slim grail]

I host a server for my friends and they experience lag every now and then. Is it my fault or its because of their pc/net?

[midnight summit]

it's help to us. thank you

[final current]

It can truly be either. If you're using crossplay, the relay involved can also contribute.

[sand hazel]

Any ideas as to why I can't find my server I'm hosting? Generated world, saved to local, edited bat files, ports are forwarded/open, bat shows server successfullystarted. I'm oout of ideas, all I can think of is some issue running the same steam account on 2 pcs at the same time? I guess I could create a new steam account specifically to host the server?

[left stream]

There are 2 ways to install a dedicated server -

1. Steam-service that requires you to log in.
2. SteamCMD that allows anonymous login.
   Possible reasons why server is not visible on the internet: set to private instead of public, and another reason - it takes time for Steam to update the list of servers.
   A direct way to join a server would be to type IP and port instead of looking for it on Steam servers or in-game menu.

[sand hazel]

messed around with it a bit more, still no luck trying to joing off IP. I did realize the forwarded ports werent being allowed through windows firewall, just my router. so thats one problem gone. will try through steamcmd tomorrow

[left stream]

If you can give more details, I'd be able to answer better. How did you install valheim server?
I personally have no experience installing valheim server in any form on windows.
I have experience installing vh dedicated server on local and remote linux servers using command line interface. And I run and play the game on windows as most people do.
But don't let it confuse you, the vh-server is almost same on both os-es.
It's a matter of preference and habit.

[sand hazel]

everyone we play with is on windows. downloaded VH server from steam. trying to run it off my home media server running win10 with an i5, 16gb ram, 8tb of HDD space but installed VH server on the boot SSD. i have the basics of linux down and could swap to that if it was "easier". launching the bat and based on text in the CMD table the server IS being launched, im just having trouble accessing it. tried earlier via IP/port and i still couldnt find the server, either in game or by attempting to add it to steam server favorites

this may be a dumb question, but i can run the server by launching the bat file right? or do i need to choose between steamcmd or physically launching through steam?

it seems straight forward enough, and ive ran dedicateds before, I have a pretty strong feeling that its user error and i havent done one of the steps correctly. may try uninstalling the VH server on steam and starting from scratch, i might be adding more problems than fixing

[left stream]

There are 2 questions here, one is about Steam account and the other issue with ports and IP. I remember someone had a similar issue, and resolved it by installing the server by SteamCMD instead the Steam-service.
Did you get a message stating that your account is already active on another computer and you can't use it to play the game?

[left stream]

Try to follow the official Fandom guide for dedicated servers.

[left stream]

Are you trying to access it from the LAN or WAN? Your client pc has to exit the network and come back through the router like everyone else. Btw some routers have weird settings that block or filter traffic.
I think i't better if you figure out if server works locally first, then after that you'll open it to the outside network.

[sand hazel]

yea, ran into the issue of running the server and trying to play the game on a different pc with the same steam account. got around that by launching the bat file vs. launching via steam. maybe need to go the steamcmd route.

ive tried to join via localhost and also the public IP of the pc, neither seems to work. they only other issue ive just found is the port forwarding on the router was only set to TCP, didnt open them for UDP which may actually be the issue

[left stream]

UDP is the right choice.

[sand hazel]

gotcha. ill start there tomorrow and see if that changes anything and will report back. appreciate the help!

[left stream]

You are welcome!
remember one port is for the game and the other for Steam query.
Fandom:
Step 3: Port Forwarding / Remote Access
Add an incoming rule to your Windows Firewall to allow UDP port (game port) 2456, (Steam query port) 2457.

[sand hazel]

im willing to bet that UDP is my issue then, 2456-2458 tcp/udp is opened on the firewall, but only tcp on router.

[left stream]

I think the Steam port is not necessary. It should work even if you only open the game port. But Steam wouldn't see your server in that case.

[sand hazel]

sounds like adding the UDP exception is my first step tomorrow then.

[proven niche]

After you change your router's server port forwarding to UDP, you can use the geekstrom.de/valheim/check web site with your WAN (external) IP address and port to see if your server can be found externally.

Also, some home routers don't allow 'loopback' connections. So, if you're on the same LAN as the server, you might have to use the server's internal address:port to connect.

[midnight summit]

after 2 weeks
its not help to play normal 😦

and we have some giants items now

[quartz rock]

I'm having an issue where /setkey PlayerEvents isn't actually triggering all of a sudden.
I accidentally set my portals to hardmode and turning that back down to normal wasn't working so I had to reset all world modifiers to fix portals
but after doing so I can no longer set player based raids again
I was still able to use the /setworldmodifier commands to set up the rest of my settings again though so I'm not sure what the problem is

I'm using a slightly weird dedicated host so I'm not able to change the launch options to add the setting that way

but the command definitely did work before because we had player based raids till now

[haughty ermine]

Hey everyone, looking at starting a server for a few friends under 10 people. Don't know if getting a dedicated server is worth it or how easy/hard they are to manage. Was hoping someone could give me some information on that or recommendations on where to get a server. Also, not sure if it's worth getting a dedicated server vs hosting the server myself.

[midnight summit]

We've checked the Valheim server both locally and on the server side.

When I connect from my local machine to another local machine, everything works perfectly and all the items load without any issues.

However, when it comes to other clients connecting through Steam, the server seems to struggle with loading constructions and items.

The problem lies in the synchronization of objects, their durability, and structure. As soon as players move outside of the constructions, the FPS improves and there are no more freezes.

Occasionally, there are issues with invisible or immortal mobs as well.

As an experiment, we deleted a large number of constructions, and the gameplay became smoother.

Now, I have a few questions: How can we determine the boundaries of constructions/items on the server? How can we optimize these situations?

While the best solution may be to delete unnecessary constructions and avoid building massive castles, I would like to explore other optimization options as well. There must be servers that can handle a large number of concurrent players without these issues.

[fickle mauve]

Hello, we have been having connection issues with the -crossplay on but when we delete it, there's no join code and also my friends can not join my server even though we all use steam

[knotty oracle]

Join code only works on crossplay, you'll need the IP for Steam.

[frozen zephyr]

You also need to make sure port forwarding is set up right, with -crossplay it didn't need port forwarding to work

[proven niche]

It all depends on your personal circumstances. If you have the time and patience and an old unused PC with 8GB Ram, or more, then you might consider creating the server yourself at home.

If you're all right with paying a monthly fee of around US$ 12.00/mo. And leave the heavy lifting to a remote hosting Co., then that might be the best option for you.

Hosting either your own server or a rented one requires an effort on your part. You'll need to make all kinds of decisions about the server and what the players on the server are doing. It can be a lot like herding cats. You'll need patience either way.

[proven niche]

It's hard to understand your situation due to language issues. But do you have your own dedicated server running on it's own PC on your home LAN or are you renting one from a remote Gamehosting Company?

Either way, you're probably going to have to move some of your larger buildings away from each other. Far away enough so that you can't see them anymore. If you're going to take the trouble to move them at all, you might as well make it as far away as possible and travel back and forth with portals.

If you have a remote hosting company, they may have the option to optimize your network traffic between the server and the players by adding a mod to the server and to all the player's games on their PCs. If they do, then use that.

If they don't have that option, and the server is on your home LAN, you can add the BetterNetworking mod to the server and all the player's games yourself. It has worked well for some but not so well for others. If it would work well for you depends on exactly what your particular problem is caused by. You would just have to try it and see.

[edgy wasp]

Hey, can you not use cheats on a server?
I've activated "devcommands"

[proven niche]

Devcommands on a server is a mod issue. You should take it to the #mods-issues channel.

[edgy wasp]

Why is it a mod issue?
We're playing vanilla?

[knotty oracle]

Because you need a mod to do it.

[edgy wasp]

That's odd

Thank you

[proven niche]

Oh, trust me. I've seen 'odd'. This doesn't even come close.

[sand hazel]

@proven niche @left stream thanks for the help! server is up and running. it was actually BOTH of yalls suggestions. once i enabled UDP port forwarding the geekstrom website said server was online. and my router doesnt support loopback so i have to connect via local IP.

[quartz rock]

That's not true, you just admin yourself

[knotty oracle]

That'll get you admin commands, but not dev commands.

[quartz rock]

Wait does that explain the problem I'm having?

[quartz rock]

Here

[left stream]

Can't you download the world files, change settings then upload to the server?

[knotty oracle]

Yeah, you can do that, for sure. Or use the command line arguments when launching the server.

[quartz rock]

Maybe, i haven't tried that yet

[quartz rock]

The host i use obfuscates launch commands and hasn't updated to be able to add to it yet

[knotty oracle]

Ouch, that's a bad host.

[full warren]

Hello, I have a problem with the Microsoft Store version of the game. I can't join a self-hosted dedicated server of a friend (yes, the crossplay and all the configuration for the server is ok) I think the problem is in my end. I can't find anything online that solves this problem.

Trying to join either with the IP or the invitation code fails to connect

[final current]

What message do you see?

Anything in your Player Log?

[full warren]

In the game it show failed to connect

At the log I have the following: PlayFab lobby matching search filter 'string_key10 eq 'IPADDRESS' and string_key2 eq 'True'': Got back zero lobbies

I censored the ip

Then I have this: Backend not retreived yet, checking again in 0.25 seconds...

And the first message again

[final current]

Alright, the IP you've entered is an external/Internet one? And when you say crossplay is OK you mean it is enabled?

[full warren]

It is an external IP, for a hosted server on docker

And yes, the crossplay its enabled

[final current]

Does the docker container have libpulse installed?

[full warren]

I'll ask

[final current]

The popular images (e.g. from lloesche or ich777) have it installed usually, but either way it is required for Crossplay to work.

And are other players able to join?

[full warren]

Yes, the only differences is that all of them are from Steam

[left stream]

I've read somewhere in the past that microsoft store version is shitty crap that should be avoided.
I use windows LTSC and live without it.

[full warren]

How can he verify this? My friend doesn't know certanly

[final current]

You can have him give you the image tag being used and paste it here unless he rolled his own. When specifying the IP, consider including the port as well as in 256.78.32.77:2456

And make sure you aren't running an aggressively strict firewall or other Internet security suite. Note that with crossplay your client will end up connecting to one of Microsoft's relay servers and not directly connect to the IP address you supply.

[frozen zephyr]

if its running with -crosplay and others can connect then it has libpulse installed

[full warren]

He just told me his images is from lloesche

[final current]

Great. Has libpulse then. He's using SERVER_ARGS=-crossplay? The hyphen is required.

[proven niche]

You might try temporarily removing any VPN you're using and turn off your Windows FireWall temporarily, too. As a test.

[full warren]

No vpn is running on my pc

[proven niche]

How are the other players joining? Using the Join Code? The server IP:port address?

You can ask your friend hosting the server to check the server log to see if there are any errors there that would explain whether the -crossplay is actually working on the server. If the server is producing a Join Code then it's -crossplay is working.

I've gotta go. You're in good hands with Justin and Stolenvw. Good luck with it!

[full warren]

Thank you dude, Justin is helping me out in dms because I tried to paste the .sh content here and I got 10min mute 😅

So far my friend's server was missing the argument Justin mentioned

Now hes trying to make a new server for testing that

[final current]

Hah, has happened to me before. The bot hates the pound sign.

[full warren]

No success for now

[full warren]

He has to use the this parameter in any other place? or just adding it?

[final current]

Sorry :/ They are welcome to stop by and paste us server logs. If they are seeing a Join Code, the Crossplay part is probably working

It just has to be an environment variable to the docker container. lloesche's container will convert that to an argument to the entrypoint executable.

If you are launching the container with a container management GUI, there will be a section for environment variables.

To be clear, the SERVER_ARGS environment variable should have the value -crossplay

[full warren]

Yeah he add it through a GUI I think

[full warren]

earlier today reading through the server logs I saw a join code

does it changes over time? The join code

IT WORKS!

[final current]

Hey, great 🙂

It does. It changes once every new start of the process/container and occasionally other times. Once you've joined once with that code, you can usually re-join that server from the same Recents or Favourites entry even after the code has changed, though.

[full warren]

He was missing a minus sign

XD

I could only join through the join code tho

[final current]

Common mistake to leave out the hyphen. Hopefully you'll be able to continue to join using the recent or favourites entry now without having to enter the join code.

[full warren]

I hope so, really thank you for helping me out with this one dude!

Finally, I can play with them after two days of trying things XD

[final current]

hopefully they can still join 😄

[twin shore]

Adding myself to my dedicated server adminlist is not giving me the permissions to activate mods on my own dedicated server. I have the server set up on a 2nd PC on my home network and am controlling the server through the start_headless_server.bat. I can get to the server and others can join but despite adding my Steam ID # to the adminlist.txt file, single input on first line, numerals only. I am pulling my hair out trying to figure out what I am doing wrong. Searching the channel, I didn't see as post specifically for this. Any help appreciated.

[left stream]

When you say activate mods what do you exactly mean?
Can you confirm that Bepinex and the mods are properly installed and working on the server - you can check in the log file/files ?

[proven niche]

I suspect that by "permissions to activate mods" on his server he really means being able to use world modifiers from the F5 console using the 'setkey' commands which would be gained by using the ServerDevcommands mod to activate commands on the server.

But, of course, with no input from him, it's impossible to tell. 🤷‍♂️

[torpid holly]

Incoming input from him

[twin shore]

I want to be able to use mods on my dedicated server. I can log into it and devcommands works but when I try debugmode, I apparently do not have the permissions to do so despite having added myself to the adminlist.txt file. I'll try and see if I can confirm the Bepinex is working and if you can let me know where the log files you need are, I can track them down. So frustrating as I just want to use 1 particular mod on the server.

[midnight summit]

I have a server hosted with a fairly powerful configuration for a game server.

We conducted testing on a local server specifically to rule out any suspicions related to the hosting service and the distance of players from the hosting server.

I enabled BetterNetworking on the server yesterday, and we are continuing with testing. This mod allows for more flexible network protocol configuration, and initially, it seems to have improved things.

Regarding the structures in the world that I mentioned earlier, it makes sense that they would put a load on the system. However, I’m surprised that at this moment there’s no load on the CPU or RAM (maybe this is beyond my understanding).

If this mod helps, I’ll report back here about it.
Thank you very much.

[zinc frigate]

Can someone help me, how to create 24/7 server for free in Valheim?

[midnight summit]

get some hosting
make some times reboot and backup
and -crossplay

[wide cipher]

get some hosting isn't free tho 🤔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upEhacdqMLw

descent video I found in short time 😄

[midnight summit]

no.

for free you need setup server in your side

some pc with running server

and you need private ip address frome your provider

and the setup port forwarding in your router to your server/pc

[wide cipher]

you can host from your own PC

and connect to yourself

just use the www.whatismyip.com site to get your WAN ip

or tell people the crossplay code

[zinc frigate]

Thanks brooo

[zinc frigate]

But I can’t host from my PC, low fps and have no time

[wide cipher]

the dedicated server itself isn't massivly heavy tho

it doesn't behave like a client

it just shuffles data and load in the world into your RAM

[midnight summit]

this information for you
https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers

[proven niche]

If you have installed the BepInEx mod loader, and it is running properly, it will create a LogOutput log file in the BepInEx folder, which you can review with Notepad. There will be information in there about the startup process that BepInEx goes through to load any mods that you may have put in the BepInEx plugins folder to be loaded.

There is a 2nd log file along side your worlds_local folder. It's named Player.log. Those two log files will help you understand how the startup process is going and if there are any problems, they will show Errors there.

What is the name of the one mod that you want to use? To insure that you've chosen a current mod that is recently updated and supported and won't cause problems, you should download mods from the thunderstore.io web site and check the mod's updated date there and check that the mod's icon shows that it's compatible with the Ashlands game version.

[native matrix]

How can i import my singleplayer save to self host dedicated server?

[proven niche]

Copy the two world files (.db and .fwl) from the worlds_local folder on the solo game over to the other worlds_local folder on the server. Make sure to keep the pair of files together. If they become mismatched, it creates problems. If your worlds are saved to the cloud, change them to local first.

[native matrix]

thanks!

[earnest mica]

Run a headless steam client with valheim server..youtube it..i have an old 2 core system setup runnin our server..only free option

[twin shore]

I am so confused at this point and I would just start over but I can still access the server and I am afraid of losing this world so am reluctant to uninstall everything and start over. First off, I need to confirm that Bepinex and the mod I am using need to be installed on the server PC and the gaming PC as well? That is what I have done and attached is the requested BepinEx Log File. Files were installed amnually on both ends and I can still access the server. Once in the server, through the console, I am able to enable devcommands but still cannot enable debugmode. I am not finding the 2nd log file at the location you mentioned and I assume you are talking about log fileas on the gaming PC, not the server PC. Attached is the log file in the BepinEx folder. I appreciate your help but am unable to respond immediately at times and will do so when able so I hope this doesn't frustrate you.

This is the mod I am trying to get installed. https://discord.com/channels/1107011744771084318/1107016477099446434

[final current]

You would need BepInEx + Server_devcommands installed on the game client at the very least in order to be able to use the debugmode dev command as an admin of the server. You will not need Server_devcommands nor the BepInEx loader installed on the server for debugmode. If you run into trouble, I recommend moving the discussion to #mods-issues.

[odd shell]

I'm having an issue where valheim and my dedicated server keep crashing my pc randomly, black screen and everything is unresposive but can still talk in discord and hear spotify running

[final current]

Are the Valheim game and dedicated server running on the same machine? Black screen could point to hardware issue, e.g. GPU overheating or damaged from prior overheating.

[odd shell]

They are on the same machine, 32gb ram, temps look fine when it crashes around 70C-80C

[final current]

Got enough PSU capacity to power a heavier load?

[odd shell]

I would think

I can always try joining a server without booting the dedicated to see huh

[final current]

Those temps are GPU specifically? How is CPU looking? Screen going black tends to lean on GPU issue. If you don't suspect hardware issue, I would still look at available graphics driver updates, or UEFI updates for your CPU if using a hobbyist motherboard. If you're on Linux, see if there's a firmware update package for your distribution.

I would then take a gander at the game client's Player.log after coming up from such a crash. Enable server logs as well if you haven't already (see -logFile in the manual).

[odd shell]

temps for cpu look the same around 70-80c

Where is player.log located?

[final current]

When you first start the game, there's often a link to it in the bottom-left of the menu. The log gets replaced when you start the game anew, but the last version is copied to a …-prev.log file. If you can't find it, let us know if you're on Linux, macOS, or Windows, and whether through Steam or an app store.

[odd shell]

I found it, no idea what im looking at

[final current]

If you're looking at the log for a session with the crash, anything of interest would likely be near the end of it. You're looking for errors, failures, stack traces.

[native matrix]

Getting bad fps lag spikes on my server. Any ideas? i have mods on my server

[proven niche]

There are many possible causes for lag spikes. It's usually due to one or another of the players on at the time having a poor connection to the server. Possible causes for that vary but could be their PC being weak in general or busy with other stuff or using a poor VPN route.

Other causes, if it just happens in certain areas, could be overly large and complex buildings or even some world corruption of one sort or another.

You need to gather as much information as you can about the lag like when, where, who's on with you in the same area, and see if you can pin down the cause.

Unfortunately, there aren't any 'magic' fix things you can do that always work for everyone.

[reef marsh]

I'm hosting a server through Dathost for my european players. Currently the location of the server is set to Sweden. Will it improve perhaps if I move the server to Holland as maybe that will be more "central" for most europeans.

Please mention me if you have any information on the topic please.

[final current]

Are you using Crossplay? If so, proximity to an Azure PlayFab Party Relay server would potentially be important. I think for Europe, there are Valheim-ready relays in Nederlands and in the Republic of Ireland.

[left stream]

What issues do you have that you'd want to improve?
It's not a FPS game to need extremely low latency.
Some issues can be solved by using mods if that's possible.

[knotty oracle]

Adding mods is never going to lower lag.

[left stream]

If you mean ping to the server I agree.
If you mean game lag I disagree. Take for example CombatOwner mod and the networking mods.

[left stream]

On vanilla you're right, the networking mods are not necessary.
But on a modded server with a lot of traffic it becomes necessary to uncap the limit of 64kb/s that vanilla has.

[reef marsh]

No crossplay. Nice, so Nederlands might be a good alternative!

[reef marsh]

Intermittent lagg

[round citrus]

looking for a fun server to play modded

[final current]

Check out #1024264966712340510

[round arrow]

What file do I need to copy to my PC to play offline? Upload speed from my ec2 is terrible

Only 90kb/s is awfull

I guess I only need the .db and .fwl files. I do not want any backup for now

[proven niche]

Correct. And are your character's .fch files stored there as well?

[round arrow]

Didnt even look for that tbh.. What it is for?

[proven niche]

That's the file that stores everything about your character. His looks, skills, armor, weapons, inventory, etc.

[round arrow]

I thought it was client side, no?

[knotty oracle]

Yes, the character file is client side.

[daring tree]

does the valheim game client support DNS SRV records?

[proven niche]

I don't think Valheim server supports SRV records, but as long as you use the default port 2456, you should be good with just an A record, although I don't know of anyone who's tried it.

[daring tree]

I tried some googling first and found this guide here: https://survivalservers.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_Set_a_Custom_Domain_to_Connect_to_a_Valheim_Server I guess it worked for the author of the guide by sheer luck then.

[proven niche]

Let us know how it works.

[daring tree]

whelp, it didn't work. That's why I'm asking here. I just had the idea now to verify what the valheim game client was doing via wireshark and it doesn't attempt an SRV lookup. Even wilder, it seems like not even CNAME works. That's quite limiting. But I managed to get it to work for me by explicitly setting an A record now.

[bitter whale]

are their any mods that are server side and work well for a dedicated server that wont block xbox players from joining?

[inland token]

will i able to get a copy of the world save from a server i played on? are there any way?

[knotty oracle]

If you ask the server owner, sure.

[inland token]

i asked, but the thing is... the server have expired meaning they didnt extend the hosting... but we wanted a copy of the world but they are unable to retrieve it

[knotty oracle]

Then there's not a lot you can do about it sadly.

[proven niche]

You need to ask about mods in the mods channels. This channel is for vanilla dedicated servers.

[inland token]

got it, thank you for the reply

[final current]

CNAME does work. Any chain of CNAMEs will need to end in an A record pointing at your Valheim server's IP. Valheim uses something from the Common Language Infrastructure std lib DNS package. The CLI runtimes that ship with Unity usually end up using the OS' name resolution stack for the low-level DNS part, and that will honor the name resolution tricks you're used to (but not port resolution tricks)

Are you using crossplay? If so, resolution is a little strange in that the IP address is not the final address, but an identifier of its own that leads to an Azure Playfab Party Relay.

I think you're right about that article author only getting SRV to work by coincidence. They just happen to be using the default game port so no discovery would have been necessary.

[soft tree]

Hello, I've been at trying to get a server working on Linux for a couple days. It starts up mostly correctly, save for errors with the crossplay. Attaching screenshot of the error. I do have Pulse Audio installed. After it finishes set up I'm getting this message on a loop:

08/24/2024 02:31:39: PlayFab reconnect server '...'
08/24/2024 02:31:39: Server '...' begin PlayFab create and join network for server```

Does anybody have an idea what could be the problem here?
The libparty.so file is present in valheim_server_Data/Plugins after downloading the server, should it be also present in MonoBleedingEdge? (I tried some basic solutions like copying over but it didn't seem to solve the Fallback handler error)

Details: I'm running the server on a VM with an ARM processor, so I am using an x86 emulator (I chose FEX-Emu). The image is started from Ubuntu 24.04. I can send the full log and my Dockerfile (I made my own as I wasn't able to find any existing one that was made for ARM) if it will help.

[final current]

I think it's not enough to have the arm64 libpulse. Folks have found you need the x86_64 version of the glib main loop bindings of libpulse for emulation on libparty to work.

See the crossplay sections of https://gist.githubusercontent.com/husjon/c5225997eb9798d38db9f2fca98891ef/raw/setup_valheim_server.sh for an example of installing that from the Debian package

[soft tree]

Thank you I'll try this!

[soft tree]

Well, that didn't really work, it still says it failed to load that library

[proven niche]

You can try a search in here for others that may have had the same problem you're having and found a solution.

[soft tree]

That is what I'm trying

[proven niche]

I know it's not much consolation but running Valheim servers on Raspberry Pi's does seem to be an uphill process. Good luck with it!

[soft tree]

Thank you

I achieved an error upgrade

Error loading needed lib libSDL3.so.0
Warning: Cannot dlopen("libSDL3.so.0"/0x7fff09abfdea, 2)

[proven niche]

Is that perhaps a permissions problem?

[soft tree]

I'm running this as root so probably not

[proven niche]

You'd think not but root sometimes 'can't find' the files it's looking for due to it's path. I've noticed that Linux users are often advised to not run apps as 'root' for several reasons including that.