dedicated-server

[final current]

I wanted to give a note for server operators in here that it looks like the old SIGTERM-doesn't-save bug on Linux has actually been fixed for a few builds now via Unity 2022.2 and higher.
Original ticket: https://valheimbugs.featureupvote.com/suggestions/159711/dedicated-server-does-not-save-world-on-sigterm
Upstream ticket: https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/unity-server-run-time-does-not-respond-to-sigterm-and-other-linux-signals-correctly
I am sorry to those I insisted spend extra time on implementing SIGINT recently and to contradicting you @frozen zephyr when you suggested SIGTERM ought to be fine recently

Sadly, both SIGTERM and SIGINT fail to save the world on the macOS Valheim Dedicated Server currently.

[frozen zephyr]

oof for mac users lmao

[gilded lintel]

Interesting. Yeah I am looking to set up a persistent server for my folks to play in.

[proven niche]

Is SIGINT what you get with Ctrl+C ?

[final current]

Yep

[vagrant plaza]

Im trying to setup valheim in docker on debian
I am stuck at the point where i want to change 2 keys.
teleportall and resourcerate 300.

Where is the relevant place to do this?

[proven niche]

I think you can add those to the world after logging in and using the F5 console commands.

Or, you can put in -modifier type options on the exec line alongside -world, -password, -port, etc. Using docker, those may be env variables or something.

Or just wait until someone with more docker info comes along to straighten that part out.

[frozen zephyr]

you could be a docker pro and still not have an answer for that. that all depends on what options the person that made the docker image set up

[proven niche]

[vagrant plaza]

I solved it with -modifier resources most -modifier portals casual in the start_server.sh
took me a while

been using valheim as a way to learn docker and so far so good. lost all will to play valheim but atleast docker is working up to a point ❤️

[proven niche]

Hopefully, you'll come back to Valheim when docker stuff gets old and boring. So, what then? Maybe tomorrow afternoon we can expect you back? 😛

[vagrant plaza]

perhaps. its just difficult to combine 8 hour docker intro day with valheim fresh start gaming 😄

[ivory salmon]

How do you set up a dedicated server?

[final current]

You can download the server for free with Steam under "Tools" in your Library or with SteamCMD as app 896660. Either can be done even if you haven't purchased the game through Steam. Once downloaded, there's a manual PDF file with some documentation.

[covert sail]

Guys someone have good HOST server?

[final current]

We avoid giving hosting site advice here (see the channel topic). Network quality is geographically sensitive and opening it up for advice can lead to spam, shills, and scams.

[lofty inlet]

I am not able to join a fresh installed dedicated server server, anyway if i deploy it with lgsm or manually. I tried different servernames/ports etc. Anyone has the same problem?

[wicked mortar]

Can anyone recommend any server providers who allow you to control when Valheim updates (i.e. no auto-update, or a way to roll versions back), and is flexible with expanding the server limit of 10 players?

[proven niche]

Is the server local to your PC? Does it use -crossplay? How are you trying to connect? What, exactly, happens when you can't connect? Is your password 5+ characters and doesn't include the world name?

[lofty inlet]

I tried on my debian server aswell on my pc over the steam tools. It always says "failed to connect". I tried to connect with ip:port aswell just ip. Crossplay is active. Password is 5+ chars and doesnt incluce world name

./valheim_server.x86_64 -name 'LinuxGSM' -password Letmein -port 2456 -world vhserver -public 1 -savedir '/home/valheim1/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim' -saveinterval 1800 -backups 4 -backupshort 7200 -backuplong 43200 -crossplay -instanceid 1

Ports are of course correctly forwarded

[proven niche]

Well, password needs "quotes". I'm not sure single quotes are enough maybe switch to regular double quotes. Remove -crossplay, if you don't need it for Xbox players. Make sure your home router has the server two ports forwarded to the correct internal IP for the server PC. UDP IPv4 protocol.

Connect via the internal IP:port unless the server is on your game PC in which case you may need to use localhost:port.

For future reference, -crossplay doesn't use the server's internal address to connect. It completely bypasses your router forwarding. It requires you to connect via it's Join Code or the EXTERNAL ip address instead.

[lofty inlet]

Thanks Jaga, you're a legend! You helped me getting the Server running after hours of trying!
It was the crossplay option.. Removed it from the LGSM Startparameters

[proven niche]

Thank you! I'm glad you got it sorted! 😄

[potent turret]

Crossplay has some dependencies for linux. Step six under linux https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers#Requirements
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libpulse-dev libatomic1 libc6

[proven niche]

That's a good reminder! Thanks for sharing that here. 🙂

[lofty inlet]

Since I did it with LGSM and installed all depencies told by it I wondered why by default the server isn't joinable

[left stream]

I removed -crossplay from both _defaul.cfg files, the top one is important because it will overwrite the other one.

[winged escarp]

Hey guys running a dedicated server on a 990PRO ssd on an older pc. If I upgrade to a newer pc and setup a raid, will the lag spikes from the server saving go away? Running in Docker on Ubuntu at the moment

[left stream]

no.

[left stream]

is it a dualcore cpu and how much ram?
8GB for vanilla and 12-16 for modded.

[winged escarp]

ryzen 7 2700, with 64GB of DDR4 ram

[left stream]

there's a mod smoothsave that you install on the server only.

[winged escarp]

will it still work even though it hasn't been updated in over a year?

[left stream]

yes.
Are you talking about world save lag? Or any other lag?

[winged escarp]

its just world save lag, since i play over wifi like a plebian its really bad on my end

the server is hard wired

[left stream]

Yeah Smoothbrain-SmoothSave

[final current]

Huh, any idea how it works? Saves the world to RAM before an async flush to disk?

[stray hollow]

disappearing items after updating server

me and one friend were playing, she for some reason was able to put in 5 bread into stone over, but only 4 came out
this was done twice just to check

we then got off and restarted the server, when we got back on, our newly build food preparation table was gone lmfao

any thoughts on why this is happening or how to fix??

[bleak silo]

Anyone has idea how to make discord bot that sends informatsion when someone joins/leaves server?

[bleak silo]

Yes, if u blast more than 4 bread into... (like u can do with smelters) u can only get out 4 as the max output from oven.

Always save before leave/restart (-console and command "save" and server admin are keywords here). World will be always loaded on last save not when u left. I just adjusted my save graph to be 15 min instead day/night cycle. That way even if something happens or i forget... 15 min aint that big of a deal... AND if we do smth big, i hit save from console for extra caution.

[vagrant plaza]

what happens when there are no clients online?
does the server keep ticking or paus? In regards to events and such.

[proven niche]

There are a couple of mods that will do that. You can find them over at thunderstore.io. Search for 'discord' and they'll be in the results. You can read about them and choose one.

[proven niche]

The server goes quiet with no events or spawns.

[formal holly]

Heya, I've got a dedicated server for my buds and me running smoothly. Can I add mods without resetting the world, and if so how do I go about it? Will I run into issues of the mods not being up to date with the current version if the game updates?

[left stream]

You have to restart the server when you add mods.
But for most mods you don't have to start a new world, still there are some mods that work well only if you start a fresh world. Ther's a mod UpgradeWorld that allows you to fix the issue if you add such mods to a world that is not new but it's not guaranteed to work 100%
You might run into issues if you run mods that don't work with the current Valheim update.

[left stream]

""it saves the world in chunks and in between saving the chunks, it gives the main thread a few ms to respond to clients."""
I don't know exactly I think the code is on github

[final current]

Neat

[final current]

Sorry to hear of the resource and work loss from the goings ons. The clients and servers have some independent functions from eachother that sometimes get out of sync. I find this happens more often if the server is using Crossplay.

As for losing the table, that sounds like a save didn't finish prior to the server exiting (echoing Tive). How did you restart the server? Are you running the Dedicated Server application or starting the server from inside the game? Is the server on Linux, macOS, or Windows? It may be possible to prevent it in the future.

[formal holly]

Gotcha, thank you

[stray hollow]

im now realizing i didn't even double check i saved before restarting 😭

[uncut peak]

My brother and I are having some trouble getting into his dedicated server after the Bog Witch update. We've both updated to the new patch, and my brother has also updated the server, but neither of us are able to connect to it. We don't even get to the password- it just cuts us off and says "Failed to Connect"

[knotty oracle]

Any of you running mods?

[left stream]

most likely a crossplay issue. do you need it? if not then it's better to disable it.

[uncut peak]

Neither of us are running mods

[uncut peak]

Ooh, I wasn't aware of that. I'll try disabling it and see if that changes anything

[fallow axle]

Hi. You should also check the server log or console.

It might look like the server is running, but maybe the world was not loaded properly/ failed to load.

That would explain why it's connecting and fails before world password.

[fallow axle]

And it's also important to update Valheim on server and restart it also.

If the world was loaded correctly, than you may get "game version mismatch" error

[timid quail]

My friend set up a server for us to play on. We both are experiencing pretty significant lag. He restarted the server this morning but neither of us have had a chance to get back on today. Is there a chance that will have solved our problem?

[tired rune]

If you're using linuxgsm to host your server you'll want to make sure to completely remove the flag from your config

I got hung up on that a couple days ago. When it was enabled it wouldn't properly expose the port and I'd get a connection error every time I tried to connect.

[young helm]

Mac, no mods, Gportal. Downloaded world, played locally, forced BogWitch_Camp SAVE. Played locally again, all well. Can upload the .fwl file to Gportal worlds_local, but the .db seems to hang after the upload status bar says "done", and the file does not load. After the "gaming on Mac" jokes are done, what am I doing wrong? ETA: solved the problem; Gportal's File Manager FTP client was not doing the job, so I used Filezilla and that worked just fine.

[obtuse orbit]

Hey, me and my friends have been playing valheim on a locally hosted server.
We used -nomap at the start, but as weve played for longer and the amount of players is larger nomap is not really feasible right now.
I removed this from the startup batch file but the server still has no map, any reason why?

[proven niche]

I suspect that removing it doesn't reset it. You can check your world's setkeys in the F5 console and remove it there, if it still shows up there. Use the listkeys and resetkey commands.

[timid quail]

Is 4 gb of ram going to be enough for two players on a dedicated server?

[proven niche]

It might work for a while at first. It kind of depends on how much of that 4gb will actually be available for the server and not used up by other stuff on the server PC.

[timid quail]

Thanks for the response. My friend set it up and just told me that’s how much we have. We have already been lagging pretty badly but he said that the game is stable at 3 gigs and maxed at 3.5 gigs. Is there probably .5 gigs being used by other stuff on the server and we are actually totally maxed?

[left stream]

why do you need dedicated?
how big is the latency between you and the server?

[timid quail]

Maybe dedicated isn’t the right term? My friend set up the server so that we can both grind mats solo but explore and fight bosses together.

I am not sure how to check latency. He is on Xbox and I’m on steam

[left stream]

press f2 while in the world and you'll see it on the right side.
i don't use crossplay, I can't help with that.

[wanton stone]

Any reason why I can't see some portals on the map with "Target Portal"?

[proven niche]

Target Portal has Public, Private, and Admin Only modes for portals. Are you getting tangled up in that?

[half fiber]

Hi, i have a problem with saving on a server, it saves all but building and terrain changes. Manual saving through console doesnt help

[proven niche]

What kind of server is it? Local or remote host?

[half fiber]

remote host

[proven niche]

Do you use mods on the server or on your game?

[half fiber]

no mods

[proven niche]

When you bring up the Esc game menu, you have a Save option. Have you tried using that just before you leave the server?

[half fiber]

yes, i tried. same result as with console forced saving

i saved, logged off server, and then used ctrl+c to shut off the server

[proven niche]

Is it a rental server from a remote hosting Company?

[half fiber]

im hosting it on my pc

[proven niche]

Same PC as your game?

[half fiber]

yes, i just made the server form this site https://www.valheimgame.com/support/a-guide-to-dedicated-servers/

im sorry if im giving some wrong anwsers, im not a very big tech mind

[proven niche]

No problem. It seems like you've made a good, simple manual installation of the server on your other PC. IMHO, that's the best way to do it.

You have options in the server's start .bat file. Things like -world, -password, -port, etc. You can add an option there to have the server create a log file that you can then check fot any errors the server has. Such as any world save errors.

So, just add this option in there to create the log. Put in your own UserName.

-logfile "C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\ServerLog.txt"

Then restart the server and recreate the error and see if you find any errors in the log that will show why the server Saves aren't working right.

[half fiber]

i added the -logfile line and the server wont start, but the .txt file is made with all the logs. is it supposed to be like that? there are a lot of some shaders errors, i dont see any other type of error in there

[proven niche]

The server should start up with the logfile just as it usually does. It may be that the server PC is having some kind of disk write problems external to the server. You can check and see if it's too full or something. There's a Windows disk utility that checks your disk for errors as well.

To use it you would open a command window as administrator and type in the comman CHKDSK it will check the disk for errors and flag any that it finds.

[half fiber]

it didnt show me any errors. i think i'll try to find some host site, i dont really have the time or patience to deepdive into this fix. thank you very much for your help Jaga and sorry for wasting your time

[proven niche]

You're very welcome. It wasn't a waste of time. I find I always learn something from helping people. So, thanks for that. 😄

[unreal pier]

Hey anyone can help? we have a server and some **** joined and put some bosses heads on the stones, is there a way or command to reset the stones in the spawn back to no boss heads?

[proven niche]

You can check your world's setkeys in the F5 console and find and remove and reset it there. Use the listkeys and** resetkey** commands.

You'll need devcommand access to do that. So, if you don't already have it, add the ServerDevcommands mod to both your server and your game. And put your SteamID in the server's Adminlist file

[gleaming cove]

hello, I have a dedicated server that I run on my own VPS. one of my friends logged on today and all of our progress from the last like day is gone. I've looked through all the backups but they all seem to be identical, nothing is changing when I go through them. Would anyone know whats going on?

It was saved at different points over the last day and none of the saves are from before we made that progress

[hollow ruin]

Any tips on how to prevent "Curl Error6 getaddrinfo() thread failed to start" "Failed to refresh lobby"

A simple server reboot cleared it up, just looking for more info on causes/prevention.

ANd yes, crossplay is a must in my case :)

[hard flame]

Will the pre bog witch version last forever on steam? I may not ever update the game as I have so many mods that are unable to be updated from previous mod authors that vanished that I enjoy more than some small updates. It would cost me thousands of dollars and waste way to much of my time to get someone else to redo these. Just want to make sure that it will last forever so I don't waste my time 😦

[knotty oracle]

I imagine they will at some point, probably at 1.0. No mods are essential though so it's not really an issue.

[proven niche]

Would it help you to go to thunderstore.io and download their r2modman mod manager? It would drastically reduce the time you spend managing your mods.

[hard flame]

I already use r2modmanager. I have 150 mods. Over 20 which I have had made. https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/JamesJonesTV/ and more than that is listed here is posted on other mod creators listings. Most of my mods I can not use on the update as the person who helped make them for me no longer is making mods. This is a huge problem that I wish would of been taken more seriously for people who make and use mods. Some of the most loyal players to this game love mods. Just saying oh it doesn't matter till 1.0 is a joke. That's like saying well I shouldn't bother putting any effort at all into this game until 1.0. Thousands of dollars I have spent on trying to bring content to this game while waiting half a decade for an official release. For that all to just be wiped away by some updates would be absurd.

[hard flame]

Yes they are essential to me as I had them made for my server. I have plans that involve those mods and so on. Some people would not play this game without mods. Building is the best aspect of this game for most people that play over 1000 hours. And having these building mods is everything.

[knotty oracle]

You can play the game with mods. There are thousands of them.

[hard flame]

Not sure why your not listening. I have my own personal custom mods made for what I desire in the game that I have spent thousands of dollars on having made to create very unique things. Like Rome, Egypt, Asian, Dwarf Stuff and so on

[knotty oracle]

Why not just make your own game if you're going to spend money on MODS?!

That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard.

[hard flame]

Anyways my point is not to argue, but hope for the desire that the pre bog witch patch can last forever on steam even after 1.0 and hopefully that they will stop adding building menu's to the game that basically force all previous building related mods to be updated and a lot just won't be updated. There are only a handful of mod creators left that update their mods.

[knotty oracle]

There are dozens. And if this conversation was actually in a modding channel I'm sure they'd pipe up.

[hard flame]

That's absurd I am unable to do such a thing. I just enjoy having new content made for this game and in doing so I am able to support some great mod creators. But This is directly about my dedicated server and it's future viability as if pre bog witch vanishes after 1.0 I won't have a server. And I don't want to spend thousands of hours on something that will be destroyed.

[knotty oracle]

Nothing of value will be destroyed. The game will still be here. Better then ever.

[hard flame]

That is your version of the game. You are not listening. Not everyone enjoys what you enjoy.

[knotty oracle]

That's why we have mods.

I'm confused by your issue.

[hard flame]

How hard is it for you to understand, that mods have to be updated for new versions of the game. And if a new version of the game creates and update that the people who made the previous mods are not updating to the new version then those mods can no longer be used with the current version of the game.

[knotty oracle]

No, I'm well aware. I'm also aware that this game is in Early Access and this is a risk every player accepted when buying the game.

[hard flame]

Again I don't have time to explain to you how this works, the game has been in early access for like 4 years and who knows how much longer. The people who will continue to play this game long after 1.0 are the people who use mods. Just saying take care of them as they are the long-term player base that have invested more than anyone else. You clearly do not desire to understand and I got to go do some stuff. Will check back later for any reasonable responses from anyone else.

[knotty oracle]

Well, probably a year longer. And if you want to continue talking mods, I'd recommend #mods-discussion Hell, you might even find a creator willing to help with your needs.

[knotty oracle]

Also, a tiny fraction of the player base use mods and will continue to play the game well after 1.0.

[hard flame]

Final response for now, A tiny fraction of the player base use mods that player for less than 1000 hours. A major fraction of the player base uses mods that have played over 1000 hours.

[knotty oracle]

I'd love to know where you're pulling those 'facts'.

[hard flame]

That's with just about any game that has a lot of mods and a steam workshop for example. As people have played the base game for a certain period of time and are more "hardcore" about the game, mods will keep the game alive long past when updates to the game have stopped or are minimal. Casual players will almost always be less mod oriented.

[knotty oracle]

I'm sorry, I'm not a 'hardcore' player because I don't use mods?

[hard flame]

Not sure why you are taking every basic statement as some insult to you personally, I am not on here to respond to someone who is just offended by everything. Look somewhere else for your strange hobby of being offended.

[knotty oracle]

#mods-discussion

[pearl raven]

Hello, i am having issues getting one of my servers running. it seems to be freezing on the shader section. I have another world file that works fine. any ideas?

The shader Hidden/Dof/DepthOfFieldHdr (UnityEngine.Shader) on effect Main Camera (UnityStandardAssets.ImageEffects.DepthOfField) is not supported on this platform!
The image effect Main Camera (UnityStandardAssets.ImageEffects.DepthOfField) has been disabled as it's not supported on the current platform.
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'TextMeshPro/Distance Field' - All subshaders removed
WARNING: Shader Did you use #pragma only_renderers and omit this platform?
WARNING: Shader If subshaders removal was intentional, you may have forgotten turning Fallback off?
ERROR: Shader TextMeshPro/Distance Field shader is not supported on this GPU (none of subshaders/fallbacks are suitable)
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'TextMeshPro/Distance Field' - All subshaders removed
WARNING: Shader Did you use #pragma only_renderers and omit this platform?
WARNING: Shader If subshaders removal was intentional, you may have forgotten turning Fallback off?
ERROR: Shader TextMeshPro/Sprite shader is not supported on this GPU (none of subshaders/fallbacks are suitable)
ERROR: Shader UI/Default shader is not supported on this GPU (none of subshaders/fallbacks are suitable)
Unloading 87528 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 201303.
Total: 220.410100 ms (FindLiveObjects: 19.665400 ms CreateObjectMapping: 49.673900 ms MarkObjects: 120.376600 ms DeleteObjects: 30.693900 ms)

[final current]

All of that looks normal, you'll want to look further through the logs for a hint. If this is the first update you've done since the Bog Witch release, there is a world upgrade phase that can take some time to complete.

[pearl raven]

This happened after restarting the server for windows updates

[pearl raven]

its also using a ton of resources

[final current]

Thanks for posting the full log, @pearl raven. I don't see anything obvious, unfortunately. The world generator missing usually means something didn't work before that. Are you running with any mods?

I don't see SteamWorks or PlayFab initialization logs here, which makes my first guess a networking issue such as one of the ports already being used by an existing instance of the game server. If this is the case and you can't find whatever terminal or in-game server is hosting the ports, a reboot would be an easy fix. Another possible network issue is simply your Internet connection not being available when you started the server. Or if you're using a SteamWorks API emulator for air-gapped play, something wrong with the API emulator.

My next guess would be a Steam or store update being interrupted by the Windows update. In this case, a backup of your local world(s) followed by a uninstall+reinstall from your game retailer's platform would hopefully restore a working server setup.

[pearl raven]

i doubt its a networking issue, but we shall see. I will try a reinstall and go from there. Thanks for your time/help

[pearl raven]

i am still confused as to how one game server will boot fine but not the other. to answer your question, the only mod ive been using is serverdevcommands, and rmoving all mods is the first step of my troubleshooting process

[final current]

Ohh, I missed that part. This server runs fine with one of your older world files?

I'm assuming you don't have that other instance of the server still running? That would certainly make the ports un-bindable.

[frozen zephyr]

  at System.Number.ThrowOverflowOrFormatException (System.Boolean overflow, System.String overflowResourceKey) [0x0001a] in <31687ccd371e4dc6b0c23a1317cf9474>:0
  at System.Number.ParseInt32 (System.ReadOnlySpan`1[T] value, System.Globalization.NumberStyles styles, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo info) [0x00016] in <31687ccd371e4dc6b0c23a1317cf9474>:0
  at System.Int32.Parse (System.String s) [0x00016] in <31687ccd371e4dc6b0c23a1317cf9474>:0
  at FejdStartup.ParseServerArguments () [0x000c3] in <fb5c69ee02034488867141e050cda3ed>:0
  at FejdStartup.Awake () [0x0000c] in <fb5c69ee02034488867141e050cda3ed>:0
```  you got something wrong somewhere not sure if its in your start bat or something else

[final current]

Nice find, @frozen zephyr. This could truly be it, @pearl raven. Perhaps bad -port argument? Or -public without a value.

[pearl raven]

i am only running one instance at a time, but it is for a different world entirely. reverting to previous backups makes no difference

[pearl raven]

valheim_server -nographics -batchmode -name "BovineBrownEyeBonanz" -port 2456-2458 -world "BovineBrownEyeBonanz" -password "*****" -crossplay -public 1 -instanceid “1”

my friend picked the name lol

[final current]

That's likely the issue. Drop the hyphen and second port number. Just -port 2456. It will automatically use subsequent numbers for ancillary services.

[frozen zephyr]

also shouldnt need the quotes around the 1 after instanceid

[pearl raven]

Thanks, this worked. Strange that it ran fine until I restarted the server one day, but its possible i saved a change when an instance was already running. thanks all.

im curious what the minimum network speeds are for this game, because hotel wifi sucks golf balls

[proven niche]

Network speed is probably not as important as network bandwidth for Valheim. They are two different things. The network speed is how fast data travels, while bandwidth is the potential amount of data that can be transferred within a specific period, often visualized as a "pipe" where speed is the flow rate and bandwidth is the pipe's diameter.

And, in any case, for Valheim, it likely varies widely depending on whats happening with the game. On in-game server? On a dedicated server? Lots of 'stuff' going on ATM like snow storm, raids, graphic settings in the game, etc. etc. ?

And, just to make it even more meaningless, individual comm connections will vary depending on the particular 'hops' in any given link. Routes are specific to an individual connection link and can vary widely. Some routes are just randomly more efficient and less problematic than others.

[gilded vine]

Is it just me or does life actually keep getting more and more complicated the closer you look at it? 👀

[proven niche]

Well... Yeah, but only on days that end with a "y". It's a very big ol' universe for sure.

[honest spear]

hey my friend hosts a server and is on linux but every time he tries launching the game it says "playfab could not load" and he cant operate cross platform play (im on windows) any fixes?

[proven niche]

The error msg in your screen shot says it all. He's missing a couple things he has to do to support PlayFab (crossplay) on Linux. And it even tells him where to go to find them.

If he doesn't need to support Xbox players, he could just remove the -crossplay option in his start up .sh script file.

[honest spear]

i asked because the screenshot is too grainy for me to read

[proven niche]

The missing items are three linux libraries. They are listed in the Dedicated Server Manual .pdf file that is included in the dedicated server folder when you download it.

[honest spear]

uhh got a copy of the pdf?

hes slow sometimes idk why he uses linux. it causes more problems for cross play with games

[heady silo]

Hello everyone! My friends and I decided we needed a server to play Valheim, so I took on the setup. I followed the manual carefully on a Linux server, and the server launches fine, and I can connect to it—but it always loads a new world! The correct .db and .fwl files with matching names are in the server's world directory, and the start_server.sh script is set to load this specific world. Any ideas why it keeps creating a new one instead of loading ours?

[spice olive]

Can I use a single player world and upload it to a dedicated server on Xbox?

[proven niche]

Is there something strange about your world's name? Special characters or something? Make sure the -world option is set correctly in your start up .sh script file.

If the server is somehow confused about where to find and use the world files, you can add the -savedir [path] option to your start script.

It's hard to guess at the problem without more info about how you installed the server (SteamCMD? Docker? Mods? LGSM? Something else?). And what your start up .sh looks like( -world option? -password iotion? Quotes in the right places?).

[proven niche]

You would need to be able to find and d/l your world files and then upload them to the remote server. As I understand it, you might be able to do that with some of the Xbox variants and not others. So your question isn't easily answered. However, they may know more in the #xbox-bugs-discussion channel here, if you want to ask there.

[spice olive]

It's all good I found it, only way to do it is on PC which thankfully I have 😂 i just prefer to play Valheim on my Xbox and big comfy couch instead of my desk

Just need to make sure my valheim and PC are local then download the world

[wanton stone]

KG Marketplace question.. Whenever someone buys something in the marketplace it goes to the "mail" someone then can duplicate the recieved item. How can I stop money or items going through the mail and only recieve in the marketplace like it used to?

[tame heron]

Hi fellas, I just hosted a dedicated server via docker, works perfectly but server autopauses when no one's online, is there a config to the keep the world live with no players?

[knotty oracle]

What is this related to?

[wanton stone]

The mod KG marketplace?

I might have posted in wrong channel

[knotty oracle]

#mods-discussion

[proven niche]

What do you mean by the 'server autopauses'? Are you seeing a msg somewhere that tells you that? Does the server need to be restarted after one of these autopauses?

[tame heron]

I mean that in-world time freezes, so no tames growth, no kilns/smelters activity while no one's online

[proven niche]

I think the player's games control what is active in the world and what isn't. Not the server. When no one is playing there's nothing for the server to do. I never heard of anything that would change that.

[trim lance]

if anyone searching for a new german valheim server with V+ lightly modded, just pm me for more

[formal owl]

As Jaga said, Valheim has a very client sided setup, the server is literally just there to save the world.

Clients handle simulating all of the things happening in the world. So when no client is connected the world "pauses" since the server doesn't run any of the world.

If you play on very large servers the world will constantly progress because people are always online, when playing with a small group everything will stop when no one is on.

[drifting dew]

Posting this to hopefully help other Linux players..

We have a dedicated server hosted on Linux, and we all game on Linux, we kept getting ZRpc timeouts with and without crossplay enabled.. So, instead of installing PlayFab Party dependencies, we just decided to be lazy run Valheim via Proton in Steam and that's what got us all connecting to the server.. If this was already known, please delete this.

[final current]

On the Linux setup, were you running containerized?

[drifting dew]

for the server? no, just via steam cmd.

[honest spear]

thats what my friend said he was doing and that he will try different versions of proton

this is all esoteric knowledge to me, im a win7 lover and im forced to use win10 but its still easier to understand than linux

[rose parcel]

Does anyone know how to make a valheim sever just asking

[proven niche]

Download the Valheim Server Tool from your Steam library and follow the instructions that come with it. There are also many Youtube tutorials for it, if you need extra help with the installation.

[oblique galleon]

For dedicated servers, do mods need to be installed server side or do the players need to install them on their own client? My server is running on Ubuntu using SteamCMD.

[proven niche]

Mods will say in their thunderstore.io web page icons whether they are server, client or both. Almost all mods are required on both when you're playing on a server.

[oblique galleon]

Thank you

[left stream]

Most mods will go on the clients and you need to find out what to put on the server:

1. If it has version checking - everyone or no one, does not work if only on client or server
2. has only config sync - put on the server if the mod has config-sync and if it matters to you
3. client only = has no config sync
4. server only mod
5. admin mods - both or admin client only
   There are some that don't work like planbuild or wackysdb if you install them on the client only.

[misty juniper]

Is there any way on a dedicated server to protect newer players from randomly fighting late-game enemies due to random night spawns unlocked by the more advanced players?

[left stream]

Any of these mods, the last one can be on the server only and vanilla compatible.
-Spawn That
-Expand World Spawns
-CreatureLevelAndLootControl
-Expand World Prefabs - server only

[misty juniper]

I'll check it out. Thanks. I'm trying to keep the server xbox compatible, so that last one helps a lot

[left stream]

EWP is super powerful, but it requires scripts if you don't know how to write them you can find plenty of examples easily and just copy them they work immediately.

[robust jacinth]

how do I set up player-based events on server ?

[robust jacinth]

would this parameter be right
-setkey playerevents ?

[misty juniper]

there's a button in the valheim world settings for player-based raids. I just use that

[zinc latch]

Hey guys, I have a dedicated server through apexhosting. We've added mods (listed below) to the server (everything fresh) and the server I believe is launching correctly, we have all of the same mods installed clientside as well but we keep getting the failed to connect error. I'm not sure where I went wrong or if I did go wrong anywhere but I could really use some help with this.
BepInExPack_Valheim denikson
PlantEasily Advize
CookingAdditions Blacks7ar
PlantEverything Advize
Jotunn ValheimModding
ValheimArmory MidnightMods
Blacksmiths_tools GoldenJude
ChaosArmor AeehyehssReeper
WackyEpicMMOSystem WackyMole
EpicLoot RandyKnapp
AdventureBackpacks Vapok
HoneyPlus OhhLoz
BoneAppetit RockerKitten
SmarterContainers Roses
SkillInjector pipakin
CookingSkill thegreyham
FloatingItems castix

(Edit) I think it might be that the server is running on .218 and we're on .219 because of the new patch

[proven niche]

I don't think the Valheim dedicated server has 'versions' the way the game does. It has 'build IDs' instead as does the game.

But if you think the dedicated server is out of date, just go to your Steam library and re-verify it's files. It's under Properties when you right click on the dedicated server tool icon there. The same is true for your game. With a rented server you'd probably need the host to do that. Unless their web menus have an Update option.

How do you know that the server is up and running? Does the host have Server Status info in it's web menu system? If you have been told to connect with the IP and port, then you can go to geekstrom.de/valheim/check and see if that site can find your server online and running.

Does your rented server have -crossplay enabled? If so, Join with the Join Code. If not, use the IP and port address that you were given by the server host.

Most importantly, make sure that all of your mods have been recently updated and are not old and broken for the current game version. You should be getting your mods from thunderstore.io and using their r2modman mod manager to install and manage them on your game.

[drowsy jetty]

I've got an apparent server incompatibility issue too. When I run the dedicated server's (PC) update commandline ("C:\SteamCMD\steamcmd.exe" +login anonymous +app_update 896660 -beta none +quit) it doesn't think there's any updates. The server is on version 0.218.15 but the latest (Steam) client version is 0.219.16 ... so my players can't play.

My initial workaround thought is okay, have the Steam clients do a version rollback.

[proven niche]

Where do you see the server version 0.218.15?

[drowsy jetty]

In the error message clients get when trying to connect, and in the server console:

[drowsy jetty]

Verified that it was an update script issue. I don't know when things changed, but here's the correct line to use:

"C:\SteamCMD\steamcmd.exe" +force_install_dir C:\Valheim +login anonymous +app_update 896660 validate +exit

[bitter whale]

anyone know how I can flatten a large area and place a big building down without increasing the instances?

[gilded lintel]

Hello everyone , i have a little dedicated server , where can i see how much ram and cpu i have allocated for the server?

[proven niche]

On Windows you can use the Task Manager resources screen to see how much RAM and CPU cycles are being used when the server is running.

On Linux you can select System Tools and then system monitor, although it varies a bit from distro to distro.

[gilded lintel]

so i cant really preset an ammount for it do i?

[proven niche]

No, it'll use as much as it needs.

[gilded lintel]

Oh oke

[proven niche]

You could run it in a VM, if you need to limit it. But that'll use a little extra RAM itself.

[gilded lintel]

I got 32 gb , should be all good , it just feels laggy sometimes and i got good internet , my friend too

[proven niche]

It could be network problems and, if so, you can ask in #mods-discussion if there's mods that address that. Comm link trouble can happen no matter how good your internet is supposed to be.

[gilded lintel]

Ight , thank you for your time man

[proven niche]

If you don't get it fixed with that, do some trouble shooting. Is it only when you're both on? Is it only on the one world? You could see how it goes on a new 'test' world. Is it only in certain areas? That sort of thing. 🤞

[gilded lintel]

Will do , i will try and install some mods and see where it goes

[proven niche]

They're just now discussing that in #mods-discussion 😄

[bleak silo]

After update my lgsm does not boot server up anymore

is this already discussed somewere or tutorial how to fix?

[proven niche]

Would need a lot more info to give you a quick fix. But if the BogWitch 10/29 update killed it, then it's likely an old mod outdated. Just make sure you're actually using both the current game and server versions.

[bleak silo]

last update killed it yeah

Worked yesterday... I take mods out for a sec i guess.

./vhserver start
[ OK ] Updating vhserver: Checking for update: SteamCMD

Update available

• Local build: 16223092
• Remote build:
• Branch: public
  https://steamdb.info/app/896660/

[ START ] Updating vhserver: SteamCMD
Branch: public
Redirecting stderr to '/home/.../.local/share/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
Logging directory: '/home/.../.local/share/Steam/logs'
[ 0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
UpdateUI: skip show logoSteam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation - version 1731433425
-- type 'quit' to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...OK
Waiting for client config...OK
Waiting for user info...OK
Success! App '896660' already up to date.
Complete! Updating vhserver: SteamCMD
[ OK ] Updating vhserver: Sending Discord alert

Also wierd i cant go public-test anymore :)

[proven niche]

Probably one of your mods out of date. Check your logs to see if there's any error saying which one.

[bleak silo]

Wierd, still not working.. Sayus i have update available and thats about it, went to full vanilla

....@hp-g-server:~$ ./vhserver update
[ FAIL ] Updating vhserver: Checking remote build: SteamCMD....@hp-g-server:~$ ./vhserver update
[ FAIL ] Updating vhserver: Checking remote build: SteamCMD....@hp-g-server:~$

with start or monitor it looks like it upodated itself to vbersion... but.... in reality it still says, update available or smth

some access issues? perhaps

Wierdest thing about it... https://steamdb.info/app/896660/depots/ website tells me that last update was 15 days ago, on this build... So how come this is affected by yesterdays public-test update

Mabey i should just try to jump into public test build

I belive this is smth like this? branch="public-test"
betapassword="yesihavemadebackups"

(also tried branch="public-test"
betapassword="yesimadebackups")

Failure! Updating vhserver: SteamCMD: betapassword is incorrect

[bleak silo]

I can run server with debug... but not with normal... seems like a server setting issue now... :/

[final current]

@bleak silo I'm guessing you're already on public-test. lgsm not especially well documented for Valheim, unfortunately, but looking at this, they may default to no branch specifier:
https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/blob/eae2f42db79ed73ea5ed8ff49f91f93f8ffb3469/lgsm/config-default/config-lgsm/vhserver/_default.cfg#L152
which is not the same as the main branch if this being passed directly to SteamCMD. It will start you off on the main branch if you have never adjusted it, but I'm assuming you have at some point.

If my suspicion is correct, you would need to set branch="public" (blank password) and do whatever triggers the SteamCMD app_update in order to truly switch back to the main branch.

[bleak silo]

i'll try... only way i got server running atm was with debug (and debug sucks as this wont allow me to run server normally, background)... i cant go public-test as it somehow denys password yesihavebackups and all i have figured out... so far at least... that problem is in LSGM finding remote build. Since it cant find it... i belive it cant compare and somehow triggers shutdown. Thats my wild guess at least.

Tried branch thing, did nothing.

[final current]

You blanked the password when you did that?

And yesimadebackups is the right one for public-test

[left stream]

I personally would reinstall the whole thing 🙂

[soft tapir]

is crossplay still broken on linux server? It has been a while since I tried to spin one up, but I am getting the following repeating over and over again

'11/14/2024 18:57:22: Server 'servername' begin PlayFab create and join network for server
11/14/2024 18:57:50: Connections 0 ZDOS:81 sent:0 recv:0
11/14/2024 18:57:52: PlayFab reconnect server 'servername'
11/14/2024 18:57:52: Server 'servername' begin PlayFab create and join network for server'

[bleak silo]

Went to timeout :P Anyway, yes pass was plank... i m kinda tinking same as svarog... with update, something in lgsm went shithole

and now its unable to fetch...

[patent saffron]

Quick question, I have a user, that when they are connected, there client spams the console with these msgs.. I dont see them saying anything since I have this sent to Discord.

I am using Anticheat so only approved Mods are allowed.

[final current]

Does look like a mod doing some beaconing. You might try asking in #mods-issues alongside your approved mod list.

[patent saffron]

He is the only one doing this. I will try in mod issues. Thank you @final current

[chilly dawn]

anyone know why dedicated server lag picks up so much? my 300 day old server just started getting all the typical symptoms, floating characters, desync

[deep spire]

Does anyone have sporadic issues with the dedicated server command line code stopping?

I find myself having reliable dedicated server performance but randomly the server terminal will stop and I have to keep CNTRL+C and restart it over and over until it works again

It's like it get's "stuck", using Cntrl+C catches the server up to where it's supposed to be. I have no idea how to help fix this.

Also, I find that when i remove -crossplay from the batch code, I can't get a join code after running it. does anyone know of a fix for this? THank you!

[final current]

Are you on Microsoft Windows? I think both PowerShell and cmd.exe have an edit mode that blocks stdout and by proxy much of the server's activities. If I recall, this mode is activated by clicking inside the Window. I don't have a Windows machine in front of me to test. Try right-clicking on the top bar or however you can get to the terminal settings or properties and disable Quick Edit if it's an option, at least while you're running a server.

As for the join code, you don't get one when you disable crossplay. Without crossplay, players must directly connect to you, either by IP address (Internet/external IP address if they aren't in your LAN) or by a domain name that points to your IP address. Alternatively, you could make the server public, thus discoverable via the menu system. If you don't have experience exposing ports in a LAN over the Internet, we may be able to help you should you want to go that route.

[patent saffron]

Yes, windows will stop std out if you click in the window.. dont click in it. 🙂 You can scroll, but clicking in the box stops the process from outputting with essentially stops your server.

[deep spire]

Ok, great thank you

[bleak silo]

Just update, got server working by disableing check update on lgsm.. That allows server to run even if it cant fetch remote build.

Also i couln't load into public test (server) but i can go into server with player who has public test enabled. Confusion is real.

[short epoch]

Having a weird issue with my server. It's a Windows 11 machine running a dedicated Valheim server. Issue I'm having is that when I connect, I see a window saying "Incompatible version". I have a process that used to work to update my server (app_update 896660 validate) and while it reports that everything is fine, I still receive the error message when trying to login.

"E:\SteamCMD\steamcmd.exe" +force_install_dir "E:\servers\Valheim" +login anonymous +app_update 896660 validate +exit is what I run

E:\cmd>"E:\steamcmd\steamcmd.exe" +force_install dir "E:\servers\Valheim" +login anonymous +app_update 896660 validate +exit
Redirecting stderr to 'E:\steamcmd\logs\stderr.txt'
Logging directory: 'E:\steamcmd/logs'
[ 0%] Checking for available updates...
[----] Verifying installation...
Steam Console Client (c) Valve Corporation - version 1726088194
-- type 'quit’ to exit --
Loading Steam API...OK

Connecting anonymously to Steam Public...OK
Waiting for client config...OK
Waiting for user info...OK
Update state (0x5) verifying install, progress: 26.93 (12582912 / 46727128)
Success! App '896660"' fully installed.
PS E:\cmd>

[final current]

If you don't have any mods out of sync, it means your server is on a different branch than your game/client. For example, if you had ever switched to the public-test branch, SteamCMD will keep you on that branch until you explicitly switch back to the main branch. If your Steam (GUI) or app store-delivered game is not on public-test but your server is, they could easily be incompatible.

To switch the server from public-test to the main branch, first back up your local world files, then add -beta public to your app update args
e.g. with your prior command line:

"E:\SteamCMD\steamcmd.exe" +force_install_dir "E:\servers\Valheim" +login anonymous +app_update 896660 -beta public validate +exit

Just know that if you recently updated to a public test build that is ahead of the main branch in world structure, your world may have been upgraded to a structure that is incompatible with the (older) main branch version. If this is the case, you may have to wait until the main branch has caught up in world structure version before you're able to launch with that world.

[short epoch]

Definitely a vanilla server. I also don't recall ever specifying a -beta argument before, is there a way to figure out what version steamcmd thinks that I'm on? or should it be relatively safe to just use the -beta public argument? and I'll definitely backup my worlds before doing this

[final current]

Yep, check E:\servers\Valheim\steamapps\appmanifest_896660.acf. You can compare AppState.buildid to those in the branches table here:
https://steamdb.info/app/896660/depots/#branches

That JSON also might have its current branch designation in there somewhere if it's ever been explicitly set.

If it's up to date, then it's time to check either your game/client version or the mods that are running on either side.

[short epoch]

it looks like I'm on 15676529, which seems to coincide with both default_old and default_prebw

I'll change to public, thank you very much

[final current]

Rockin, let us know if it does the trick.

(and if it doesn't, check E:\steamcmd\logs\stderr.txt for any relevant errors in the app update process)

[short epoch]

stderr.txt is 0 KB and buildid didn't change. additionally, I just tried a different force_install_dir value and the result claimed ERROR! Failed to install app '896660' (No subscription) and that seems pretty concerning. I do have a pihole on my network, but disabled its blocking and had the same "no subscription" result. I appreciate the help, I'm going to try a new upstream DNS next.

[final current]

Hmm, I would try updating SteamCMD if you haven't in a while. It's totally possible the server got misconfigured for anon access on Coffee Stain's side. I can check out the steam store metadata after work in a few hours. That error may happen if the install dir's permissions don't allow update.

I'll be back later if still happening

[short epoch]

downloaded another steamcmd and installed to a different location, seems like that might have been the issue

new steamcmd installed, buildid matches current public branch, thank you so much!

[final current]

You're welcome. Glad you got it working

[sacred violet]

Why won't the dedicated server start with mods?

Give me all the reasons

[final current]

The dedicated server supports mods out of the box, such as those injected with BepInEx. You're probably going to have to give us more, like the operating system you're using and a snippet of your server logs from the startup sequence.
If it really does look like a mod is preventing server startup (i.e. startup works vanilla), you'll likely get better help in #mods-issues than here.

[sacred violet]

Yeah i have no idea. My buddy trying to start a server we paid for with mods but it just stuck in "booting, please wait".

[final current]

Alright, first time start on even a vanilla dedicated server can take a while as it has to generate a new world unless you brought your own.

[sacred violet]

Yeah no we've been trying for an hour now. Now removing mods one by one until it starts lol.

1337 haxx0rz

Okay now it started when we removed "OdinShipsplus" 🤷 no idea

[proven niche]

IIRC, OdinShipsPlus is a mod that you have to pay for when you put it on a server. Otherwise it crashes the server.

[knotty oracle]

Ooft, that's just evil.

[sacred violet]

Oh so thats why. What a waste of time

[proven niche]

Yeah, the author makes it clear that the 'Plus' version of OdinShips is a 'donor' version. Making is seem like payment is a voluntary 'donation' not a required 'payment' like it actually is.

And at least he could have been nice about it and make it just not work if unpaid and on the server. Crashing the server doesn't seem necessary or even nice.

[sacred violet]

Yeah now i don't want to donate at all.

[potent viper]

hi all. I searched and didn't see any references to a strange error I'm getting when initializing Valheim dedicated server. (Win 10)

11/16/2024 16:21:26: PlayFab create lobby failed: /Lobby/CreateLobby: Member cannot join this lobby because the number of lobbies exceeds the limit ZPlayFabMatchmaking::UnregisterServer - unregistering server now. State: Uninitialized

Never seen this before. Any help appreciated!

[proven niche]

That can happen when the MS playfab network is having a problem. Did this clear up for you?

[tough minnow]

Is terraforming in areas like draugr villages still causing client side terrain glitches?

[potent viper]

about an hour later, yes

[proven niche]

I've only seen that around the villages. It might be that the terrain is part of the prefab vanilla pieces needed to make the village.

[tough minnow]

Yeah, I'm hoping that it's been fixed.

[worn lantern]

If i buy a server and its crossplay i can play with pc and xbox right?

[proven niche]

Yes.

[worn lantern]

ty

DOes anyone have reccomendations for eu servers

[jade hill]

Hi 👋🏻 is it possible to completely “download” a world from a dedicated server to continue playing in it at a later time? one server is soon to be discontinued and i am hoping to potentially keep playing in that world. maybe even “uplaod” it to a different server provider?

[proven niche]

Yes, you can do that as long as you keep the world's .db and .fwl file pair together. Where you may find those files depends on where the server is.

If remotely hosted from a rental Co., you would need to find the world download function in it's menu system or via a support ticket.

If the server is locally hosted by one of the players, then the world could be in several places locally depending on how the server was installed.

[jade hill]

tysm!!!

[chrome cypress]

Hello all, I have a server hosted though a provider and I'm trying to edit the world modifiers. Their UI is useless, what world files would I need to change in order to make the changes to have casual portals and user based raids

I've downloaded the world file and made the edits on a singleplayer version of the game but its still finding an old version of the game to run so would there be a way to change it though a properties file or something?

Currently this is what the valheim.properties file looks like, far as I know everthing online says it should be using -modifier portals casual or something not equals

I do have the console enabled and am set as admin, I was able to temporarily change the portals to casual but I'd like to not stress about having to log in if I need to restart the server and the settings reverting if possible

[chrome cypress]

I downloaded the devcommands mod and it does say that I'll need to possibly run it on the server which would be an issue since we have xbox players. However when I run the setkey command it doesnt give me an error as it did before on the console so it may be fine now and the console says this

[proven niche]

Running ServerDevcommands on the server won't block Xbox players or PC players who don't run it on their games. They won't know the difference.

[chrome cypress]

Oh good to know then

[chrome cypress]

Do you know if theres any way of confirming if the world modifiers have been successfuly changed?

I can tell portals is working pretty easily but I dont want to do any bosses without confirmation that its working

[proven niche]

Use the 'listkeys' command in the F5 console.

[chrome cypress]

Alright then I should be fine

Tyvm!

[sly pecan]

Hello guys who have a sever i need someone to play with to conqure valheim

[proven niche]

Check in the #1024264966712340510 channel. There's tons of 'em there.

[tardy warren]

I have a (possibly) dumb question. I'm trying to run a dedicated valheim server on one machine, and logging into it with a second machine. I start the server just fine on machine A, but when I attempt to log in with machine B, I get a notification, "Error - Steam. You are logged in on another computer already playing valheim dedicated server. launching valheim here will disconnect the other session from steam". How do I fix this? (edited)

[proven niche]

You can disconnect your Steam ID from the server PC once the server is up and running and use your Steam ID on the game PC to play the game.

Or you can use SteamCMD to start the server on it's PC and log in there 'anonymously'.

[tardy warren]

ok, but how do I do either of those?

[final current]

A quick workaround is to launch Dedicated Server outside of Steam. Where Steam has put it will be up to the operating system you're running it on. But you would just run the batch file or shell script for server startup in a terminal or with your favorite process/daemon supervisor.

If you'd prefer to go the SteamCMD route with anonymous login, you can find the documentation here:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
Valheim Dedicated Server has app ID 896660

[tardy warren]

I already figured it out, but thanks anyhow.

[fossil crow]

Hey guys getting this error on Debian 12 http://pastie.org/p/0aC7nul7LF3pykX5fJDDzS

[solemn canopy]

Good morning everyone, hope y'all are having a good day 🙂 i have a question and sorry if the question is too noob to be here. I started to play with a few Friends and one of em is the owner of the server(is a world not a dedicated server) is there a way that he can give me the server so i can be de owner now? Like a copy paste some files(but idm where or how it should be)

[final current]

I don't know that "Failed to read data for the AssetBundle" one, but my first guess would be permission issue for the server assets. Make sure they'd be readable by whatever user the dedicated server is running as.

Second guess what be a mod incompatible with the server if you have any.

Third guess would be server assets directories got corrupted and you might consider re-downloading the server files.

[final current]

Yes. I would read the server manual for some reference, but you'd need to shut down the server cleanly, locate the worlds_local folder and copy the world's .fwl and .db files. You'd reference the world file's name in your server's -world argument at the command line.

[echo crystal]

"There are some issues with Dedicated server in Steam's anonymous mode for Linux"

Is this the manifest depot failing to download 0x6 stuff? Because it's affecting windows too if so.

[humble fern]

So it's 3:30am, I just need some helpful clarification on "How to" really. So I only have an Xbox, not a PC player but not the point.

I been thinking lately about creating a new world, private server situation, I don't know if it involves me renting one. But how do I go about doing that? Or is there a certain link if I wanted to do that?

All I want is to start up a server my friends can join, especially when I don't have to be online just for them to be in the world.

Much appreciated it, I'll read the replies when I wake up 👌🏻

[terse pumice]

Im not sure abt Xbox but im pretty sure when your starting a new world you get the option to chose if you want it to be a single player world or community server or something like that

[cobalt vortex]

So is valheim server hosting like Minecraft in terms of hardware? Can I get away with using an optiplex?

[final current]

I would expect it would be enough. I'll warn you can expect one of your cores to see 10%-40% utilization even when the server is idle.

[final current]

Sure, a dedicated server sounds like what you're looking for. You could host it yourself if you have a stable system and Internet connection or engage with a 3rd-party host. You'll need the crossplay option enabled in order to allow Xbox access. This forces the use of a relay behind the scenes, but it also means it's easier to get started.

If you want to host it yourself, you can download the Valheim Dedicated Server in Steam if you switch your Library view to include Tools. After download, you can locate where the files were placed and there'll be a PDF manual in that directory. There's also a download link to the manual in this channel's pins.

[final current]

I'd imagine so. It looks like they fixed it on my end. Tried again?

[final current]

that's not the dedicated server. The in-game server is handy for one-offs but requires a PC continually running the game, graphics and all, to keep the server online.

[terse pumice]

Ohhh so it’s kinda like on bedrock minecraft where you can just join a friend and if they leave u get kicked out?

[final current]

Maybe. When the host quits the game in that mode, the server is off. You also have less controls over the server than you do with the Dedicated Server.

[low elm]

Hello i was wondering if anyone else ran into this issue, or any suggestions on fixing, the server doesn't start when trying to run a world1.sh file that has previously worked for past few days

Invalid serialized file version. File: "/home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers". Expected version: 2022.3.41f1. Actual version: 2022.3.50f1.
Unknown error occurred while loading '/home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers'.

I had the server running a few days ago until today.

I took it offline to update it today

running these commands

force_install_dir /home/viking/steam/valheim
login anonymous
app_update 896660 validate

the update results were good

Steam>app_update 896660 validate
Update state (0x3) reconfiguring, progress: 0.00 (0 / 0)
IPC function call IClientAppManager::GetUpdateInfo took too long: 49 msec
Update state (0x61) downloading, progress: 8.14 (95066744 / 1168094426)
Update state (0x41) staging, progress: 90.60 (1058263113 / 1168094426)
Update state (0x81) verifying update, progress: 73.34 (856660177 / 1168094426)
Update state (0x101) committing, progress: 100.00 (1168094426 / 1168094426)
IPC function call IClientAppManager::GetUpdateInfo took too long: 139 msec
Success! App '896660' fully installed.

running linux lcx, proxmox container

[final current]

Can you give us the output of

ls -l /home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers*
shasum /home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers*

And confirm that world1.sh is starting /home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server.x86_64 and not a different dir's executable.

FWIW, 2022.3.50f1 is the correct Unity engine for today's Linux build, so it almost sounds like an old or modified executable was launched

[humble fern]

Dam I only have an Xbox Series S, I don't have a PC unfortunately to do this lol. So then no chance I could do the idea of a dedicated server? Or unless there's some way I could rent one? Maybe

[low elm]

Here is the output

-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 166404 Nov 19 19:08 /home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers
-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 223000 Nov 19 19:08 /home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers.assets
07cff7efc20a2ccbc4de774244c3c5e380b7491e /home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers
eed2563c77243846de03f5c1335aefc0b8e8c4b8 /home/viking/steam/valheim/valheim_server_Data/globalgamemanagers.assets

[low elm]

it is not doing this, i think this maybe the issue

its only starting ./valheim_server.x86_64

[final current]

That's fine if the script is started from the correct directory or it cds to it. Your globalgamemanagers files are up to date and not corrupt, so it's bound to be something else.
Any mods? What's the modified date of valheim_server.x86_64 and UnityPlayer.so?

[low elm]

No mods;
how do i find the modified date of those two files? sorry im not as experienced

[final current]

ls -l (list contents, long format output) should do the trick or look at it in a file manager if you have a desktop env.
Try this:

cd /home/viking/steam/valheim
ls -l valheim_server.x86_64 UnityPlayer.so valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll
shasum valheim_server.x86_64 UnityPlayer.so valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll

That will give you the dates and hashes of their contents. On a fresh grab of today's build, the correct sha1 hashes are:

b75ba1de095b20f887ea0af355adf28657007618  valheim_server.x86_64
92d6691dc13e728444115734c38dc7cc42a9192f  UnityPlayer.so
12e9f22455328de6536dfd9e76adc494593b1767  valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll

If yours don't line up, then something didn't update

[low elm]

here is the outputs

cd /home/viking/steam/valheim
ls -l valheim_server.x86_64 UnityPlayer.so valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll
shasum valheim_server.x86_64 UnityPlayer.so valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll
-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 31000520 Nov 19 18:48 UnityPlayer.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 14800 Nov 15 17:53 valheim_server.x86_64
-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 115712 Nov 15 17:53 valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll
b75ba1de095b20f887ea0af355adf28657007618 valheim_server.x86_64
62654f41a58db281d819fd790fa3aac6765a757b UnityPlayer.so
12e9f22455328de6536dfd9e76adc494593b1767 valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll

looks like the UnityPlayer.so didnt update?

[low elm]

okay, i went back and updated the linux kernel...then re validate the app in steamcmd

outputs look good now

ls -l valheim_server.x86_64 UnityPlayer.so valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll
shasum valheim_server.x86_64 UnityPlayer.so valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll
-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 30861280 Nov 19 22:33 UnityPlayer.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 14800 Nov 15 17:53 valheim_server.x86_64
-rwxr-xr-x 1 viking viking 115712 Nov 15 17:53 valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll
b75ba1de095b20f887ea0af355adf28657007618 valheim_server.x86_64
92d6691dc13e728444115734c38dc7cc42a9192f UnityPlayer.so
12e9f22455328de6536dfd9e76adc494593b1767 valheim_server_Data/Managed/UnityEngine.dll

@final current Server is starting up, thanks for your help!!!

[final current]

Great, glad you got it working. Steam's update process seems fragile, IMO. Good chance you did everything right the first time.

[valid basalt]

Hello
Help me pls, after the last server update, I can't log in to my VDS. I see this only and hear sounds from the game. Nothing happened, no error messages

[pliant cliff]

Is the server version always up to date with the latest valheim release? So is the current server version also 219.16?

[worn lantern]

any recommendations for a good EU server hosting

[valid basalt]

Yes, versions are the same
And I have a good hosting, the server is installed on my second PC

[proven niche]

I've never seen anything like that before with Valheim dedicated server. It was working ok until the BolgWitch update? Can you provide add'l info about the VDS? What platform is it installed on, etc.?

Are you using mods on the server? If so, they may need to be updated for the new release. Have you tried rolling back your game version to the pre-Bog Witch version?

[valid basalt]

Everything worked fine until update 0.219.16. Server on Linux Debian. OS, server, game and mods have been successfully updated
I can back the game update on Steam, but I don't know how to do it with the server

[proven niche]

You roll back the Valheim dedicated server tool in your Steam library the same wasy to do the Valheim game. You can search in the library for "Valheim" and the server tool item will come up there like the game item. Use it's Properties the same way you do with the game item.

[valid basalt]

But the server is on another PC, where I only have access to the Linux terminal...

[proven niche]

Ok, so with only the CLI then you're using the SteamCMD app to install and launch the server?

If so, I'm not really familiar with that but I believe there's a -beta option for the server startup command. It's in there that you'd select the pre BogWitch version. I don't know the exact -beta option to use but others in here can help with that.

While you wait, you can also do a search in here for that info, too.

[valid basalt]

Thank you very much for trying to help
I was able to solve the problem, but almost died from cringe from myself🤦‍♂️
The HD texture was to blame for everything...

[proven niche]

I'm glad you found and fixed that.

[plain trellis]

If my internet isn't working, can PC and Xbox play together on the same server, all 3 units are on same LAN?

[lavish bronze]

anyone hosting a hardcore dedicated server

[proven niche]

No

[proven niche]

They do that in the #1024264966712340510 channel.

[plain trellis]

Why can't we host our own PlayFab server locally, to be able to multiplayer on LAN?

[brazen kindle]

Not sure if this belongs in this channel but I'm trying to access a backup of a dedicated server in singleplayer so I can use dev commands for something I'm working on. I put the db and fwl files in the worlds folder and it appears in my world list but whenever I try and launch it it says " Load Error. this world save is corrupt. Would you like to restore it from the most recent backup?" and clicking either yes or no makes no difference. Can I fix?

[hard trail]

Hi everyone 👋🏽
I am starting a dedicated server later and have done some prep for it but accidently found the traders in doing so.

Does anyone know a devcommand to reset their discovery so it doesn't appear on the map for people joining? Also, is there a command to reset the day count back to 0?

[scarlet magnet]

I want to start a server for my friends. what is the best dedicated server service guys?

[gleaming hawk]

Lemme join too

[reef marsh]

@scarlet magnet g-portal, nitrado and dathost.

[tame heron]

Hi fellas, I host a dedicated server via docker, modded, image from lloesche, thought that plugins were in /config/bepinex/plugins, but the folder is empty, somebody knows where the plugins are located?

I'd wish to uninstall a few of them, and maybe make a volume with that folder next time

[proven niche]

This is from their readme file. "BepInEx plugins must be copied into the /config/bepinex/plugins/ directory. From there they will be automatically copied into /opt/valheim/bepinex/BepInEx/plugins/ on install/update."

[tame heron]

Oh, seems like I overlooked this line. Thanks man!

[sage wigeon]

Hey guys, I set up a dedicated server running in a docker container, but steamcmd is having issues downloading the update: "Error! App '896660' state is 0x6 after update job."
If I go to the internet to decypher this steam error code, it supposedly means "No connection to content servers" (found here https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM-Docs/blob/master/steamcmd/errors.md#error-0x6)
I have seen that the Valheim devs are aware of this problem as well, this is from the latest patch notes for 0.219.16:

Please note: There are some issues with Dedicated server in Steam's anonymous mode for Linux, which might cause some dedicated servers on third party server hosts to not start. This appears to be an issue not specific to Valheim, but we hope to see a solution as soon as possible!

I was wondering, if anyone is aware of a workaround so far? I would imagine this affects hundereds of servers

[sage wigeon]

🚨 Important for anyone facing the same issue, found a workaround
Just remove the steamapps folder that is located in the data portion of the docker container or host which is running SteamCMD. If you are using lloesche/valheim-server-docker, that's the volume you have bound to /opt/valheim (https://github.com/lloesche/valheim-server-docker?tab=readme-ov-file#basic-docker-usage)

Edit: If you are running the server on a machine that has other steam games installed, DO NOT delete the whole steamapps folder, as it might include other programs you have installed from Steam. In that case, you can try deleting only folders and files relating to valheim dedicated server specifically (app ID 896660)

Read the discussion here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/1/4630358389444153007/

[proven niche]

Thanks for sharing that info!

[proper smelt]

I’m trying to host my first server. I don’t have a lot of excess money but I have enough. What should I use?

[worn lantern]

Ive added myself using my steam64 id as an admin but it says dev commands are true but i still cant use the commands

it keeps saying they are out of context does anyone know why

[proven niche]

If you have an unused PC or Laptop, that would cut the cost significantly.

[proper smelt]

I have an unused gaming laptop but I don't think I could keep that running ALL THE TIME. Idk how good the fans are.

Haven't cranked it up in a minute

I think it'd just be easier to spend money because I don't know if that Laptop will do the job. I'm just trying to find reasonable prices and such on a halfway decent site.

[knotty oracle]

I wouldn't run a server off a laptop, that's a terrible idea.

[proper smelt]

That's my only spare PC.

I don't have another monitor and only one desktop so it's either I spend money or don't own a dedicated server. Or somehow try to run it on this desktop at all times but I really don't wanna do that.

Hence why I said I have ENOUGH.

[left stream]

between 50-150$ if you spend more it's a waste. Unless you want to run multiple valheim servers.

[proper smelt]

I only plan to run one.

[left stream]

x86 2 core CPU, 8-16GB ram, nvme disk and wire to the router.
To install linux and the server is a piece of cake we can help you 🙂

[full jungle]

Hi, I'm on xbox series x and I have opened a server hosted by Nitrado. I have tried to connect to the server in game via the Game port and IP and both cases I get "Failed to Connect"

I also do not see any servers on the community tab.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game as well as restarting the server on Nitrado.

Has anyone else encountered this ? Thank you for your help in advance.

Kyle

[thorny patrol]

11/23/2024 13:18:50: PrepareSave: ZDOExtraData.PrepareSave done in 24 ms
11/23/2024 13:18:50: World save writing starting
11/23/2024 13:18:50: World save writing started
Caught fatal signal - signo:11 code:1 errno:0 addr:0xffffffffffffff78
Obtained 2 stack frames.
#0 0x007fffe2042520 in __sigaction
#1 0x007fffe20e57f6 in clock_nanosleep
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

has someone seen this problem before and might be able to help? Im running a dedicated server with oracle and the server now crashed at least three times while autosaving. The first time nobody was connected, the second time 2 people were connected and now the third time one person was connected.
https://www.reddit.com/r/valheim/comments/1e49p0p/guide_for_making_a_free_moddedvanilla_247/
I followed this tutorial...

[left stream]

At the end of that post did you see him saying this "The main issue I have faced was crashing when the server auto saves." sounds like that method to install server is bad.

[left stream]

His guide looks too messy. I'd recommend either fandom official guide or to use LinuxGSM. I can help with linuxGSM.

[thorny patrol]

I have. But I also forgot it... I have looked at the fandom guide but there I cant seem to find a way to install steamcmd
E: Package 'steamcmd' has no installation candidate

Do you have a tutorial for LinuxGSM. Im going to complete reset that server and follow that guide then...

[wide cipher]

@left stream careful with #'s 😄

[left stream]

help, what should I avoid

[wide cipher]

this

#...
if you put bracket infront of text, it will markup text like that

[left stream]

** CHECK IF USER IS SUDO
getent group sudo
mkdir VALHEIM-SERVER && cd "$_"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl
curl -Lo linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh
chmod +x linuxgsm.sh
bash linuxgsm.sh vhserver
./vhserver install

[left stream]

If you need to change the branch you need to start install, stop it then change the branch then start install again. If you need modded you have to install Bepinex and edit 2 files.

[shy python]

Is anyone besides me having this issue? Server was working fine prior to update 0.219.16. Ubuntu headless dedicated. https://www.valheimgame.com/news/patch-0-219-16#:~:text=Please note%3A There are some issues with Dedicated server in Steam's anonymous mode for Linux%2C which might cause some dedicated servers on third party server hosts to not start. This appears to be an issue not specific to Valheim%2C but we hope to see a solution as soon as possible!

[wide cipher]

The anonymous ?

[shy python]

yeah

[wide cipher]

it's aperantly something steam has done for some reason 😦

[shy python]

thanks. Did rolling back fix it for anyone? I just switched it over to a windows boot for now. For clarity, it's not the game, it's steam. Logging in with steam credentials and not using "anonymous" resolved the issue.

[wide cipher]

not sure it will since it's steam itself doing this change aperantly

[shy python]

dang. Hopefully not deprecating the anonymous login

[left stream]

we need an alternative to steam 🤔
can server be made non-DRM?
Or they just dislike linux for some reason.

[thorny patrol]

Thanks. I will come back to you. I think its related to the fact that I am running it on a minimal aarch64. But I am no linux developer, so Im just guessing. I will configure a new instance and try again.

[wide cipher]

servers are non-DRM

or they should be

[deep spire]

Hey justin, i'd like to remove crossplay and expose ports in a LAN over the internet. Can you help? thanks

[left stream]

yeah but it uses steam still. technically it should be possible to make a non-steam dedicated server right?

[wide cipher]

yeah

just download it, set it to use crossplay and you can ignore steam 🤔

[left stream]

I mean it uses steamcmd to install it.

[candid spire]

ok, its been a while.. since i had to do anything with my dedicated server.. and i'm starting new and i think i forgot somethings lol. my server is on another pc. do i need to start a world on my computer to get the map name and shit and transfer that info to my server pc? or do i just enter a name on the .bat file and it will make the world?

[cobalt vortex]

my last server line is this instead of showing the connected ip, any ideas? Was working yesterday

[proven niche]

The server can make the world if the -world you give it doesn't already exist. It will use a random seed.

[proven niche]

Your server appears to be up and running.

[candid spire]

thank you.. another question.. it making itself cant change the modifiers.. is there a way i can change the modifiers within the game.. like change it to hard

[proven niche]

If you have devcommand access on the server with the ServerDevcommands mod, then you can use F5 console commands to do that.

[candid spire]

ok

[proven niche]

Details are in the server manual, IIRC. You can also do it in the start .bat file exec command.

[candid spire]

thank you.. tis completed.. you are amazing for helping

[proven niche]

I'm glad you've got it sorted!

[knotty flame]

When using docker to host, would there be any issue with each docker host sharing the game files, so long as they run on the same version?

I would have to imagine yes but also It'd be nice if they didn't have to download the game once for each server

[mild basalt]

How to run a dedicated server in Russian? I need it to receive event names in Russian, but I receive them in English.

[charred flax]

I just bought a Dathost server for me and 2 friends who all live within 35 miles of each other and the server location. We get pretty substantial desync, My two friends are on xbox and I'm on steam. I remember a couple years back steam players didnt want to play with xbox/gamepass players because of lag - Is this still the case? Is there a fix? I found two mods, smoothbrain networking and better networking but they're both pretty old. Wondering if those help.. Would it be better if I played the gamepass version? Thank you in advance!

[mild basalt]

here you can see that the server is running with English localization. how do i fix this?

[proven niche]

I'm not sure any of the networking mods will help much if you can't also install them on the server as well as on the players' games. And crossplay with MS playfab network which requires connections to where ever those servers are and back just adds another layer of difficulty into the picture. You'll just have to try them and see.

Networking and ReturnToSender have had some good results and can be installed together. BetterNetworking has also been reported to improve lag plus it can be customized more than the others.

[charred flax]

Awesome, Thank you @proven niche ! I will give them a shot

I read somewhere that you also have to install them on the client so IDK if that will work with xbox

[hearty locust]

Our customers had success using those mods to help alleviate the dysnc. We recommend them!

[charred flax]

Outstanding, I'll put them on and report back later! It's my 2 friend's first time playing Valheim last night, their only complaint was the lag so I'm hoping to fix it so they can have a pure experience.

[proven niche]

You're right. They cannot be installed on Xbox consoles.

[charred flax]

I wonder though, if having it on my client and the server, it might reduce the delay a bit. I'm ~30 miles from the server but have 65ms ping

It's actually averaging 95ms right now.. My understanding is this stacks with the rest of the players - and is what causes the rubberbanding

Thank you both again!

[proven niche]

If nothing else works, you might explore the CloudFlare Warp app. It's free for personal use. And it might be able to help the Xbox players as well. I actually know very little about that one, so far.

[proven niche]

The ping doesn't actually stack. The way it works with crossplay enabled is that all the players and the server have to individually connect to the MS playfab lobby servers. Each will have their own individual routes to and from those servers as will the game server.

What complicates the issue is that the Networking mods mentioned above adjust the buffer/packet sizes for the PC games' communication. Larger sizes are usually better. This assumes that the PC games' default sizes were too small to be optimal.

However, we don't know that the Xbox sizes are also smaller than optimal. Those may actually already be larger. Or not. No way to tell.

[mild basalt]

I did it. True, it didn't take me much trouble, but it would be more interesting to do it with code. At least change the configuration file to start the server by choosing the language. I opened the file assembly_guitils. All that's left is to wait for the event to start and get a message in the discord, I'll write later whether it helped or not.

Here just in case

[kind frost]

If no one is online on a dedicated server will the server's timer continue to run, like will events or anything happen?
or does it go into a limbo state?

[proven niche]

Limbo

[kind frost]

cool cool ty, how intensive are the servers

my secondary pc has a ryzen 7 3800x, and it's much easier to port foward on that pc, but idk if that'll be enough

[proven niche]

Intensity varies widely depending on what mods are used. No mods would be medium intensity.

[kind frost]

We are playing vanilla

[proven niche]

How much RAM?

[kind frost]

64gb on it (ddr4)

[proven niche]

Should be fine. Keep the background apps to a minimum.

[kind frost]

yeah it legit doesn't do anything atm so it'd be the only task running besides rdp

[cedar nimbus]

I've got a server running at Valhost and I'm wondering if it's safe to update to the latest. I've been holding off because of the patch notes saying that there are issues with Steam anonymous mode. Has anyone else updated to latest on Valhost and been ok? Are there any workarounds? I saw what looked like one in here but it didn't seem like something I could do without more direct access to the server.

[proven niche]

I don't know how many Valhost customers will see your post but you could always channel search in here for 'Valhost' and see what comes up.

[cedar nimbus]

Thanks! I've been watching here since the update and haven't seen anything. Just checked with search too-- thanks for the suggestion.

[stuck urchin]

Hi, is there anyone here hosting a dedicated server on Ubuntu or another Linux? I have a problem. When I started hosting my own server, I would run it via the terminal by executing the server_start.sh script. Today, I set up an automatic process: remote start of Ubuntu on my terminal, autologin, and autostart of the Valheim server via a systemd service. Now, when I autostart the server, I get a new map, but if I turn off the server and start it manually as before, I get the old map. How can I get the old map to load when the server starts automatically? One change I made was adding the line WorkingDirectory=path/to/directory/server_start.sh to my myscript.service because without it, the script tried to open valheim_server.x86_64 as a directory, causing an error.

This is my myscript.service file. Currently, between [Service] and ExecStart=...., I've added the line WorkingDirectory=/home/kozacki/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Valheim_dedicated_server/

without it, I was getting the error "./valheim_server.x86_64: No such file or directory"

[final current]

What's the value of your -savedir argument in the server start command line?

If you don't have one, the default will be the one mentioned in the server manual, which is typically based on the executing user's home directory. If you want to stick with home directories, you may wish to run the unit as the same user you run the server manually with. See https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.exec.html#User/Group Identity for some hints there.

[thorny patrol]

Hei, just wanted to let you know and if some other people run into the same issue. I was further looking into the problem and I think the biggest issue is that my server is an ARM. So I need to use an emulator and I think at some point in the autosave of the server the emulator or I don't know maybe both end up in an seqmentation error. Which stops the whole server. I have since then changed my server to an old windows 10 laptop and I think I will continue with that until steam supports ARM or I am ready to rent a server instance.
I saw that other people also run on an ARM but from the feeling I get its not recommended to run via an emulator. Can work but also can not work... Thanks though

[final current]

Yeah, there is only a real arm64 dedicated server build for macOS. The game engine supports arm64 on Linux on a "call us for details" kind of basis so far. The Linux x86_64 emulator experiences with Valheim are mixed. You can get pretty far if you don't use crossplay, but even then requires a good amount of tweaking.

[thorny patrol]

yes, I was using FEX, or more specificaly the guide I was following. And also without crossplay. It also doesn't crash every autosave, just now and then.

Funny thing now on the windows machine I need to use crossplay because my router ignores my portforwarding. Or I am just to stupid to set it up

[terse halo]

its not up to steam really
its the game that would need to support it mainly
and I dont think anyone is rushing or even want to support ARM in general for stuff like this

[thorny patrol]

well I can't install steam in general on an ARM from what I could see so far. Thats why I assumed its an steam issue

[terse halo]

also steamcmd?

not sure if I tried that
but generally you dont use steam client for dedi servers
you just use steamcmd
but probably that also does not support it, but not sure

hmm
https://github.com/TeriyakiGod/steamcmd-docker-arm64

[thorny patrol]

yes I mean steamcmd on an ubuntu. something about only supports x32 systems and i386 cannot find package. Been a few days since I tried

[thorny patrol]

yes, going the docker route would have been my next way but never used docker so far.

[final current]

There is not an arm64 SteamCMD yet as far as I know. That docker project uses an x86_64 emulator.

[terse halo]

I definitely had steamcmd on raspberry with twisterOS [uses box64...or box86] (but the game server for a source game could not be installed)
many years ago, dont remember much details

[final current]

It gets brought up here quite a bunch for two reasons: people wanting to host Valheim on SBCs like Raspberry Pi and people wanting to take advantage of cheaper cloud hosting such as Oracle Free Tier.

[thorny patrol]

oracle free tier. yes thats why me xD.

[stuck urchin]

Adding the user worked. I have one more question. How can I edit the server properties, for example, disable raids and add the ability to teleport with bronze, etc.? I found information that server settings are changed in the server.cfg file, but I can't find it anywhere.

[final current]

I would start with the official manual that ships with the server. The server.cfg you read about is likely for a 3rd party framework or provider that wraps the server.

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Global_Keys for a list of keys that can be set.
https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/World_Modifiers for more detailed descriptions of some

[wide cipher]

Localization is local client only.

[stuck urchin]

I added the steamID to the adminlist and then used the console to add "setworldmodifier Raids none" and "setworldmodifier Portals casual" and everything is working fine.

thx

[thick hedge]

Did anyone got a dedicated server from Valhost? i need to ask some help on adding mods to it

[versed smelt]

Remote admin '7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' executed command 'listkeys' remotely.
Console: 'listkeys' is not valid in the current context.
^ how do i otherwise see the keys?

nvm, i missed the pre-req of typing in "devcommands"

[woven raft]

hey all! looking to reset my server for a fresh play through. im hosting a dedicated server through Gportal. is anyone able to help me figure it out lol. thanks in advance

[mortal meadow]

11/27/2024 21:33:04: Old location found StoneTowerRuins09.prefab (7a5a2c535ac032940abf333d2b7bafc3) x 13
11/27/2024 21:33:04: Old location found StoneTowerRuins10.prefab (31b9b088edfb18541b5f7d0879d5e147) x 11
11/27/2024 21:33:05: Old location found ShipSetting01.prefab (93cf387acd86f0147a63d9c8787285d7) x 44
11/27/2024 21:33:06: Old location found DrakeNest01.prefab (796b47151ea2eab4a9326053ec101633) x 22
11/27/2024 21:33:06: Old location found Waymarker01.prefab (348787a07432ba44898c3a47e517517c) x 3
11/27/2024 21:33:06: Old location found Waymarker02.prefab (c8349574f07dbb4408f6ab3f530f293a) x 6
11/27/2024 21:33:06: Old location found AbandonedLogCabin02.prefab (f3bf89863afa43d41b761f3d986da18b) x 1
11/27/2024 21:33:07: Old location found AbandonedLogCabin03.prefab (7aaca6800435f344f993d0818121c901) x 5
11/27/2024 21:33:07: Old location found AbandonedLogCabin04.prefab (27120db0911618b489a47cf844b9554e) x 4
11/27/2024 21:33:08: Old location found MountainGrave01.prefab (8dfc70f50ec2d4b4098ec6a9b43e5179) x 10
11/27/2024 21:33:09: Old location found DrakeLorestone.prefab (d0d596b81d1026544b057d55b0b3cfce) x 1
11/27/2024 21:33:09: Old location found MountainWell1.prefab (d3573a7ffe944a44bba165cdb522ea65) x 1
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Failed to place all MountainWell1, placed 23 out of 25
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Old location found ShipWreck01.prefab (c97d236dc7a0cba4dbd629ab3823f418) x 2
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Old location found ShipWreck02.prefab (967e16492aee1364bb86a3de38ba1708) x 1
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Old location found ShipWreck03.prefab (1467204c32bdb584482be84744483dcd) x 3
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Old location found ShipWreck04.prefab (3ef16307236312743b81366a9f80cf6d) x 2
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Old location found Runestone_Meadows.prefab (86a97041cd76c664d82d24f8149d4f5d) x 41
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Old location found Runestone_Boars.prefab (e795ba803f62a7340bf92b63cf2f2c64) x 25
11/27/2024 21:33:11: Old location found Runestone_Swamps.prefab (40a1de4c190bedf42acf975f34a18b42) x 10
11/27/2024 21:33:12: Old location found Runestone_Mountains.prefab (71e24cf31c576c54096faf407e09e9fd) x 9
11/27/2024 21:33:14: Failed to place all Runestone_Mountains, placed 90 out of 100
11/27/2024 21:33:14: Old location found Runestone_BlackForest.prefab (fe867d16af763e2428b13c784d0b5a84) x 5
11/27/2024 21:33:14: Old location found Runestone_Plains.prefab (32bc075713128154e9c2e68edf50c709) x 5
11/27/2024 21:33:14: Old location found TarPit1.prefab (3476505872848fe4c86404a14719291c) x 2
11/27/2024 21:33:15: Failed to place all TarPit1, placed 70 out of 100
11/27/2024 21:33:17: Failed to place all TarPit2, placed 14 out of 100
11/27/2024 21:33:17: Old location found TarPit3.prefab (e06a5de4cbf74394aa661a91231d9df9) x 4
11/27/2024 21:33:19: Failed to place all TarPit3, placed 90 out of 100
11/27/2024 21:33:19: Old location found MountainCave02.prefab (ab5056c7b99c1b04583386beeafd5395) x 13
11/27/2024 21:33:21: Failed to place all MountainCave02, placed 118 out of 160
11/27/2024 21:33:30: Failed to place all FortressRuins, placed 66 out of 100
11/27/2024 21:33:35: Failed to place all VoltureNest, placed 330 out of 350```

these are normal right?

[knotty oracle]

Looks to be.

[analog cipher]

Hey me and my friends are trying to play together, me and the host can play but the other guy cant join. He gets stuck on a black loading screen which says connecting but then gets kicked and said "Failed Connecting to server" any fixes ?
its not graphics drivers btw

[sonic prism]

Wifi or cabled?

[analog cipher]

Wifi

You think its unstable connection ?

[sonic prism]

That there could be the problem, If too much packets are lost he won't be able to connect and Valheim needs a stable connection.
#general message

[analog cipher]

Ok thank you I'll check to see if he has a cable or not

[arctic kite]

Is there a way (mod?) to opt-out of being a 'host' when playing on a dedicated server? I play with a group of Australians and I'm in the UK. When I'm first in an area they all lag, but when one of them is first I'm the only one with lag. I'm fine playing with lag I've played a lot before but it's their first time. So I'm looking for a way to hand off being the host if someone else comes within range of me.

[proven niche]

You can use an app to improve your PCs' connection to the server. Cloudflare's Warp is one that would do that and it's free for personal use and there are others as well.

[arctic kite]

This does not help

[shrewd pivot]

I rented out a server from Valhost for friends and I, few of the commands were working mainly the "sleep" command. Decided to download a couple of mods today, Sleep command stopped working, even though Devcommands mod is also included, and turned on. Almost every other command works except sleep command. What can I do to fix it? All we really care for is the Sleep command to start working again

[final current]

Did you keep Devcommands installed on the server too?

[hushed cloud]

how to mod a dedicated server?

trying to get this on a server, and dont know how to implement it

[shrewd pivot]

Yeah i did

[lofty saddle]

Hello. Quick question. Do i need to add Admins also to Whitelist or is it just fine to have them only Admin list?

[lofty saddle]

NVM. I have other issues. I set up fresh dedicated server(via VPS) and i cant join in game if i have crossplay "turned on". I have players with Xbox so I kinda need that function to work. I followed steps from Valheim Manual Guide. I use Windows and SteamCMD.

[proven niche]

Are you using the servers' Join Code to join?

[lofty saddle]

Cmd.exe doesnt even show join code.

[proven niche]

Check the server log file. It's at or near the end.

[lofty saddle]

What im suppose to look. In logs folder is several log-files. ATM looking connection log which has one failure "IPv6 UDP connectivity test"

[proven niche]

You can add the -logfile "...path.../ServerLog.txt" option to your start up .bat or .sh file.

[lofty saddle]

Oh right. Im sorry, it's been long day.

[proven niche]

Pretty sure there's a mod you can add that'll send the Join Code to one of your discord channels, too. Don't remember the mod name, though. Sorry.

[lofty saddle]

Okay. It seems that i have wrong version of VC++ Redistributables.

TY for your help @proven niche ❤️

[proven niche]

You're very welcome. Glad I could help. 😄

[lofty saddle]

Lets hope this fixes my problem. 🙏

It didnt. Well, I'll try something tomorrow. Time to go to sleep 😴

[lofty saddle]

Good morning. I tried to set up server with crossplay, it doesnt start. Yesterday I had wrong version of VC++ and now i got some new errors about "Assertion Failed" , i have no idea what it means and how to fix it.

[proven niche]

Does your SteamCMD command include the anonymous login option?

[lofty saddle]

Yes

So do I need to login with my acccount?

[proven niche]

No, not that I know of. I thought the anonymous option was so that you don't have to. Is the command being issued by the right UserID?

[lofty saddle]

IDK. I havent try. I just installed SteamCMD and follow the installation steps. Login as anonymous

[proven niche]

I've never installed or used SteamCMD. But I think you're logged in as a particular userID right now. Is that the same userID you were logged in with when you installed SteamID. That might be a problem, if you're not.

[lofty saddle]

I did manage set up server without crossplay and get in game. After adding -crossplay it stop working.

[hidden obsidian]

hello i played back when the game first came out just wondering if i can join someones server while trying to get back into it

[proven niche]

I mean the userID for the OS your playing on. Not the SteamID.

[proven niche]

Sure find them in the #1024264966712340510 channel.

[lofty saddle]

I have rented VPS.

[proven niche]

Right. And the VPS uses an OS like Windows or one of the Linux distros. And you are logged in to that when you access the VPS interface.

Let me check something else and see if I can find anything...

[lofty saddle]

IDK if i have allocated enough memory for this. Have to check that also.

[proven niche]

Are you running it in a docker container?

[lofty saddle]

No.

I tried to join in game. CMD doesnt even show login attemptions. It just spams
"Server 'servername' begin playfab create and join network for server"
"Playfab reconnect server 'servername'"

So its network issue ?

[proven niche]

Did you say it runs ok except for only when you add the -crossplay option and then you get this error?

[lofty saddle]

Yes

[proven niche]

I found this. I don't know if it applies to your situation or not but you can look it over, anyway,

"you need to set the server's firewall to allow UDP traffic out on both 3075 and 30000-31000 ports
and in/out UDP traffic for the 2 server ports. and route the two server ports to the server PC."

It's from an old post.

[lofty saddle]

I did open correct ports for Valheim, but then i read that when using Crossplay, you dont need to do that. I'll give a try for this.

[proven niche]

Crossplay doesn't use the 2456-2457 kind of ports but it still has to use port(s) somewhere to communicate with playfab.

I seem to recall that VPS port security can be tricky depending on what platform and vendor you're usinig.

[lofty saddle]

I noticed that i needed 4th VC++ and now i see join code in CMD.exe

Got in game 🥳

[proven niche]

Awesome!

[lavish burrow]

do i need to make a new world from the start to make a dedicated server

[proven niche]

No, you can move the world file pair to the server from your solo game or from another server. Just keep the file pair ( .db and .fwl) together.

[final current]

If you haven't already, I recommend mentioning the issue and the mods you have installed to #mods-issues. They're likely better equipped to know what might conflict.

[mossy gate]

Whenever I try connecting to any server, I always get "failed to connect". I checked the logs and this is what happens when I try joining a server:

12/02/2024 20:10:34: Joining server 'XXXXX' at PlayFab network xxxxxx
12/02/2024 20:11:00: ZRpc timeout detected
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CONNECTING
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. leave lobby. LobbyId: xxxxxx
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CLOSED
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CLOSED
12/02/2024 20:11:00: Lost connection to server:ErrorConnectFailed
Am I Host? False

[jagged plaza]

Hello everyone. I am having a serious issue with a dathost server. I have had people connect to it with the mod pack I have installed, yet for some reason I cannot join as I get an incompatible version error. I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times and nothing has worked. I have tried launching from Thunderstore (both modded and vanilla) and get the same error. Whenever Steamcmd runs, it never opens Valheim, it just gives the join code. It also doesn't load the server I have listed on the dathost site.

[sage nexus]

do a version check
you, or they may be using an older version

or like i experienced reently, someone installed moregates updated (or somehting) and i had moregates++ installed.... it wasnt until they screenshot the error that i realised

[jagged plaza]

I figured it out. Somehow Valheimplus.dll wasnt removed when I removed all my old mods and it was causing the sync issue.

[leaden junco]

hj

[wheat heath]

Hi, does anyone know how start a new world on a Valheim World on a Gportal server and choose the seed instead of it picking a random one? Or can I only do that with changing the files with a FTP software?

[plain trellis]

Isn't that a question for Gportal support?

[meager raft]

I don't use GPortal, so I don't know what their control panel looks like, but I've not seen any with a world seed picker at startup.
You can specify a seed in a local single player game, and then import that save onto your server.
If GPortal give you file access, you shouldn't need FTP software to do it; just drag and drop the save into the worlds_local folder.
Then on the server control panel, specify which save you want to launch with.

This isn't GPortal, but it's a pretty easy to follow guide on how to do it without FTP
https://rampart.games/knowledge-hub-valheim-world-seed

[cobalt merlin]

I need help. I can't join my game server due to an incompatible version error. I tried updating my LGSM server, but it didn't help.

[meager raft]

Check your local files as well as server version.
And check all your mods. You might have to manually update mods on your server (i.e. remove and re-add with the latest version)

[cobalt merlin]

no mods

[meager raft]

Must be the game version then. Check the versions; make sure they're both up to date.
Depending on your host, they may or may not auto-update the server. Switching server off and on again can trigger an update, with the right host

After that, try making a ticket to host company

[cobalt merlin]

Johnny, thanks for your help. I reinstalled the server, and now it's working 🙂

[elfin marsh]

Is there any tutorial on a dedicated server for the mac app store version?

[proven niche]

Someone in the #mac-bugs-discussion channel might know.

[mossy gate]

Whenever I try connecting to any server, I always get "failed to connect". I checked the logs and this is what happens when I try joining a server:

12/02/2024 20:10:34: Joining server 'XXXXX' at PlayFab network xxxxxx
12/02/2024 20:11:00: ZRpc timeout detected
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CONNECTING
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. leave lobby. LobbyId: xxxxxx
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CLOSED
ZPlayFabSocket::Dispose. State: CLOSED
12/02/2024 20:11:00: Lost connection to server:ErrorConnectFailed
Am I Host? False

[proven niche]

If you don't need crossplay, remove it. If you need it, try updating your VC++. And reverify your game files from your Steam Library.

[gray lion]

I am having the same issue, removing playfab closes the connection and we are unable to connect to the server. I am unsure the steps on resolving this issues since I do not see any additional settings within the configs. Any assistance would be great but PlayFab is a headache.

[mossy gate]

VC++ is up to date, reinstalled the game, and we need crossplay since my friend owns the game on microsoft store while I own it on steam.

[proven niche]

Assuming that your server is installed on your home LAN, then when you're not using crossplay, you need to have the server's ports forwarded in your home router so that the internet traffic to the server can find the server's internal IP address ok.

And without crossplay, you don't get a Join Code to use. You have to connect with the server's internal IP address (or you can use "localhost:port) while the external players not on your local LAN need to use your external IP address:port. Usually your server will also show up in the Steam server list but even when it does you may still need to use the "localhost:nnnn" address to connect to it from being on the same LAN.

[proven niche]

Ziad, it appears that you aren't able to establish a connection with the playfab lobby. This can be caused by anything that interfers with your internet connection to the playfab lobby. Things like a VPN service, or your Firewall Settings, or your PC's anti-virus app, etc. Or even just a poor internet service at your location.

[violet linden]

i trying to setup a DS and when i run the batch file it just flashes through so fast i cant see anything then closes out. I set in the batch file where to put the log file but one doesn't show up.

[proven niche]

You could try reverifying the server's files from your Steam Library. That should give you a new .bat start up file so you'll have the opportunity to make sure you've got all the options set properly in there with the quotes and the dashes all in the right places.

Make sure you've got a proper name for the server and it's password and put those in quotes. No non-standard characters. Just regular letters and/or numbers. And at least 5 chars in the password (without the world name in it).

[violet linden]

I figured it out i reverted the batch file and the server ran fine, so i slowly addended my arguments back in till i found the one i messed up. I forgot to put /log.txt when i changed the log file location. Thank You for responding though.

[frank quail]

Does sombody runs a valheim server with pterodactyl? Becuase i need some help to save my server bevore restart, but it seems like i cant type the "save " in my console on the webbrowser so i cant really safe it before it automatically restart the server

[meager raft]

can you set up a scheduled task in your server control panel?
you could tell it to run the save command at a specific time each day, just before restart

[final current]

How are you restarting the server? If pterodactyl's actions result in a SIGTERM followed by a reasonable wait, that should be sufficient to get the world saved before shutdown completes.

[frank quail]

I set a schedule with an extra task to send the command save to the console but there is nothing that happens after tho

Sorry für my english tbh

With my Project zomboid Server works it perfect that way

[final current]

Valheim Dedicated Server does not interpret many console commands from its stdin like you are attempting. That save command would have to be sent from a game client.

Looking at the documentation for pterodactyl, it looks like it supports a custom stop command:
https://pterodactyl.io/community/config/eggs/creating_a_custom_egg.html#stop-command
if you configure the egg to use Ctrl-C like that mentions, that should trigger a save when Valheim receives the SIGINT. I don't know how long pterodactyl will wait for graceful shutdown, hopefully long enough.

[violet linden]

I've notice that about 2 hours in the auto item collections stops working, and that happens in even less time on my dedicated server i just setup. Is there any way to prevent or fix this.

[ruby blaze]

Anybody know what the average or lowest cost could be for a dedicated server I am paying to host instead of using my own machine? For a group of maybe up to 10 people but usually only about 3-6 on at a time?

[honest plank]

i was just researching how to host and sadly i only have this pc and couldnt host AND play which is a shame, but reddit seems to think u can pay for external hosts around 12-14$ /m through various sites. shockbyte bisect and haptic are the top 3 when searched on google.

[ruby blaze]

ah gotcha thank you. I am considering setting up a machine just for hosting. I may not remember this right but I believe I have seen the requirements to run the server are not as heavy as it is to run the game, so a laptop could be used to host or something like that

[frank quail]

Theres a keybind ingame maybe u presses it

[shell crystal]

Hey, we have an issue one of our players cannot acces the game .. it gives a strange error ... and only this player has it .

we are using pre bog witch cuz many mods stil are not updates.

any idea why is this persisting ?

[knotty oracle]

I'd imagine it's your mods...

[shell crystal]

he logged of 2 day ago and didint do anything now he logs back and get this

[clever cypress]

I'd get him to delete all his mods and download them all fresh, then try

[knotty oracle]

Also, try playing the latest version of the game. Then we can actually support you.

[clever cypress]

The other issue is that his game or one of the mods may have updated at some point, which would make it incompatible with the server

[shell crystal]

we keep the server and mods on same version

pre bog witch we didint do any updates

[proven niche]

The error msg you posted above is pretty clear about what's wrong.

The player with that msg needs to have the OdinsKingdom version 1.2.31 mod and the StructureTweaks version 1.32 mod installed.

Not newer versions of those two mods and not older versions. Exactly those versions listed in the error msg.

[clever cypress]

The client side has to match the server side though, or incompatibility occurs

As it's only one person with the issue, then it's almost definitely a client side issue

So your member may have inadvertently made changes. An auto update may have occurred

Who knows

[shell crystal]

🙂

[clever cypress]

Ah, just found the rest of your post with details. Sounds like it's time to update the game and forgo the mods for the time being. Anyway, not all game updates will break all mods. You might get lucky

[proven niche]

Please read my reply to his post and respond with any questions you might have about what I've already suggested for him. #dedicated-server message

[clever cypress]

Yeah, I read your reply, and it made perfect sense. It was just that after reading his initial post I'm left with the impression they already tried that. But I guess it's worth double checking the versions they installed to ensure they're the right ones. I don't have any questions. I got two different impressions based on the two different posts that were made about the issue.

[clever cypress]

Just realised why. Two different people posted the same problem. One sounds to be server side, and the other client side

[gray lion]

You are correct, the portforwarding is correctly set however for some reason removing the -crossplay renders the server unreachable. I see the port is open its just strange.

[proven niche]

Check your router forwarding rule to assure that's it's forwarding the two server ports UDP protocol traffic to the correct internal IP address for the server PC.

[gray lion]

Just did and realized that the ports are closed, looks like ISP dropped an update either blocked or cleared out the forwarding. Working to resolve that now.

Server is still available but playfab causes network issues.. much prefer direct connect

[violet linden]

I don't think so.It seems to come and go on its own, but i've also been told by other people that have more experience with the game that it can be kind of intermittent. What are the keybinds. Do they have the keybinds for that for keyboard and controller. Because if that keybind is only on keyboard.There is no way I could have toggled it because I use controller.

[burnt violet]

My host says there is a potential servercharacters is conflicting with saving world/characters before shutting down (restarting server). Thoughts?

[knotty oracle]

#mods-discussion

[burnt violet]

k sry

[violet linden]

Is there any maintenance to running a valheim DS? How often should it be restarted etc..., is there a way to automate stuff like restarts?

[fallow knoll]

Hello, my boys and I, as well as a gur from work have been playing on a dedicated server I am renting from BiSect. It has worked with no isses for 2 months. Im on PC via Steam and they are all on Xboxs. In the last few days they keep getting disconnected and the game crashes to the xbox home screen. 2 of these xboxs are on my same internet connection. The other one is not. Nothing seems to trigger it, it just happens. I have had 0 issues on PC. When they log back in they are usually logging in to an empty inventory, and they have no graves. It has been very frustrating. Any ideas? Bisesct could not see anything on their end.

[meager raft]

do Bisect give you access to log files?

[fallow knoll]

Yes, I just don't know what most of it means

[meager raft]

Im not familiar with xbox Valheim, but I'd search it for the player ID of the people who get kicked.
If the server is booting them, it should have a timestamp and reason why

[fallow knoll]

Im guessing this PlayFab network error in session

[proven niche]

Based on the info you provided I'd say it sounds like the MS playfab network is having problems again. They usually get it fixed overnight.

[clever cypress]

You'll have to keep up with game updates, and apply them to the server when they occur. Same with any server side mods you might use. As for restarts, there should be a restart option available via the host company. I'm not sure if you can automate it if you're hosting it on your own system. I'm on one server that reboots daily, and another that only does it if there's a problem or update. Both function nicely, except I've been kicked off when I forgot to watch the time and the game restarted 🤣

[violet linden]

ok thanks for the info. I'm hosting it on my own server just off WS 2022 and steamcmd. I have TCadmin setup and will probably migrate it to that eventually and it has auto restart options.

[wooden mountain]

When using a dedicated server, why's the game world constantly keep saving at the normal save interval when no one's connected?

is this normal?

[frozen zephyr]

its normal

[crude cove]

Hello, so my friend was playing on my server with me and my son, but he was disconnected suddenly out of the blue, we had been playing the past two days. Me and Son are local, friend joins in with the ip and port, and that works as he is connected in... but now anything we try he is not able to join for any reason, and the only reason that valheim gives is "failed to connect" I host a server with mods 23 of them had no issues until a few hours ago, no mods got updated or changed in anyway so far.

[proven niche]

Maybe your ISP changed your WAN address (check that on whatismyipaddress.com). Or, maybe someone left their VPN on.

Also, have him check his game logs and you check the server's logs for any error msgs that could explain it.

And verify that your router's port forwarding for the server PC's address is still correct. Some home routers can change a PC's internal IP address when the 'lease' runs out without warning you.

[finite trout]

Hello fellas! Id like to make a dedicated server for my friends group so we All can play without one of us hostig it. Could someone help me how can i get a dedicated server please? 💪

[meager raft]

easiest way is to rent one from a game server host. Its a lot less effort to set up, and you'll get some support if you have problems
it'll be around £10/month for something stable, up to about £20 if you want enough ram to run a bunch of mods

just google valheim server host and you'll find plenty of choice, though quality can be really hit and miss

we've been hosting one here for several months, and its run without any issues, with a bunch of mods
||https://rampart.games/game-servers/valheim||

[rose wave]

hello I need help with a hosted world issue

I've made a world and my friend can't join bc he gets a "banned" message. we've tried every solution available on google but we can't fix it. I can join his worlds but he can't join mine whether or not I've unbanned him through console commands.

[proven niche]

Go to your server's worlds_local folder and along side it you'll find your 'bannedlist.txt' file. Check it to assure that his SteamID is not in there.

Also, check your 'permittedlist.txt" file. If there are any SteamIDs in there, including your own, then no other SteamIDs can join the server and will be treated as 'banned'.

[rose wave]

thank you! I had to manually type in this string of text, then add my friends ID to it. everything works now!

[proven niche]

Great. Just be aware that everyone else in the entire world is now 'banned' from the server. 😄

[civic void]

I've had a strange issue lately where my dedicated server has just been turning off. It's running on a windows 11 machine, max reccommended specs for a ded server. and I don't mean the machine is turning off, just the command line window that runs the server. it's happened like once a week? auto updates are turned off, so it's not restarting from that, has anyone else run into an issue like this?

[proven niche]

You can add the **-logfile "...path > ServerLog.txt" **(put in your own path in there) option to your start up .bat or .sh file. Then, you can review that log after a server shut down to see why it's shutting down.

Or, it could be something like Windows doing a scheduled virus scan or update or whatever. That wouldn't show up in the log.

[civic void]

Oh, thanks for that info, maybe that'll shine a light on my problem! Thx

[waxen fable]

Looking to see if I can fix this issue,

I have a dedicated server that I’ve had for maybe two months. It’s been working fine until a few days ago. When I try to join, I just get kicked back to the title screen with a message ‘failed to connect.’ I don’t even make it to the password screen. Any advice?

Server through Nitrado
Verified game files
Restarted server

Well, as luck would have it, I got it fixed 🫠

[modern gyro]

im hosting a dedicated server from my own PC,(modded) and whenever i try to launch it without Crossplay, it gets stuck, on (12/10/2024 13:01:09: Console: [Info :Jotunn.Main] Initializing RenderManager) and doesnt allow anyone to join. i was wondering if its an isue anyone else has had, or if its an isue with the sever being modded. but whenever i launch with crossplay, it works fine.

[frozen zephyr]

without crossplay you dont get a join code, and port forwarding needs to be working for people to connect

[modern gyro]

how might i go about fixing it?

[covert jewel]

Anti-virus/firewall+ kicking in? Any help from Nitrado (you ARE paying for support)??

[waxen fable]

Oddly enough, for some reason my servers IP address changed at the beginning of the month, so it no longer matched in game 🤔 basically just input the new IP in Valheim and everything starts working again.

Yeah, when I get stumped, I always reach out to Nitrado- to their credit they’re usually pretty helpful!

[covert jewel]

Shame, presuming not available, to batch/script their start-up. Query IP, plug into start-up parameter & go

[naive plume]

INot sure if this is the right channel, but i am having some trouble with connecting to my server via hostname. Connection via public ip works fine, and i can query my hostame and the A records point to the right ip. Do i need to setup srv:s and if so what is the service name?

[naive plume]

Apparently updating just took some time, no issues anymore

[tame hound]

hey guys i need some help

my friend keeps lagging the server when he joins my world but that wasnt the case in the past and when we join his world there is no lag at all

[proven niche]

If you don't need crossplay to support Xbox use, then start your servers without it. It could also be that his or your PC or console is borderline for RAM or CPU resources for the game. Are you two located near each other or in different parts of the world?

[tame hound]

Same country
Ill try not enabling crossplay next time

[proven niche]

Don't forget to do your port forwarding in your home router. You need that without crossplay.

[heavy flax]

Good afternoon, I'm running a dedicated server on my pc for myself and friends to play. I use the same pc as the server to also play valheim. Previously we used a Gportal to host but that ran out so we switched to player hosting. The server ran fine with -crossplay, but I heard that it can be a bit unstable, along with that a friend also could only connect for like 5 mins before being kicked. I decided to try running the server without crossplay and I setup port forwarding, allowed the same ports through my firewall and assigned a static ip address to my pc (only used this after I heard that a dynamic ip doesn't work). Here is where my issues start. Server launches and I can connect using my local IP, however i can't connect to the server using my external ip, same as my friends. What's odd is that the server is detected as it fetches the name of the server. I also used https://geekstrom.de/valheim/check/ (got it from the help section in pinned msgs) to check my server and it said everything was fine. When looking at server logs as i'm connecting, nothing changes so I'm not sure what the issue is. Apologies if the answer is obvious

[frozen zephyr]

You might never be able to connect to your external IP from internal, not all home routers support doing that. As for your friends how long ago did you change from using crossplay, if it wasn't long enough and using the same port then they are still going to try and use crossplay to join due to cacheing issues. When moving from crossplay to non-crossplay it's normally also better to switch port server is running on to avoid any caching issues

[heavy flax]

Thx for the quick response. I was doing that today. I heard of this issue after a google so i reinstalled all the server files and before launching the server, removed the -crossplay config. Only thing i kept were world files. Despite this, the issue persisted. I'm not sure if that cleared the cache but I'll try changing ports. Post back shortly with results

[heavy flax]

Hey, so changing the ports worked and everyone is connecting fine, no issues. Thx again for your quick response and knowledge. Take care!

[neon trellis]

Hey everyone! Can I get a bit of help with hosting a dedicated server? I followed this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=482t7Q6mQAM) tutorial, but I see that the service just stops.

Dec 12 23:29:04 valheim systemd[1]: valheim.service: Deactivated successfully.
Dec 12 23:29:04 valheim systemd[1]: valheim.service: Consumed 2min 11.830s CPU time.

Please tag me if you can come up with anything.

[knotty oracle]

You haven't actually explained a problem...

[stable tree]

I have an AMP hosted server, I have not forwarded any ports. And I didn't think I needed to?

[proven niche]

You could try forwarding the 2456 port and see what happens. Do you have crossplay enabled? Do you need it? If not, remove it.

[stable tree]

Yeah I made a fresh instance and it was listening, but didnt seem to be working either, Crossplay disabled

Going to check again, i assume I need external IP:"port used for steam"?

[proven niche]

Some home routers don't allow 'loopback'. So, if you're on the same LAN, you would need to use 'internal IP:port'.

[stable tree]

right, but for a buddy

[proven niche]

External players would use 'external IP:2456'

[stable tree]

man they make it sounds like AMP is automatic 😂 and I swear last time I used it it pretty much was

[left stream]

Need to forward on the router also. where is the AMP hosted?

[stable tree]

spare windows PC on my network

seems to be working on the same machine right now

https://geekstrom.de/valheim/check/
Does this website work for checking?

[left stream]

You have 2 places to open ports:
1 Router - must forward - unless you're using vpn or crossplay or something else
2 OS firewall - if your firewall is on and "deny-incoming" you need to open the ports, but the amp software is doing that for you? I don't use AMP.

[left stream]

The best way to check is to connect.

[stable tree]

yeah curious about the crossplay, would rather not have open ports on my home network

[stable tree]

their documentation is sparse on this

[left stream]

crossplay has issues pc players avoid it except those who have to use it.
If you'd wanna hide your ip then something like a vpn with port forwarding, but that would cost unless you find a free one or host one yourself on a remote machine.

[stable tree]

looking more and more like I pay for hosting with sparkedhost or something

wait it is showing up, I just had to find my join code in the logs

[stable tree]

SO: I used AMP without port forwarding. However I had to enable crossplay. I belive it was registered in the community tab but I hadnt looked. I had to check my logs for the join code, but it is in the community tab now so think it was working

[timber glade]

pvp vanilla server ?¿

[neon trellis]

True, I thought someone had experience with the tutorial.
Here's the full log, attached

Any ideas welcome! 🙂

[steep ridge]

11:43:15: Error bad password:Invalid password

Seems like your Password contains bad chars.

[neon trellis]

Thx, I will check this out!

[neon trellis]

got it running with a different password, wonderful, thanks! I can not connect though!

Nevermind, it was still generating some word data it seems

Thank you for your help!

[willow lava]

Does anyone have experience migrating a locally hosted server to a 3rd party?

[proven niche]

You just need to send the world's file pair (.db and .fwl) to the 3rd party. They need to put it in the server's worlds_local folder.

[willow lava]

So I did that... and I updated the start_server.sh in the home directory and it's still not working for me after restarting the server

And the really weird thing is that when joining the server, it will still let me connect using their default password "secret" to their default world

[frozen zephyr]

If they have a dashboard for setting world name and password they probably don't use the start-server.sh and have there own way of starting servers to get info from there dashboard

[willow lava]

@frozen zephyr Yeah I found that like 10 minutes after I posted

So annoying.... why tf are there files they aren't using?

Cybrancee for anyone curious

[glossy lagoon]

sorry if this has been asked alot before in advance

im having trouble loggin in my dedicated server to the point i no longer see it in the server list on steam or ingame i have no idea what im doing wrong

i forwarded the port 2456-2458 both in firewall(inboundand outbound) and router

i have restarted the external pc and router

changed it to any ports instead of specific in the firewall and back

dont know whats going on

[glossy lagoon]

UPDATE

now i can see the server in game and in steam servers but cant go in i keep getting connection failed
🥲

i see in the server terminal the reconnect server messege opping up and when i watch tutorials they have server connected in theires i dont know whats left

[proven niche]

Did you get this sorted out?

[glossy lagoon]

No still isnt working and im at work atm 😔

[glossy lagoon]

I got to where i can see it on steam servers and in game but cant join i get a failed to connect error

[proven niche]

Have you ever connected to the server or is it brand new? The server is installed on another PC on your home LAN? Or on the same PC as your game? Are your ports forwarded with the UDP protocol? Are you using mods on the server or on your game? Have you tried connecting using the server PC's internal IP address and the 2456 port number?

[glossy lagoon]

Another pc all port are forwarded and its on ethernet the server is new

[glossy lagoon]

i managed to make it work aparently u cant have two different mashines port forwarding when doing this with valheim its working now i just oped it in the same mashine that hosting another server and its running flawlesly

[magic wyvern]

heloo my frend has a problem we are not playing on dadicated server but now we cant go on that normar server that he made anyone can help?

[proven niche]

When you were able to connect to his world, how did you do it? With a Join Code or with an IP address and port number? What error msg do you get when trying to connect? Are either of you playing with mods on your game?

You and he can both check your game log files to see if there is an error msg in there explaining the problem.

[magic wyvern]

we are all frends on steam and we have ip of server and just put password in and we play but now we can join his server it say faild to connect

@proven niche

[proven niche]

Ok, so are either of you playing with mods on your game?

You and he can both check your game log files to see if there is an error msg in there explaining the problem. Your Player.log files are located next to your worlds_local folders. You both have one. You should both check it.

[magic wyvern]

we did that with files i think his antivirus is a problem

ty bro for help

[proven niche]

You're welcome. Hope you get it fixed. A VPN could also interfer with the connection to your friend, too.

[magic wyvern]

we will try evrything that you say ty bro for help ❤️

[grand hare]

Hey, Iam looking for a way to make a noncrossplay server, but the console doesnt give me an IP to connect to. While having crossplay enabled, it gives me my WAN IP, and its working fine, but if I disable crossplay, I cannot connect, and Ive tried both WAN and LAN IP.

[jolly vault]

I started a noncrossplay dedicated server to play with friends. I used devcommands to change from no map to showing the map when one player was lost, then changed back to no map while he was still present. Now I can’t see any of his shouts and when he logs on, the “I HAVE ARRIVED” message doesn’t appear for me. Other players can see his shouts and his login message. Only I can’t see them. In the server console, his messages do appear so I can read them, but the messages don’t appear in game. Apparently he is muted to me only. Is there some way to correct that? Some kind of unmute player command?

[proven niche]

Assuming that the server you're making is on a PC on your LAN, then without crossplay you'll need to forward the server's ports in your router to the server's PC so that external traffic from the internet can find the server.

When you're connecting to the server from another PC also inside your LAN, you will need to use the server PC's internal IP address and port number.

[proven niche]

I've never heard of that happening before. Are you using any mods that could account for it on the server or on your game?

[jolly vault]

Thanks for your reply. I am using no mods, strictly vanilla.

[proven niche]

Without mods, you have no devcommands to use. Only Admin commands. None of which, IIRC, have anything to do with the map or player msgs.

Do you remember what commands you typed into the game console to change the map?

[jolly vault]

I don’t know about specific language, but I made myself only an Admin and used “devcommands” then “resetworldkeys” to remove the keys, then “set key NoMap” and so on to get it back to Immersive mode (no map, no portals, fire spread). I am using a commercial server with a console, of course. The mute definitely happened at that time.

[proven niche]

You can try using the console command "setworldpreset default" , if you wish. But you would then have to reset any world modifiers that you wanted to keep.

[jolly vault]

Thank ye. I will try that.

[lethal burrow]

I have an old laptop that is connected to my WiFi. Could it be used as a dedicated server PC? It’s a pretty old PC, but I wouldn’t be playing on it. Just hosting the server?

[knotty oracle]

WiFi tends to be a bad idea but otherwise that should work. The server doesn't need much in the way of resources.

[lethal burrow]

I’m very dumb with computers. My router has 4 Ethernet connections. Can I plug a second cord in and feed it to my laptop for a more secure connection?

Or will that slow it down

But my PC is super old. It’s rough going.. but if it’s mainly just the internet that needs to be used with the PC, and I can hook up Ethernet to it.. what should work I’m hoping..

[proven niche]

Connecting your laptop to another one of the four ethernet connections on your router will likely speed up your laptop's connection to the internet quite a bit. It won't slow anything else down.

Just make sure your laptop's ventilation ports are free and open and not blocked by anything like they would be if you left the laptop in it's case. Give it proper breathing space.

[lethal burrow]

@proven niche and my laptop “sleeping” would power down the dedi, right? Like it would need to be open and running at all times, or could it be in sleep mode but still connected to the internet that way.

I have a cooler I could use

[proven niche]

See if you can set your Power options on the laptop so that it doesn't 'Sleep' but does power off only the Display after a period of inactivity. That would be ideal. If it actually sleeps, the server would stop running.

The cooler is a good idea but may or may not be needed. Give the laptop some time to try running the server with the display turned off and then check the laptop case to see how warm it gets under those circumstances. Then decide whether it needs the cooler or not.

[lethal burrow]

Okay cool

My laptop probably can’t even do this. It’s like 8 years old.

[proven niche]

That is significant in terms of laptop years. But I'm pretty sure they were doing that with the Power options even back then.

[lethal burrow]

Yeah. That laptop is basically just a way to stream YouTube while laying in bed these days. It can’t do much else… but if all it needs to do it stay awake and connected to the internet.. it can do that well enough. It’s not actually playing the game right? Just using my internet..

[proven niche]

Yeah, but it does have to relay all the activity from each player on the server instantaneously to everyother player on the server at the same time. Whew!

https://tenor.com/view/typing-floki-inu-kermit-kermit-the-frog-working-gif-24011408

[lethal burrow]

Guess the worst that’ll happen is it just won’t work and I’m out a little time, aren’t dedi’s free to run?

[proven niche]

Not free, exactly. To rent they're about US$ 9-13/mo and at home can cost you about 1/3 of that in electricity cost.

[lethal burrow]

Oh… for some reason I was thinking they were free

Well dangit

[proven niche]

Well, not free but cheap and easy is the next best thing, anyway. 😛

[left stream]

I just calculated if it uses 150w 24/7 at the price of 15c it comes out 16.5$ monthly 😱

For that money you get a 16-24gb vps.

[proven niche]

Put a watt meter on it and you'll find they really only use about 25w and often less.

[left stream]

You're right, this was a full size pc estimate. But a mini pc or a laptop is under 100w usually.

[proven niche]

I have a watt meter ($15 at Amazon) and I've put it on several of my PCs & laptop and I can tell you that they run a LOT less than 100w. Hardly ever go over 50+ watts even for a complicated task. So I stand by my original estimate.

I know. It susprised me, too. 😄

[left stream]

Obviously I'm not the one who pays electricity in the house 😅

[flat pivot]

hello, i recently bought the nitrado service, and am attempting to upload my world save to their website to use as a dedicated server. but having issues, everytime i log onto the world its either cursed and breaking everything, or just a random new seed showing. im fairly new to pc (two weeks) so if anyone knows a fix or what im doing wrong that would be great. i can send screenshots if needed to show the issues.

oh, i just read that you cant give advice for third party website hosting 😭

[proven niche]

Make sure that you are loading a matched world file pair (both .db and .fwl files) up to the Nitrado website. Follow their instructions for loading the world onto the server.

If you're still having problems with it, put in a support ticket with them. After all, you're paying for their support. Good luck with it!

[flat pivot]

Thank you, that might have been the issue. I was only uploading the one with .db

Super new to this coming from PS5, so all the files look like a maze to me

[vernal sun]

do i just say nocrossplay? to turn it off

cuz im running modded idk if that will effect it

[left stream]

where?
If you are talking about server start parameters then just remove -crossplay

[vernal sun]

im having issues, not related above. about my ip & joining my own dedicated world, also using mods
anyone free to join vc?

[lapis phoenix]

is there an option to remove skilldrain on a dedicated server? also if so is there a good resource for other server options? not finding anything good online

[quick crescent]

"No corresponding path for KeyCode "Mouse5" found!" That message i got spaming in dedicated console server 😦 Is there any way to fix that? (At the start of server everything was fine)

[proven niche]

You appear to have loaded in a mod that's either out of date or broken. You could check your logs to see if there might be a more informative error msg. in there. Otherwise, you'll have to disable the mods and test the game to find the problem one.

[proven niche]

It's likely that you need to go to your router's admin pages and set Port Forwarding in there to allow the router to send traffic directed to your WAN address to the correct LAN address.

There are Youtube turorials on how to do that for a Valheim server as well as a ton of well written step by step guides that come up in an internet search.

[proven niche]

There are several mods that might do that. Search over at thunderstore.io and see what comes up there. Just choose one that's recently been updated by it's author.

[vernal sun]

how do i find my ipv4 when i go to a website & it legit dont show up ;-;
the website cant find my ipv4 & my wifi gives me a private one

[proven niche]

If you are using a VPN it may not show your actual IP address. Otherwise, you can find it at https://whatismyipaddress.com/

[vernal sun]

no vpn or nothing it just shows my ipv6 not v4

[proven niche]

I've never seen that before. Is your ISP or router or Firewall only allowing IPv6 service for you?

[vernal sun]

nope, ipv4 works & is enabled, i already checked firewall aswel

10.0.0.155 - this is what shows up as my ipv4 which is a private one provided by my wifi

[proven niche]

And you are looking at the web page I linked for you?

[vernal sun]

is there a way to find stuff or see what is going wrong using the server id? Server ID 90071992547409920 (dedicated server cmd file thing)

is there a way for me in dedicated server .bat file or something to find / use a ip or find which one it is tryna use

[proven niche]

No. Your PC operating system does that. Valheim only selects the ports to use, as set in your exec start up file.

[quick crescent]

Already reinstalled dedicated and client, cleared all old files, no mods at all, even tested a new fresh world - still spam appears. Tried to make custom boot cfg (it brokes server at all). Its started to spam after server is ready to join, figured that its not depend on client

[proven niche]

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

[vernal sun]

get the shutup mod or something lol

[ionic tusk]

anyone running a dedicated server on ubuntu ?

[formal owl]

yes

[ionic tusk]

Ok i got it running now can i clone a world ? If i give it the same world “name”

How would i clone a current world and import it onto my server

Basically its being run on a pc and i have a server dedicated with a ton of resources/bandwidth and want to make a better experience for everyone on the server

[formal owl]

Thats not going to work like you expect. But in order to copy a single player world onto the server you just replace the servers save eg: server_dir/saves/map_name. You would need to ensure that you are setting the servers start command to target said world directory- in this case -world "map_name"

[slim elbow]

So, does the dedicated server's files not hold the world the server uses?

[dense dragon]

i know it's a standalone tool in steam, but is a requirement to download the Dedi server, owning valheim? i'd like to try running the dedicated server on a 2nd computer

[wicked magnet]

yo, does anyone know of a way to patch a server to disable certain spawns? i would love to build a large cozy mountain base but the frost drakes are not a threat, but a constant nuisance. i find they do so little and their drops are so niche that id like them disabled all together.

willing to mod the server

[echo crystal]

It does

[echo crystal]

No

[echo crystal]

CLLC probably - #mods-discussion

[slim elbow]

Seems it can only access worlds from the files in appdata subfolders. Lost access to my appdata folder and so I can't pull the world's from it. I can't seem to find a world save in the dedicated server files.

[wicked magnet]

from what i read and watched this mod lets buff and tweak spawns, however i see nothing about getting rid of them. plus this is a client + server mod, i was wondering if such a thing exists that's just a server thing.

side note: ive tried spawn that and it does not seem to wanna apply any settings i put in the configs.

[proven niche]

You can use this mod to remove certain spawns from your world permanently. You'll need to find and read the instructions carefully. Maybe practice on a test world first to assure you won't corrupt your actual world.

If you have issues or questions about the mod, ask in #mods-issues where they are more knowledgeable about mods.
https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/JereKuusela/Upgrade_World/

[echo crystal]

You won't be able to accomplish this with a server side only mod.

[wicked magnet]

are spawns linked to the player client?

or not handled by the server?

[proven niche]

Spawn info is part of the world file pair. Whether on a server or solo game.

[wicked magnet]

i figured

i did have spawn that working the way i wanted a few versions ago

ill try upgrade world later on

[proven niche]

We should be discussing mods in the #mods-discussion channel.

[wicked magnet]

fair

[rain tinsel]

is it possible to use fly and godmode commands on a dedi server?

[left stream]

Yes with this mod
JereKuusela-Server_devcommands

[rain tinsel]

thanks, i am going down the mod rabbit hole now

do i need BepInEx for that?

[left stream]

yes

[proven niche]

You could think of BepInEx as the rabbit that made the mod hole for you. It's required for you to be able to load any and all mods into your Valheim game and/or server.

[unreal seal]

Need some help. I am having horrible lag in a dedicated server, trying to optimize performance using dnSpy but after changing the numbers from 10k to 30k it is not compiling at the end, keeps giving me errors. Anyone knopw what to do here?

[proven niche]

Try doing essentially the same thing using the BetterNetworking mod from thunderstore.io: https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/CW_Jesse/BetterNetworking_Valheim/
It's old but still works.

[proven niche]

Although, it might be incompatable with the Ward Is Love mod from Azumatt. Can't remember for sure...

[rain tinsel]

do i need to have bepinex installed on both the client and server?

[proven niche]

BepInEx is a mod loader. So, where ever you want to load mods, on client or on server or on both, you need to have BepInEx to load the mods.

[rain tinsel]

I am just trying to enable dev commands

I have bepinex and JereKuusela installed on the server but they still do not seem to be working

[proven niche]

Check your log files to see if there are error msgs that would explain the problem.

[rain tinsel]

the server is starting just fine, but will dive into logs

just wasnt sure if i was missing something obvious

[proven niche]

You need 3 things to make devcommands work on the server. You need ServerDevcommands on your game. And you need it on the server.

And you need to put your SteamID (17 numbers) in the server's Adminlist file. It's in the same folder as the server's worlds_local folder. Along side it.

[rain tinsel]

when you say "on your game" do you mean installed on the client?

admin list is all set

[proven niche]

Yes. On the client.

[rain tinsel]

ok, that makes sense

thanks, I appreciate the help

[open cliff]

why cant i make a shield when i have all the mats?

[rancid saddle]

Generating new server, is this a problem or expected?

12/21/2024 12:06:49: Generating locations
12/21/2024 12:07:36: Failed to place all Mistlands_Giant2, placed 96 out of 100
12/21/2024 12:08:14: Failed to place all SwampRuin2, placed 28 out of 30
12/21/2024 12:08:53: Failed to place all TrollCave02, placed 199 out of 200
12/21/2024 12:10:39: Failed to place all Runestone_Mountains, placed 94 out of 100
12/21/2024 12:10:55: Failed to place all TarPit2, placed 11 out of 100
12/21/2024 12:11:17: Failed to place all MountainCave02, placed 126 out of 160
12/21/2024 12:11:49: Failed to place all FortressRuins, placed 89 out of 100
12/21/2024 12:12:13: Failed to place all VoltureNest, placed 329 out of 350

[dull sage]

Hello Everyone, is there any way to turn down/off Death Penalty? We got some new players which die A LOT. And it annoys them.

[knotty oracle]

Entirely expected.

[knotty oracle]

Yep, just use World modifiers.

[dull sage]

With Mods or what`s a other way? Sorry for the dumb question tbh

[knotty oracle]

As I said, with world modifiers, so not mods.

[proven niche]

Dunno. Try discarding the resources and picking them up again.

[gusty saddle]

Question: Me and my family and a close friend is in Ashlands right now. The lag is immense. Asksvin kan be on the horizon and after a few seconds freeze they are eating our dead bodies.
I run a private server on a separate computer running win11pro. So we connect through local IP and my friend through external yet we have the same experiences with the lag. I've been looking at memory usage and CPU usage and last time we had a super high lagspike I looked at the other screen where the stats were live. 1.8/32 RAM and 3.1% CPU used by the server.
Can I somehow allocate more memory and CPU to the game to allow it to just consume more resources and hopefully stop lagging our butts to death? Any other tips?

Edit: No mods have ever been installed.

[proven niche]

I don't think there is any way you can allocate more memory and CPU to the game. However, that may not be your problem anyway.

One thing you can do is try one or another of the comm traffic control mods that have been known to help in situations like yours. Have a look at the BetterNetworking, Networking and ReturnToSender mods at thunderstore.io.

If you decide that you want to discuss those, we should do so in the #mods-discussion channel here.

[glossy orbit]

i have problem with server, if people join even if its one player i get a icon of a pc witha a cable with a red x on it, i run it on my own server, that runs ubuntu

[smoky hawk]

Dont forget to mention this: it ran fine for 2 days and just now started having server issues. He has tried to restart the server and disable crossplay, to no avail

[proven niche]

If you are using crossplay and don't need it to support Xbox players, remove it and forward the server's ports in your home router. That will remove any possible problem caused by the MS playfab network server issues.

The icon you describe occurs when there is a time-out situation happening. Most of those are caused by either a problem with the server's file saving procedure or comm traffic delays between the server and players. You may want to review my previous post here for any benefit you may receive from that.

Good luck with it in any event. 🙏

[glossy orbit]

i have forwarded the necessary ports already and applied the correct firewalls, i also had removed the -crossplay out of the file, but then the start-up of the server got stuck on one part i can't recall what the exact console log it was now i have -crossplay "false" in the start_server.sh and it boots up again but we have the same problem still. The server is also directly wired into the router via a managed switch, i also had no networking issues on this server with other servers i hosted like minecraft servers or my dns/web server i hosted or a mySQL server i hosted

[knotty oracle]

-crossplay "false" would still be using crossplay as it'll ignore the "false".

[proven niche]

You can't use -crossplay "false" in the server exec. It just gets the -crossplay part and reinstalls it. When you're connecting to the server from the same LAN as the server, you use the server's internal IP:port to connect. When connecting from outside the LAN, you use the external IP address & port to connect. When connecting from the same PC as the server, use localhost:port to connect.

[wild fulcrum]

anyone wanna play? my buddy has a dedicated server we have a world started we're using but anyone wanna join?

[knotty oracle]

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[clear eagle]

hello

[hot mica]

normal behavior

[languid peak]

i would yes. i'd like to bring a character over. how can i get the server details?

[shadow jay]

lloesche/valheim-server docker image seems to refuses to acknowledge bepinex mods, anyone had experiance with that?

or would that be #mods-issues topic?

[shadow jay]

nvm, sorted

OdinShipsPlus siliently crashes the server

removed that one, all started working again

[void bloom]

My server keep generating new worlds instead of using the worlds I upload, I changed the starting -world file for the new worlds, but it didnt work, pls help

[rancid saddle]

We're playing on my local server, three of us.
When running around swamps looking for crypts, there's swamp ground but basically nothing in the swamp.
There's only ground and some water.

All of a sudden, maybe 10-15 minutes while being in this desolate swamp, there's some lag and then things spawn in, like trees, crypts etc, basically everything missing in the swamp.

Is this due to a slow server or something?

And more importantly, is there something you can do about it?

[crisp jolt]

How much Ram do you have? What cpu and gpu do you have? Also are you running a dedicated or non dedicated local server?

[rancid saddle]

dedicated server on ubuntu22, it's a virtual machine on 'server grade' hardware, assigned 6gb ram currently, and 2 vcores and 4 threads
hard to specify exact power, it's a decent machine in my basement 🙂

I've played for years on it, before ashlands, without any problems whatsoever

[crisp jolt]

Interesting! The fact that it's almost caching all of the graphics processing and then dumps all the spawns in one foul swoop really indicates a bottleneck at the processing end. Is there any rubber banding occuring?

[rancid saddle]

Yes but only very slight. At worst, a seconds delay when interacting with stuff, but it fluctuates.

[crisp jolt]

In the past I had similar issues. I tried everything from more ram to more processing and it never got better. I eventually noticed that it ran fine when I was the only person connected. I eventually noticed that it only occurred when a specific person connected. Valheims net code is a bit buggy, if a single person is having networking issues everyone on the server sees and feels it from my experience.

[sterile lance]

@wild fulcrum are you all still looking for people to play on your server ?

[void bloom]

.

[shadow jay]

what are you using to run/host your server? the process is generally simple, it shouldn't be creating new ones, unless you keep changing world names

[void bloom]

Clubnode

[void bloom]

Do you have experience in running valheim servers?

[left stream]

vikings is the original name?
Just tell the server which one to run in the start parameters. or ask the host support

[void bloom]

Host support aren't responding

Might be out for holidays

[void bloom]

I did tell the server which file to use upon startup, but it doesn't seem to care

[left stream]

does it always create world "Dedicated"

[tawdry brook]

Hello everyone, is it still so that you can not use devcommands on your own dedicated server?
And that you can make friends admin, but they won't be able to spawn in items or use commands like fly?

I've heard this is disabled to prevent cheating, which is weird on a private, password locked server. And you choose to give your friends these commands.

[void bloom]

Yes

Has it happened to you before?

[left stream]

no. I don't know how to help. stop server, change start parameters or some other config, restart the server.

[void bloom]

Did that maybe 10times, kinda gave up

[left stream]

If you want to admin the server seriously you'll need a couple of mods, but we should move this conversation to the mods-discussion chan

[void bloom]

I looked at every file in the panel, checked paths, code, names, etc and didn't find anything useful besides the config files

But those feel as if they are bypassed or something

[tawdry brook]

No I don't want to admin the server seriously, I just want the basic feature Minecraft also has. Make a friend an admin so that he can use what people call "cheats" I want them to be able to fly most of all, and spawn in items if they need so. I choose for this on my private server with passwords so I don't know what the developers mean with preventing cheaters. I don't need or want mods for this 😛

[left stream]

Then you may post to suggestion channel to the devs they might consider adding the feature.
Otherwise if you want to run devcommands you need the mod JereKuusela-Server_devcommands installed on the server and the admin client pc

[left stream]

You may try a workaround, I don't guarantee it will work so please backup the files.
The world name is contained in the fwl file. So if you change the name of the 2 files, you have to also edit the fwl file to change the name.

[void bloom]

What other two files? Theres Viking.db and Viking.fwl that are my files, the server generates an autobackup and Dedicated.fwl files in the world_local

[left stream]

Did you try to delete all except your Viking files?

[void bloom]

Yes

[left stream]

I meant if you try to rename your world to Dedicated. It's not by the book but it should work.

[void bloom]

It didn't work, i tried, the server created new dedicated.fwl and names mine as dedicated.fwl.old

[left stream]

can you open the fwl file, it has the name, the seed and the world modifiers

[void bloom]

Isn't it binary?

[left stream]

yes but you can see some cleartext

[void bloom]

And what would i edit

[left stream]

the name to match the db file and itself

[void bloom]

This is what I see in Vikings.fwl

[left stream]

ok make backup copies.
And try to change that to Dedicated

[void bloom]

The word Viking? In the file?

[left stream]

yes that and the filenames too

[void bloom]

Okey, so change all viking to dedicated

[left stream]

try this with the original files
https://geekstrom.de/valheim/fwl/

[void bloom]

hm okey ty

[left stream]

It's a little bit problematic. The best way is to resolve the server issue.

[left stream]

Try the other method. Create a new world but don't start it. Choose the same seed like Vikings, but name it Dedicated and choose modifiers. Do not start! That will generate a new Dedicated.fwl file without db file.
Then rename the vikings.db to dedicatd.db and upload both to the server.

[void bloom]

idk the vikings seed

I renamed my viking world and uploaded it to the worlds_local

but it looks like its not working either way

[proven niche]

You need to make sure that you're uploading the world's file pair without mixing up the .db and .fwl with anything outside the original matched file pair.

Also, make sure that you're getting it uploaded into the right server worlds_local folder at the remote site.

Then, make sure you have the -world "[name]" option spelled exactly right and in the right place on the server for starting the server up.

After all that just restart the server.

[empty prawn]

guess whos back

[void bloom]

My friend currently hosts our Valheim world, he sent me the two files from worlds_local:
Vikings.fwl & Vikings.db

I bought a server, started it, it created Dedicated.fwl file and Dedicated_backup_auto.fwl
I replaced both of those files with my world files:Vikings.fwl & Vikings.db
When the server restarted there were new Dedicated.fwl and Dedicated_backup_auto.fwl files created in the same worlds_local folder.

In the start_server.sh file I adjusted the following:
./valheim_server.x86_64 -name "Dedicated" -port ##### -world "Dedicated.fwl" -password "#####" -crossplay

I can reinstall the entire server to start fresh?

[proven niche]

If you want the server to start with the Vikings world files, you have to change **-world "dedicated" **to -world "Vikings".

[void bloom]

Okey, but do i need to enter the full file name with the type like this? "Vikings.fwl" or just "Vikings"

[proven niche]

Just "Vikings"

[void bloom]

Okey, what about the -name, does it matter or should I leave it as it is when the server comes?

[proven niche]

The name is whatever you want to call your world. The server doesn't care.

As long as it doesn't contain any 'special' characters or part of the password.

[void bloom]

okey

Our latest world_local looks like this, do you know why? and do only files:Vikings.fwl & Vikings.db matter?

I just reinstalled the server, so we can start fresh step by step

[proven niche]

That file listing looks normal. And the server is only loading the .db and .fwl files and also uses the ...cache files to help define it. If you find the file has loaded the right .db and .fwl files and it isn't correct, then delete the ...cache files and let the server load just the .db and .fwl files.

[void bloom]

okey, so after reinstalling the server, my first step is to replace the two existing files:Dedicated.fwl file and Dedicated_backup_auto.fwl with Vikings.fwl & Vikings.db, correct? if so does the order matter wheather the .fwl or .db file is first?

[proven niche]

The order doesn't matter as long as the server can find them both. And you don't need to delete anything. The server is only interested in the files with the -name "[name]" you give it in the start.sh script file.

[void bloom]

Okey, so I shoudln't delete the existing two files and instead just upload the two new ones, right?

I am uploading.

I have uploaded

[void bloom]

Now in the following start_server.sh file I change only the -world right?

Okey, I changed it

Whats now?

Do I start the server?

[proven niche]

I feel like I keep repeating myself here... #dedicated-server message

[void bloom]

I'm sorry, im just trying to do it perfectly so it would work

okey I am restarting the server

It is generating something, I think thats a bad sign

[proven niche]

That's normal and healthy.

[void bloom]

Okey, I will now join the server

Fingers crossed it works

It hasn't worked, thats not my world:

[proven niche]

Then, the server hasn't gotten and isn't using the correct .db and .fwl files. Check that again.

[left stream]

I feel like there's issue with the hosting provider.

[proven niche]

The hosting provider is a friend of his.

[void bloom]

no

I want to host via clubnode

until now my friend would host the server for us

but we dont like it because we can only play when he's playing

[left stream]

how did you install the valheim server?

[proven niche]

Ok, I'm out. Veles will help you now.

[void bloom]

It comes preinstalled

[left stream]

to be honest the price is attractive.

[void bloom]

I've hosted with them before, minecraft server

[void bloom]

are you able to help me?

[left stream]

I don't know how

[void bloom]

Where would you host?

any recommendations?

[left stream]

Right now in my pc. But I used to rent a vps and install by myself using LinuxGSM tool.

[void bloom]

If I had a vps, would you be able to guide me through the set upprocess with LinuxGSM tool?

[left stream]

yes.
But let's try one more time.

[void bloom]

I talked with the support guy they said they were using a template and don't have anyone to help me

[void bloom]

Unless ur going to suggest something i haven't heard yet, i have lost hope to fix this thing, i am also very sad

Not to mention is past midnight

Why must life turn its back on me like that

Has anyone used a vps for Valheim that works?

[left stream]

If you are going to install manually you need a vps with 2 cores and 8GB ram for vanilla, nvme or ssd and the location closest to the most players, one with a good ping and reliable connection.

[void bloom]

Il try dathost tmrw

[molten rose]

Hello all, been trying to figure out why my dedicated server isnt transfering a couple of .sh files, primarily start_game_bepinex.sh and start_server_bepinex.sh . using gportal and ftp for my transfer. tried a couple guides of downloading valheimplus / minus but im still getting same issue. any help? thanks

[knotty oracle]

#mods-issues

[lyric nymph]

Guys, im using the dedicated server on my machine, why do me and my friends have 60 ms? Is there a way to lower this ping? When i press f2, i can see my real ms on the right side of the ping.

[knotty oracle]

60ms isn't bad. Are you using crossplay?

[lyric nymph]

i dont need, but how can i disable

[lyric nymph]

i just got raided and the ping went to 160

installed the networking mod but it dont seems to work

how can i uncap the data sent and recv

[lyric nymph]

got it, just needed to fix the ping, it may be because of this crossplay thing?

[knotty oracle]

Utterly unnecessary. But crossplay involves a round trip to the PlayFab servers so will always add extra latency.

[lyric nymph]

how can i disable the crossplay then

[knotty oracle]

Just remove the -crossplay parameter from your batch file.

[lyric nymph]

so then i should open the ports of my ethernet

right?

[knotty oracle]

Yes, you will need to manage your port forwarding.

[lyric nymph]

I already tried everthing, but my game simply dont appear on steam, and i cannot even connect with 127.0.0.1:2456 / 2457

here it says that the game server connected??

i cant see my port too in this site https://canyouseeme.org, but i think i would be able to connect with localhost ip 127.0.0.1:2456 / 2457 ...

[obsidian belfry]

HI, just wanted to get an idea on something thats occurring on my server;
created a new dedicated server on windows after defeating fader on an old one
3 of those characters joined the new server, 1 new character
we got bat raids right near the start
so we then proceeded to each clear our keys
we are still getting surtling raids even though we have only just defeated eikthyr...
also player based events was NOT enabled on the server

is it possible that the server itself has stored keys from when the higher level players logged in...?

[fresh osprey]

Hey quick question ya'll. I'm admining my dedicated server but for the life of me I can't kick one of the players. I tried entering the name and it won't complete because of a space and the steamID does not register.

It shows a kicking message but nothing happens

[cedar surge]

How can I find the world seed?

[fringe elk]

after you select your charakter you gotta select the world and next to your worl name is the seed. a random combination of numbers and letters

[proven niche]

Put the player name with a space in quotes.

[proven niche]

I believe the keys for a world are stored in the world files. So a server admin would have to use a devcommand to add or remove keys.

So listkeys shows the currently set keys. Use removekey and removekeyplayer to reset the keys. Use setkey playerevents if you want to disable global events.

And setworldpreset default would reset all world modifiers back to default.

[proven niche]

If the server is running on the same PC as your game, then you would use localhost:2456 to connect to it. And the ports used by Valheim are UDP protocol. And, of course, you always need to have the assigned port and also that port+1 forwarded.

Also, I've heard that sometimes you need to change the server to a new port to get it to show on Steam. Or maybe just wait longer for the Steam cache to clear itself of the old port.

[placid widget]

Hello. I'm confused, I wanna raise a server on the Arch Linux operating system via SteamCMD. It seems like everything needs to be done in the guides, I run the server by ./start_server.sh but when I launch it, I don't see the line at the end, like many others, "The server is running IP:PORT", but it just displays what's in the screenshot. Please help me resolve this issue. I raise it so that each of my friends can connect when they have the opportunity.

[proven niche]

Your server says it's up and running. Use the geekstrom.de/valhiem/check website to see if it can find your server ok. If it does, then external players can use your WAN ip and port number to connect to it from the internet and local LAN players would use the server's LAN address to connect to it.

[placid widget]

Thank you!

[lyric nymph]

Yea, thats the problem, i cant conect even in the localhost

I used tcpview and my ports are open

The problem is that doing the ipconfig thing to see the ports, only the 0.0.0.0:2456 is open

Should i change the server to 2457 then?

[proven niche]

Have you forwarded the 2456 and 2457 ports to the server's internal IP address using the UDP protocol in your router's port forwarding options?

If so, use the geekstrom.de/valheim/check website to see if it can see your server. If it can't, then either your port forwarding isn't working or something else is blocking that comm traffic. Maybe your PC's Firewall or a VPN or some other Windows security feature.

[lyric nymph]

I fowarded 2456 2457 and 2458 using TCP/udp

Should i only use udp?