Valheim: Administration
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Tutorials
(6)Backing Up Your Valheim Server
Learn how to back up your Valheim server on WinterNode, including where 1.0 stores world data, restoring backups, automatic backup settings, and manual backups.
How to Become an Admin on Your Valheim Server
Add your Valheim player ID to adminlist.txt to become an admin on your Valheim server, and install Server_devcommands for commands like sleep.
How to Enable Cheats on Your Valheim Server
Cheats like fly, god, and spawn do not work on a Valheim dedicated server without a mod. Install the Server_devcommands BepInEx plugin on your own game client and join the server admin list to use them.
How to Find Your Valheim World Seed
Find the seed of any Valheim world. Covers the world select screen and printseeds for singleplayer, and the server console and Player.log for multiplayer servers.
How to Reset Your Valheim World on Your Server
Wipe your Valheim server for a fresh world by removing only the world save in worlds_local, keeping your Server Options, admin list, and mods.
How to Update Your Valheim Server
Update your Valheim dedicated server using the Auto Update server option. Covers vanilla servers, BepInEx and Valheim Plus servers, and whether you need a new world afterward.
Troubleshooting
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(2)Valheim Admin Commands
Native Valheim admin commands for kicking, banning, and unbanning players, saving the world, and changing world modifiers from the in-game F5 console. No mods required.
How to Find a Player ID in Valheim
Find a Valheim player ID for banning, whitelisting, or admin access. Since Valheim 1.0 this is the V_ prefixed ID from the in-game F2 player list.