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DerKrieger Feb 18, 2021 @ 8:48am
Running a dedicated server
So I've put up a separate machine to run a dedicated server out of and I want to run the Valheim dedicated server tool however if I am running it off of my account will this prevent me from logging in at the same time? Am I able to get the dedicated server tool separately or could it then be run off of another steam account without needing to repurchase the game?
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Crusader1776 Feb 18, 2021 @ 8:50am 
I think as long as you have it downloaded you don't need to be logged in. I also read somewhere that you can download and install the server without owning the game, but I haven't been able to test that yet. If that's true, you could make a second Steam account just to run the server.
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DerKrieger Feb 18, 2021 @ 9:14am 
I logged in just to test that it would run and the dedicated server launches and then instantly closes itself. I'm running it on Ubuntu 20.04.
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Nox Feb 18, 2021 @ 9:16am 
don't run it as you, run it as anonymous

The dedicated server runs in linux - run this game on a little headless box, it's trivial. I can share my management scripts... actually i should do that.
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BigCheese Feb 18, 2021 @ 9:19am 
Originally posted by Nox:
don't run it as you, run it as anonymous

The dedicated server runs in linux - run this game on a little headless box, it's trivial. I can share my management scripts... actually i should do that.

Please. :praisesun:
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DerKrieger Feb 18, 2021 @ 9:21am 
Originally posted by Nox:
don't run it as you, run it as anonymous

The dedicated server runs in linux - run this game on a little headless box, it's trivial. I can share my management scripts... actually i should do that.
Absolutely. I've got a Linux VPS that I'm toying with that my buddies and I could use for whatever hosting we wanted to do. Valheim just gets to be the sacrifical lamb. I've seen SteamCMD for running it anonymously and could probably set that up. I just want to simplify it as much as possible as I plan to give a couple friends access to the VPS so that we have multiple admins who can mess with the server if something happens and I'm not around.
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Nox Feb 18, 2021 @ 10:10am 
I apologize in advance for the autism. This is a tool I wrote for myself so the documentation is mainly to remind me.

https://github.com/sgallaty/server_scripts

Last edited by Nox; Feb 18, 2021 @ 10:11am
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DerKrieger Feb 18, 2021 @ 2:30pm 
Does anyone know where the world file is located in Steam CMD? We're also utilizing Linux GSM. We got the server up but want to swap in our old world file.
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Sid Longwei Feb 18, 2021 @ 2:50pm 
exit steam on steam on the server pc. then navigate to the install directory of the server and run the headless batch script. You will have to edit that file to set a server name, world name, and password

edit: these instructions are for windows. You should still be able to run the server without be logged into steam though.
Last edited by Sid Longwei; Feb 18, 2021 @ 2:54pm
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DerKrieger Feb 18, 2021 @ 2:53pm 
Originally posted by Sid Longwei:
exit steam on steam on the server pc. then navigate to the install directory of the server and run the headless batch script. You will have to edit that file to set a server name, world name, and password
I have the server name, world name, and password set. What I want to do is bring over the world.db file from my local machine and run it on the server. However I do not see where to place the old file to make it read that one.
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Sid Longwei Feb 18, 2021 @ 2:58pm 
Originally posted by DerKrieger:
Originally posted by Sid Longwei:
exit steam on steam on the server pc. then navigate to the install directory of the server and run the headless batch script. You will have to edit that file to set a server name, world name, and password
I have the server name, world name, and password set. What I want to do is bring over the world.db file from my local machine and run it on the server. However I do not see where to place the old file to make it read that one.

On windows, the dedicated server world save is in the same spot as my gaming pc's spot.
[user]/appdata/locallow/irongate/worlds

...(i think that is the file path.
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DerKrieger Feb 18, 2021 @ 3:09pm 
I'm running Linux though...
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Nox Feb 18, 2021 @ 3:12pm 
Originally posted by DerKrieger:
Does anyone know where the world file is located in Steam CMD? We're also utilizing Linux GSM. We got the server up but want to swap in our old world file.

~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/worlds

I know, right?
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DerKrieger Feb 18, 2021 @ 3:18pm 
Originally posted by Nox:
Originally posted by DerKrieger:
Does anyone know where the world file is located in Steam CMD? We're also utilizing Linux GSM. We got the server up but want to swap in our old world file.

~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/worlds

I know, right?
You're a hero man, thank you.
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