Administration
Admin Players
Players on the admin list have the ability to run the Admin Commands. You can add a player to the admin list by opening the file located at .config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/adminlist.txt
using the GCP File Manager or SFTP and adding the player's Valheim Player ID to the file. Each Valheim Player ID should be placed on a new line and changes to this list require a server restart.
Admin Commands
Being a Valheim server admin comes with a few basic commands. These can be run through the in-game console, which can be accessed by pressing F5
after activating it using the Steam Launch Parameter -console
.
Kick
/kick <Character Name|Player ID>
You can kick a player that is currently online off the server by running the above kick
command with either their Valheim Player ID or their character name.
Character names and Valheim Player IDs are case sensitive when used in admin commands!
Ban
/ban <Character Name|Player ID>
Players can be banned from joining the server by either editing the banned list manually, or running the ban
command in-game. You can use either the player's Valheim Player ID or their character name, but using a character name allows for the player to create new Valheim characters to bypass the ban. If you use the player's Valheim Player ID it bans the account that owns the game instead of that specific player.
Character names and Valheim Player IDs are case sensitive when used in admin commands!
Unban
/unban <Character Name|Player ID>
Players can be un-banned from joining the server by either removing them from the banned list manually, or running the unban
command in-game with their character name or Valheim Player ID.
Make sure you un-ban a player the same way that they were banned! If they were banned using their character name, un-banning their Valheim Player ID won't do anything!
Character names and Valheim Player IDs are case sensitive when used in admin commands!
Banned
/banned
This prints a list of currently banned/permitted players using the method that they were banned/permitted with, either their character name or Valheim Player ID.