Valheim¶

Installation¶

To install a Valheim server, change to the steam user with:

sudo -iu steam

Then, inside the folder where SteamCMD is installed, run SteamCMD, then login with your account:

login <username>

Once you've entered your password and 2FA code, change the directory where the Valheim server will be installed.

force_install_dir /home/steam/valheim

Then, install Valheim.

app_update 896660

Configuration¶

Inside the folder where Valheim is installed, create a file called start.sh and add the following:

export templdpath=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./linux64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export SteamAppId=892970

echo "Starting server PRESS CTRL-C to exit"

./valheim_server.x86_64 -name "<Server Name>" -port 2456 -world "world" -password "<Server Password>"

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$templdpath

Make the script executable with:

chmod +x start.sh

Firewall Rules¶

You will need to allow some ports in UFW, run the following:

sudo ufw allow 2456:2457/tcp
sudo ufw allow 2456:2457/udp

Running the Server¶

Lastly, to run the server, just run the start script.

./start.sh