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Help Center Home
Getting Started 13
Game Guides
Valheim
Quick Start
Setup
Configuration
Administration
Backing Up Become an Admin Enable Cheats Find a Player ID Updating Your Server
Control Panel 14
Billing & Account 9
VPS Hosting 8
Troubleshooting & Tools 11

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How to Become an Admin on Your Valheim Server

How to gain administrative privileges on a Valheim server.

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 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.

How to Enable Cheats on Your Valheim Server

Vanilla devcommands does not work on a Valheim dedicated server. Install the Server_devcommands mod on your own game client, and join the server admin list, to use the full cheat set like fly, god, and spawn.

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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, not a bare SteamID64.

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