V Rising
Banning a disruptive player from your V Rising server is handled the same way as granting admin rights: by placing their Steam64 ID into a text file. This guide covers how to ban and unban players using banlist.txt.
Banning a Player
Before you start, grab the Steam64 ID for the player you want to ban. This is a long string of numbers unique to their Steam account.
- Log into your MintServers panel and click the Stop button to safely shut down your server.
- Navigate to the Files tab on the left-hand sidebar.
- Browse to the Settings folder, the same folder that holds your server's
ServerHostSettings.jsonandServerGameSettings.jsonfiles: - Click on the
banlist.txtfile to open the text editor. - Add the player's Steam64 ID on its own line, then click the Save Content button at the top right of the file editor. It should look like this example:
📁 server (or your main server directory)
📁 save-data
📁 Settings
📄 ServerGameSettings.json
📄 banlist.txt (Click to edit this file)
- Navigate back to the Console tab and click Start.
Any Steam64 ID on this list will be blocked from connecting the next time your server starts. Note that banning someone through the in-game admin console will also add their Steam64 ID to this same list automatically.
Unbanning a Player
To lift a ban, stop your server, open banlist.txt the same way, delete their Steam64 ID line, save, and start your server back up.
🛠️ Troubleshooting Common Ban List Issues
Banned player can still connect:Double-check the Steam64 ID is correct and doesn't have any extra spaces or blank lines around it, then make sure your server was restarted after you saved the file.Unbanned player still can't connect:Confirm their ID line was fully removed and not just left blank, and that the server was restarted after saving.Not sure of the player's Steam64 ID:Check your server console log around the time they were causing trouble; player connections are usually logged with their Steam64 ID.
Once your ban list is set, your server should stay clear of repeat troublemakers. If you run into any trouble getting bans to stick, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will gladly help you get it sorted out.