How To Add Admins In Valheim

Need some help managing your Viking realm? Whether you need to kick a rule-breaker or just want to have access to server management commands, giving yourself or a friend admin privileges is a crucial step for any server owner.

Adding an admin is super straightforward and just requires pasting a player's ID into a specific text file. Let us get your admin permissions set up!

Step 1: Get the Player's ID

Before we can add an admin, we need to know exactly who we are adding. Valheim uses a few different ID types depending on where the player bought the game.

• For Steam Players: You need their 17-digit Steam64 ID. Example: 76561197960287930 (Always 17 digits long and usually starts with 7656). You can easily find this by pasting their Steam profile link into a website like SteamID.io.
• For Xbox Players: You need their Xbox ID. Example: 2533274790328912 (Usually 16 digits). When they join the server, the console will often show this with an "Xbox_" prefix.
• For Crossplay/Game Pass Players: You will use their PlayFab ID. Example: 5B3C9A8E2F1D4A7C (A short mix of random letters and numbers).

The absolute easiest way to get any of these IDs (especially for Xbox and Crossplay) is to have the player join the server, and then check your server Console tab. It will print out a message showing their username and their specific ID when they connect. If you see a prefix like Xbox_2533274790328912 in your server console, you can usually just copy and paste the entire thing exactly as the console shows it.

Step 2: Add the ID to Your Server

Now that you have the correct ID, we need to paste it into your server's admin list file.

1. Log into your MintServers panel and click the Stop button.
2. On the left-hand sidebar, click on the Files tab to open the File Manager.
3. Navigate through the file structure by clicking through the folders: .config > unity3d > IronGate > Valheim.
📁 .config
📁 unity3d
📁 IronGate
📁 Valheim
📄 adminlist.txt (Your admin list file)
4. Click on the adminlist.txt file to open the text editor.
5. Paste the player's Steam64 ID, Xbox ID, or PlayFab ID directly into the file. Put only one ID per line with no spaces before or after the numbers. For example, if you were adding all three of the ID types from the examples above, your file would look exactly like this:

76561197960287930
2533274790328912
5B3C9A8E2F1D4A7C

5. Hit the Save Content button at the top of the editor.
6. Head back to the Console and click Start to boot your server back up.

Step 3: Enabling the In-Game Console

Before you can type any commands in-game, you have to enable the console in your Steam settings. By default, pressing F5 will not do anything.

1. Open your Steam Library and right-click on Valheim.
2. Select Properties from the drop-down menu.
3. In the General tab, scroll down to the Launch Options box at the very bottom.
4. Type exactly -console into the text box.
5. Close the window and launch the game. You can now press F5 to open the console!

List of Multiplayer Admin Commands

Once you are an admin and have the console open, you can manage your server with these essential multiplayer commands:

• kick [name/ip/userID] - Kicks a player from the server.
• ban [name/ip/userID] - Permanently bans a player.
• unban [ip/userID] - Unbans a specific player.
• banned - Shows a list of all currently banned players.
• ping - Checks your current ping to the server.
• info - Prints the current system info.
• lodbias [number] - Sets the draw distance for the server.

Fun Commands (Cheats)

If you have the proper mods installed or are playing in a local single-player world, type devcommands into the console to enable cheats. Then, you can use these fun commands:

• god - Enables God Mode (invincibility).
• ghost - Enemies will completely ignore you.
• heal - Instantly restores your health to full.
• fly - Toggles flying mode on and off.
• nocost - Allows you to build freely without needing any materials.
• spawn [item name] [amount] - Spawns a specific item (e.g., spawn Wood 50).
• tod [0-1] - Changes the time of day (0 and 1 are midnight, 0.5 is noon). Type tod -1 to reset to default.