Server scripts and template folder structure from Valheim.
This is specifically for setting up a Valheim dedicated server on Windows (Mine is hosting on Azure in a Windows Server 2019 Core).
To use this server setup you will need to setup SteamCMD.
- Copy this repository folder stucture into the c:\ folder on your server.
- Download SteamCMD for Windows: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd.zip
- Extract the contents of the zip to the folder c:\steamcmd
Once this is complete, you need to configure your server by editing last line in the file c:\valheim-server\valheim\start_backup.bat
C:\valheim-server\valheim\valheim_server.exe -nographics -batchmode -name "my-server-name" -port 2456 -world "my-world-name" -password "my-password" -savedir "c:\valheim-server\valheim_worlds" -public=0
Change anything with "my-" to be the values you want to use for your server.
If you need documentation on the valheim_server.exe parameters, you can find that here: https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Hosting_Servers
Finalyy, run the c:\valheim-server\valheim\start_backup.bat. The script does the following:
- Copy the valheim_worlds folder and the start_headless_server.bat into the valheim_backup folder.
- Install/update the valheim server files.
- Start the valheim server.
Once this is working properly, you can use the included Non-Sucking Service Manager in the nssm-2.24 folder to configure that start_backup.bat as a service. This will aloow you to schedule downtime and restarts. Every time the start_backup.bat command is invoked, valheim will be backup and updated as above.
***More updates coming soon
I hope this help a few people!