How to Add Admins to Your Valheim Server

Managing Admins on Valheim Dedicated Servers

Server administrators are defined in a plain text configuration file called adminlist.txt stored in your server configuration directory. Administrators gain access to in-game moderation commands via the F5 console, including kick, ban, unban, and ping monitoring.

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Finding Player Identifiers

To add an administrator, you need their unique platform identifier:

Steam Players (SteamID64)

Steam users are identified by a 17-digit SteamID64 (starts with 7656119...). You can look up any Steam profile URL using our Steam ID Converter.

Xbox and Game Pass Players (Platform IDs)

Xbox and Microsoft Store players do not have SteamID64s. Instead:

1. Have the player connect to your server once.
2. Check your DustBowl Warden Console tab for the connection log:

   Got handshake from client <PlayerPlatformID>
   

3. Copy the string of characters representing their platform identifier.

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Adding Admins in DustBowl Warden

1. Log in to DustBowl Warden and open your server.
2. Navigate to File Manager -> .config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/.
3. Locate and click adminlist.txt to open it in the in-browser text editor.
4. Add each admin identifier on a separate line:

   // Server Administrators
   76561198001234567
   76561198098765432
   PlayFab_1234567890ABCDEF
   

5. Click Save Content.
6. The admin list hot-reloads dynamically, but having the player reconnect ensures permissions are recognized immediately.

Generate ready-to-paste admin and whitelist configuration files with our Valheim Admin & Whitelist Generator.

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Available Vanilla Admin Commands

Admins open the console in-game by pressing F5 (ensure -console is set in your Steam client launch options). Supported vanilla commands include:

Command	Action
kick [name/ip/userID]	Disconnects the specified player from the server.
ban [name/ip/userID]	Kicks the player and appends their identifier to bannedlist.txt.
unban [ip/userID]	Removes the ban entry and restores access.
banned	Displays the list of all currently banned players.
ping	Displays your current round-trip network ping to the server.
info	Displays system memory and network stats.

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The Devcommands Restriction on Dedicated Servers

In vanilla Valheim, developer cheats (devcommands, god, fly, spawn, nocost) are intentionally disabled on remote dedicated servers for security reasons, even for users listed in adminlist.txt.

If you wish to use developer commands on your dedicated server, install BepInEx and the Server Devcommands mod. See our dedicated guide on How to Enable Devcommands and Debug Mode in Valheim and explore compatible plugins with our Valheim Mod Reference Tool.