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Adding Admins to Your Valheim Server

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Adding trusted players as admins gives them access to Valheim’s built-in server administration commands, including commands used to kick or ban players. You can add an admin through the Players page in your Nodecraft dashboard or by entering their complete Platform User ID in the server’s admin list. These methods do not enable cheat or developer commands.

Note: Server admin permissions are separate from Valheim's developer and cheat commands. Adding someone to adminlist.txt does not automatically give them access to commands such as god, fly, or item spawning.

Vahleim Command Types

Command Type Requirements Available in Single-Player Worlds? Available on Dedicated Servers?
Player commands Player must use the console to enter commands Yes Yes
Admin commands The Player's ID must be listed in adminlist.txt N/A Yes
Cheat commands Player must use the console and enter devcommands Yes No, unless modded

Find a Player’s Platform User ID

Valheim 1.0 uses different Platform User ID formats depending on the player’s platform.

  • Steam: V_${steamid}

  • Nintendo Switch 2: N_${ingameid}

  • Xbox: X_${ingameid}

  • PlayStation: S_${ingameid}

The information inside ${} represents the player’s actual ID and should not be entered literally. Platform User IDs are case-sensitive, so make sure the complete ID and platform prefix are copied exactly as shown. These ID formats are also used in Valheim’s other player list files.

For more information on how to locate Valheim Player IDs, check out our article here!

Add an Admin via the Control Panel

  1. Open your Dashboard

  2. Locate your Valheim server and click on the Panel button.

  3. Click on the Players tab.

    The Valheim server panel with Players highlighted in the left navigation menu.

  4. From the players page, click on the Admin tab.

    The Valheim Players page showing the Admins tab, with options to search recent players or add an admin by Player ID.

  5. Search for the player using their Steam username or SteamID64, then add them as an admin. You can use our tool to look up a SteamID64 if needed.

The player will now have access to Valheim’s built-in server admin commands.

Add an Admin via the Server Files

  1. Open your Dashboard

  2. Locate your Valheim server and click on the Panel button.

  3. Stop the server.

  4. Click on the Server Files tab.

  5. Navigate to the following directory: /.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim

  6. Locate the adminlist.txt file and double click to open it.

    The Nodecraft File Manager showing the Valheim server directory with adminlist.txt selected alongside the banned and permitted list files.

  7. Add the player IDs of the players you'd like to have admin access.

    Note: Be sure to add only one ID per line!

  8. Save your changes.

  9. Start your server.

Conclusion

You will now have all the admin commands enabled on your Valheim server. You can refer to the wiki for a full list of commands that will have been added to your server.

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