Valheim | How to Ban and Unban players

How to Ban a player

Using the In-Game Console

Before you can ban someone in-game, you will need to make sure that you are an admin on your server. We have a guide on adding yourself as an admin here - https://pingperfect.com/index.php/knowledgebase/807/Valheim--How-to-add-Admins.html

1. Login to your server, and press the F5 key to bring up the Console.
   
   
2. Enter the command ban <SteamID64>
   
   Alternatively, you can use ban <Character Name> to also ban them from the server.
   Banning someone using their Character name will also ban their SteamID64 and thus all their characters from the server.
   
   
3. Shortly after sending the command, the player will be banned from the server.

Using the Config Files

1. Login to the game panel.
   
   
2. Click "Configuration Files”.
   
   
3. Click "Text Editor" next to bannedlist.txt
   
   
4. Add the SteamID64 to the file of the player you want banned, if you're banning multiple players make sure to put each SteamID64 on a new line.
   
   
5. Press “Save” in the top left.
   
   
6. Shortly after saving the file, the player/s will be banned from the server.

How to View Banned Players

Using the In-game Console

1. Login to your server, and press the F5 key to bring up the Console.
   
   
2. Enter the command banned
   
   
3. This will then show all the currently banned players.
   
   NOTE: If you ban a player using their Character Name, it will show up as their SteamID64.

Using the Config Files

1. Login to the game panel.
   
   
2. Click "Configuration Files”.
   
   
3. Click "Text Editor" next to bannedlist.txt
   
   
4. This will then open the ban list for the server.
   
   

How to Unban a player

Using the In-game Console

1. Login to the server, and press the F5 key to bring up the Console.
   
   
2. Enter the command unban <SteamID64>
   
   
3. Shortly after entering the command, the player will be able to join the server again.

Using the Config Files

1. Login to the game panel.
   
   
2. Click "Configuration Files”.
   
   
3. Click "Text Editor" next to bannedlist.txt
   
   
4. Remove the player’s SteamID64 from the file
   You can use Ctrl + F to search the file if it has a lot of users in it
   
   
5. Press “Save” in the top left.
   
   
6. Shortly after saving the file, the user will be unbanned from the server.

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