How To Install Valheim Dedicated Server to Centos Stream 9

Other Distros

Although not tested, any distro with tmux => 1.6 and glibc => 2.15 should also be compatible with Valheim servers. For distros not listed above LinuxGSM does not check dependencies and should be manually checked.

Game Server Binary

Only 64-Bit game server binary is available.

SteamCMD

SteamCMD by Valve is used to install and update this game server.

 SteamDB

Steam uses appid 896660.
Update history is available from SteamDB.

dnf install -y curl wget tar bzip2 gzip unzip python3 binutils bc jq tmux glibc.i686 libstdc++ libstdc++.i686 glibc-devel

Install

From the command-line do the following. Ensuring you have also installed the required dependencies.

1. Create a user and login.

adduser vhserver && passwd vhserver

su - vhserver

2. Download linuxgsm.sh.

wget -O linuxgsm.sh https://linuxgsm.sh && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh vhserver

3. Run the installer following the on-screen instructions.

./vhserver install

Basic Usage

./vhserver start
Usage: ./vhserver [option]

LinuxGSM — Valheim — Version v23.1.0
https://linuxgsm.com/vhserver

Commands
start st | Start the server.
stop sp | Stop the server.
restart r | Restart the server.
monitor m | Check server status and restart if crashed.
test-alert ta | Send a test alert.
details dt | Display server information.
postdetails pd | Post details to termbin.com (removing passwords).
skeleton sk | Create a skeleton directory.
update-lgsm ul | Check and apply any LinuxGSM updates.
update u | Check and apply any server updates.
force-update fu | Apply server updates bypassing check.
validate v | Validate server files with SteamCMD.
check-update cu | Check if a gameserver update is available
backup b | Create backup archives of the server.
console c | Access server console.
debug d | Start server directly in your terminal.
mods-install mi | View and install available mods/addons.
mods-remove mr | View and remove an installed mod/addon.
mods-update mu | Update installed mods/addons.
install i | Install the server.
auto-install ai | Install the server without prompts.
developer dev | Enable developer Mode.
donate do | Donation options.