How to create a Valheim whitelist

By default, Valheim requires a password to be set.
However, if you want to further protect your server, you can use a whitelist.
Here’s how to do it.

Note: You will need the SteamID64 of each player. You can obtain this information from various sources, such as https://steamid.io.

Important: To download the mentioned file, you must use a FTP program, such as Filezilla.

Follow these steps:

1. Start your server and immediately stop it. The status must be Server not running!
2. Connect with your FTP program to Gameserver FTP.
   You can find the login data in the FTP overview by clicking on FTP.
3. Locate the necessary permitted.txt file in the following directory:
   /.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/
4. Enter the SteamID64 of the players.
   One SteamID64 per line!
5. Save your changes and upload the permitted.txt file.
6. Start your server.

Players who are not listed in the permitted.txt file should now receive a message indicating that they have been banned.