Need an instant save on your Valheim server? You can force a clean world save in seconds, no need to wait for autosave. Perfect before a restart, after a boss fight, or right before logging out.
76561198000000000)adminlist.txt-console)51.68.10.20:2457)adminlist.txt. Paste your SteamID64 on a new line, exactly like 76561198000000000 (one admin per line). Click “Save”, then restart the server from the “Console” tab (green “Restart” button). You should see a log like “Added Admin: 7656119…” when it worked. Without this, the save command won’t run in-game.
-console, and close. Restart the game afterward. If F5 doesn’t open the console, this step isn’t properly configured yet.
IP:Port (e.g., 51.68.10.20:2457). Enter the password if needed and connect. Wait until your character loads into the world. If you get “Connection failed”, double-check the exact IP/port and that the server shows “Online” in the panel.
save and hit Enter. You should see a message like “World saved”, and the server logs will show the world files being written. If you see “You are not admin”, go back to step 1, fix adminlist.txt, restart the server, and try again.
save and press Enter. Watch the logs: you’ll see messages like “World saved” or “Saved X ZDOs”. If nothing shows up, ensure the server is running (look for “Game server connected” in the logs) and retry.
saves/worlds or worlds). Your WorldName.db and WorldName.fwl files should have the timestamp of your manual save. If timestamps didn’t change, the save didn’t write: repeat step 4 or 5 and watch logs for any error line.
Valheim autosaves roughly every 20 minutes, but always run save before restarts to avoid rollbacks. Trigger a save after big builds or terraforming to protect hours of work. Keep 3–7 rotating backups of saves/worlds and watch disk space—full disks cause silent save failures. Avoid running save mid-boss fight (expect a tiny 1–2s stutter); do it right after. For clean backups, execute save first, then your file copy job.
You’re likely not an admin, or the console isn’t enabled. Add your SteamID64 to adminlist.txt, restart the server, enable the console (Settings > Misc or -console), then try F5 > save. Confirm in server logs by finding “World saved”.
Open your Steam profile and copy the full URL—the long number is your SteamID64 (e.g., 7656119...). Or use a trusted SteamID finder: paste your profile URL, copy the SteamID64, and paste it into adminlist.txt.
On hosting, look for saves/worlds (.db and .fwl files). On a Linux dedicated server, it’s often ~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/worlds, unless you use -savedir.
A small one, typically 1–2 seconds while the world writes. Trigger it outside critical combat and right before restarts for the safest results.
That’s it—you control manual saves like a pro. Two commands and your world is safe. Have fun, and save often!