How to Make Yourself Admin on Your Valheim Server

You become an admin on your Valheim server by adding your 17 digit SteamID64 to the adminlist.txt file, which unlocks admin commands like kick, ban, and save.

2 min read · Updated Sep 24, 2026 · By GuavaHost Team

What admin gives you

Admins can moderate and manage the server from inside the game. That includes kicking and banning troublemakers, saving the world on demand, and, once you turn them on, the developer commands used for testing and event building. Regular players cannot do any of this, so the first thing most owners do is make themselves admin.

Find your SteamID64

Valheim identifies admins by SteamID64, a 17 digit number that starts with 7656119. It is not your display name.

1. Copy the full URL of your Steam profile.
2. Go to a lookup site such as steamid.io and paste it in.
3. Copy the value labelled steamID64 (the long number).

On a crossplay server, add the platform prefix. Crossplay is on by default for our standard Valheim servers (the Enable Crossplay field in Startup settings on the Settings tab). A crossplay server lists players by platform ID, so a Steam player goes in as Steam_ followed by the SteamID64, for example Steam_76561198000000000, and an Xbox or Game Pass player as Xbox_ followed by their number. The easiest way to get it exactly right is to join, press F2 in game and copy your ID as shown, prefix included. More in Valheim crossplay.

Add yourself to adminlist.txt

1. Open the Files tab in your control panel and find your save and config folder. The file adminlist.txt sits next to bannedlist.txt and permittedlist.txt, usually inside a .config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim folder. It is created automatically the first time the server starts, so if you do not see it yet, start the server once and refresh.
2. Open adminlist.txt, or create it if it is missing.
3. Paste your ID on its own line (with the Steam_ or Xbox_ prefix on a crossplay server). Add more admins by putting each ID on a new line.
4. Save the file.
5. Restart the server with Restart at the top of the page so it reads the change.

Use your admin powers in game

Once you are listed and have rejoined:

1. Press F5 to open the console.
2. Type help and press Enter to see the commands available to you.

Useful admin commands include kick [name], ban [name], unban [name], banned to list current bans, save to force a world save, and ping. To use the creative and testing commands (spawning, flying, and so on) type devcommands first, which only works because you are an admin on the server.

Manage the admin list

• Add a friend by putting their SteamID64 on a new line and restarting.
• Remove someone by deleting their line and restarting.
• bannedlist.txt holds banned SteamID64s, and permittedlist.txt acts as an allow list if you choose to run the server that way.

Take a backup on the Backups page before big config changes so you can roll back if something goes wrong.

Still stuck? Jump into our Discord at discord.gg/GuavaHost and the team will help you out.

• valheim
• admin
• adminlist
• steamid
• commands

Host a Valheim server From $5.99/mo, with instant setup and DDoS protection.

Still need help? Our team is online 24/7 to answer questions.

Contact support