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How To Become An Admin On Your Valheim Server

Valheim server admins have the ability to ban, unban and kick players from your server. Server owners can assign admins in the adminlist file on the Kinetic Panel.

1 Login to the Kinetic Panel and Stop your server.

2 Go to the File Manager

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3 Go to saves > adminlist.txt.

4 Enter your SteamID64. If you have multiple admins, make sure each ID is on a new line. Ensure to input "V_" before your steam ID.
Once you've finished making your changes, click save.

5 Start you server to apply the change.

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