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25 ArticlesHow to Add an Admin to your Stardew Valley Server
Stardew Valley server administrators have access to a large range of commands that are integral to running a multiplayer server such as creating and destroying other players' cabins, kicking/banning players and host commands. By default, the first player to join a farm will be made an Administrator, however, this can be disabled. --- Make the First Player to Join an Admin When your server starts, if this option is enabled, the first person to join will be given admin permissions. After that player is given their permissions, this configuration option sets itself back to false but can be used again at any time! 1. Access your control panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to Config. 3. Click Stardew Valley Farm Settings. 4. Set the Assign Admin to First Player field to enabled. 5. Click Save and Start your server. After your server finishes starting, the first player to log in will be granted administrator permissions. --- Adding Additional Admins In-Game The easiest way to add an admin is by using the host command. Players can also be removed from the admin list using . 1. Connect to the server as an Admin. 2. Enter the command followed by the player's name into chat. 3. Press Enter. If successful, the following ServerBot message will be sent: --- To learn more about Stardew Valley server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How To Upload An Existing Farm To Your Stardew Valley Server
Uploading your existing local farm will allow you to continue your farm's progress on a Shockbyte server with friends. To do this you will need to upload your existing farms save folder to your server. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="You will not be able to play as the host farmer on existing farms uploaded to a server." appearance="default"} :: --- Locating your Existing Farm Before uploading your existing farm you will first need to locate its save folder. This is normally located within Stardew Valley's Appdata folder. 1. On your PC, navigate to . 2. Locate your farm save folder. 3. Make a copy of this folder and move it to your desktop. --- Uploading a Farm to your Server Once you've located your farm save folder you will need to upload it to your server. 1. Open your Control Panel. 2. Stop your server and wait for it to go offline. 3. Navigate to the Files tab and Open . 4. Upload the save folder. --- Setting your Server's Active Farm Once you've uploaded your existing farm you will need to change your server's active farm. 1. Open your Control Panel. 2. Stop your server and wait for it to go offline. 3. Navigate to the Config tab and Open the Stardew Valley Farm Settings. 4. Locate the setting Farm Name and set it to the name of the uploaded Farm. Use the name that the farm uses in-game. Using a different name will not select the save. 5. Save the file and Restart your server. --- That’s it! You’ve successfully uploaded your existing farm to your Stardew Valley server. Now, all that’s left is to start your server and enjoy playing with your friends.
How To Upgrade The Main Farmhouse On Your Stardew Valley Server
Due to the way that Stardew Valley servers are hosted, they each require a ServerBot to act as the host. This means that you're unable to use Robin to upgrade the main Farmhouse. It is still possible to upgrade it giving you access to the kitchen, cellar, ect. by editing your save. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="In order to follow the steps in this article, use Stardew Valley Save Editor. An article that will walk you through the process of downloading and using it can be found here." appearance="default"} :: --- Upgrading the Main Farmhouse Once you have SDVSE and your farm save downloaded you can easily upgrade your server's main farmhouse to the required level. 1. Open SDVSE (Farm Foundry). 2. Click Load Load From File. 3. Locate and Open the save file you downloaded. 4. Click the Farm tab. 5. Select a level from the Farmhouse Level dropdown. 6. Click Save. 7. Upload your save file following the steps in this article. 8. Start your server. Upgrading the main farmhouse on your Stardew Valley server makes co-op play even better with more space and new features. Now that you know how to do it, you are ready to take your farm to the next level. --- To learn more about Stardew Server dedicated server hosting, you can check out our knowledgebase articles found here.
How to Spawn Items on your Stardew Valley Server
By default, there is no way for server admins to easily spawn items using commands. If you want to spawn something for yourself or other farmers you will have to install a mod, we recommend using CJB Item Spawner. The CJB Item Spawner mod only needs to be installed locally and isn't required on your server. --- Downloading CJB Item Spawner Before installing the mod, you will first need to download it from Nexus Mods. There are no prerequisites or known conflicts with other mods. 1. Navigate to the CJB Item Spawner Nexus page. 2. Scroll down and select the Files tab. 3. Select Manual Download Download Slow Download. --- Installing CJB Item Spawner Once you have the mod downloaded, you will need to extract it and then move it into your Stardew Valley installs folder. 1. Locate your Stardew Valley game folder. 2. Open folder. 3. Extract CJB Item Spawner folder here. --- To learn more about Stardew Valley server hosting, check out our library of knowledgebase articles found here.
How to See the Names of Farmers on your Stardew Valley Server
By default, you will be unable to see the names of your friends and fellow farmers on your Stardew Valley server. With the help of the Stardew Nametages mod, you will be easily able to identify the farmers that are around you. The Stardew Nametags mod only needs to be installed locally and isn't required on your server. Downloading Stardew Nametags Before installing the mod, you will first need to download it from Nexus Mods. There are no prerequisites or known conflicts with other mods. 1. Navigate to the Stardew Nametags Nexus Mods page. 2. Click the Manual download button. 3. Click Slow Download. 4. Extract the downloaded .zip file to a safe location. Installing Stardew Nametags Once you have the mod downloaded, you will need to extract it and then move it into your Stardew Valley installs folder. 1. Locate your Stardew Valley game folder. 2. Open folder. 3. Extract StardewNametags folder here. To learn more about Stardew Valley server hosting, check out our library of knowledgebase articles found here.
How to Reset or Change Farm on your Stardew Valley Server
After playing your Stardew Valley server, you and/or your players may wish to start a fresh new farm together. Fortunately, you can accomplish this by modifying your Stardew Valley Server Settings. --- Changing your Stardew Valley Server's Farm To start a new farm on your Stardew Valley server, you will need to change the name of the active farm in your Stardew Valley Server Settings. 1. Access your Control Panel. 2. Navigate to Config. 3. Click Stardew Valley Farm Settings. 4. In the Farm Name field, enter a name for your server's new farm. 5. Click Save and Restart your server. --- If you would like any additional information or have any more questions about configuring your Stardew Valley server, you can find our other articles here.
How to Repair Grandpa's Shed on your Stardew Valley Expanded Server
Due to limitations with Stardew Valley server hosting technology, some events and features of Stardew Valley Expanded may not work as expected. One instance of this would be the process of unlocking Grandpa's Shed. Fortunately, Shockbyte offers a workaround to this issue, any player with admin permissions in-game and the required resources in their inventory can run a specific command that will repair and unlock Grandpa's Shed. ::ProseNote{title="Important:" description="To unlock Grandpa's Shed on your Stardew Valley Expanded server you will need in-game Admin Permissions. For steps on how to achieve this, please refer to this guide." appearance="default"} :: --- Repairing Grandpa's Shed To unlock and repair Grandpa's Shed on your Stardew Valley Expanded server, you will first need admin permissions and the required resources. After these conditions are met, you need to type the !unlockGrandpaShed command into the in-game chat. 1. Collect the required resources to repair Grandpa's Shed (150 pieces of hardwood, 600 pieces of stone, 50 iron bars, and 20 battery packs). 2. Type into chat. Congratulations, come the next in-game day, Grandpa's Shed will be fully repaired. You may notice that you keep the required items after repairing the shed, rest assured that this is intentional and unavoidable with the current Stardew Valley server hosting technology available.