Valheim is a very cooperative PvE game, where working closely with fellow players is key to exploring the world around you. As a result, you may want to secure your server to only allow people you trust to join it.
Thankfully, Valheim comes with 2 built-in methods of preventing random people from joining your server. You can set a password to join your server, and you can set a server whitelist.
# How to Manage your Server Whitelist
By default, the whitelist file on Valheim servers is blank, meaning that the whitelist is disabled. By adding anything to the whitelist file (even if it’s not a player ID or player name), it will enable the whitelist on the server. Once the whitelist is enabled, only players on the whitelist file will be able to access the server.
- Access your server's Control Panel and Stop the server.
- Navigate to the Files tab.
- Locate and Open the permittedlist.txt file.
- Add their SteamID64 to the file, being sure to have one ID per line.
If you do not know the player's SteamID or how to find it, check out our guide here.
- Click Save and Restart your server.
