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[GH-ISSUE #3253] [BUG] valheim startparameters missing -savedir config #2258

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opened 2026-02-27 03:01:48 +03:00 by kerem · 10 comments

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2026-02-27 03:01:48 +03:00

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Originally created by @StaticReality on GitHub (Feb 15, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/3253

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need to add -savedir config to the startupparams to set admins, save bans etc

Basic info

Distro: [Ubuntu 20]
Game: [valheim ]
Command: [start]
LinuxGSM version: [v21.1.3]

Further Information

In order to set admins, track / save bans and white listed accounts between restarts a -savedir config is needed on the startup parameter.

Currently when installing + starting a vhserver, no config directory is made:
ls -la ~/serverfiles/config/
ls: cannot access '/home/vhserver/serverfiles/config/': No such file or directory

After applying the fix you will see expect results:
$ ls -la ~/serverfiles/config/
total 24
drwxrwxr-x 3 vhserver vhserver 4096 Feb 15 04:30 .
drwxrwxr-x 7 vhserver vhserver 4096 Feb 15 04:14 ..
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vhserver vhserver 57 Feb 15 04:30 adminlist.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vhserver vhserver 40 Feb 15 04:14 bannedlist.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 vhserver vhserver 42 Feb 15 04:14 permittedlist.txt
drwxrwxr-x 2 vhserver vhserver 4096 Feb 15 16:19 worlds

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:
cat ~/lgsm/config-lgsm/vhserver/_default.cfg |grep startparameters=
startparameters="-name '${servername}' -password ${serverpassword} -port ${port} -world ${gameworld} -public ${public}"

Expected behaviour

cat ~/lgsm/config-lgsm/vhserver/_default.cfg |grep startparameters=
startparameters="-name '${servername}' -password ${serverpassword} -port ${port} -world ${gameworld} -public ${public} -savedir config"

Originally created by @StaticReality on GitHub (Feb 15, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/3253 ## User Story need to add -savedir config to the startupparams to set admins, save bans etc ## Basic info * **Distro:** [Ubuntu 20] * **Game:** [valheim ] * **Command:** [start] * **LinuxGSM version:** [v21.1.3] ## Further Information In order to set admins, track / save bans and white listed accounts between restarts a -savedir config is needed on the startup parameter. Currently when installing + starting a vhserver, no config directory is made: ls -la ~/serverfiles/config/ ls: cannot access '/home/vhserver/serverfiles/config/': No such file or directory After applying the fix you will see expect results: $ ls -la ~/serverfiles/config/ total 24 drwxrwxr-x 3 vhserver vhserver 4096 Feb 15 04:30 . drwxrwxr-x 7 vhserver vhserver 4096 Feb 15 04:14 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 vhserver vhserver 57 Feb 15 04:30 adminlist.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 vhserver vhserver 40 Feb 15 04:14 bannedlist.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 vhserver vhserver 42 Feb 15 04:14 permittedlist.txt drwxrwxr-x 2 vhserver vhserver 4096 Feb 15 16:19 worlds ## To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior: cat ~/lgsm/config-lgsm/vhserver/_default.cfg |grep startparameters= startparameters="-name '${servername}' -password ${serverpassword} -port ${port} -world ${gameworld} -public ${public}" ## Expected behaviour cat ~/lgsm/config-lgsm/vhserver/_default.cfg |grep startparameters= startparameters="-name '${servername}' -password ${serverpassword} -port ${port} -world ${gameworld} -public ${public} -savedir config"

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2026-02-27 03:01:48 +03:00

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kerem commented

2026-02-27 03:01:48 +03:00

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@ialexpw commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021):

It seems these are added to the same directory as where the worlds are saved. From the user running it, these are located;

~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim

$ ls ~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim
adminlist.txt bannedlist.txt permittedlist.txt prefs worlds

@ialexpw commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021): It seems these are added to the same directory as where the worlds are saved. From the user running it, these are located; ~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim $ ls ~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim adminlist.txt bannedlist.txt permittedlist.txt prefs worlds

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2026-02-27 03:01:48 +03:00

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@h3o66 commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021):

As ialexpw noted, this is not a bug - only the default dir is somewhere else.
I also see no easy way to migrate the data if we would set the parameter now somewhere.
We could write a migraion script for this, but in what way would we inform the user ?

@h3o66 commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021): As `ialexpw` noted, this is not a bug - only the default dir is somewhere else. I also see no easy way to migrate the data if we would set the parameter now somewhere. We could write a migraion script for this, but in what way would we inform the user ?

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@netpro2k commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021):

Could just add a new config option for this directory, and set it by default to ~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim, so existing users would not need to migrate anything but people could easily change it if they wanted. It would be smart for the backup command to then use this new variable as part of the directories it backs up, because as it stands right now its not actually backing up the most important data, the users world.

@netpro2k commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021): Could just add a new config option for this directory, and set it by default to `~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim`, so existing users would not need to migrate anything but people could easily change it if they wanted. It would be smart for the `backup` command to then use this new variable as part of the directories it backs up, because as it stands right now its not actually backing up the most important data, the users world.

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2026-02-27 03:01:48 +03:00

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@ialexpw commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2021):

Could just add a new config option for this directory, and set it by default to ~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim, so existing users would not need to migrate anything but people could easily change it if they wanted. It would be smart for the backup command to then use this new variable as part of the directories it backs up, because as it stands right now its not actually backing up the most important data, the users world.

Just as a side-note. The backups do currently include this data as I've had to revert from one already and I had to check it was in there beforehand.

@ialexpw commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2021): > Could just add a new config option for this directory, and set it by default to `~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim`, so existing users would not need to migrate anything but people could easily change it if they wanted. It would be smart for the `backup` command to then use this new variable as part of the directories it backs up, because as it stands right now its not actually backing up the most important data, the users world. Just as a side-note. The backups do currently include this data as I've had to revert from one already and I had to check it was in there beforehand.

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2026-02-27 03:01:49 +03:00

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@netpro2k commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2021):

Ah interesting, my mistake. I didn't see that directory referenced in the config at all so I didn't see how it would get backed up. Had not tried it myself yet. Is it backing up the entire directory containing the vhserver script?

@netpro2k commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2021): Ah interesting, my mistake. I didn't see that directory referenced in the config at all so I didn't see how it would get backed up. Had not tried it myself yet. Is it backing up the entire directory containing the `vhserver` script?

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@StaticReality commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021):

its likely the best fix here is just update installation documentation. All the documentation I could find was on 3rd part hosting sites using windows servers using a config dir in the root install. I also did not wait the 20mins or so when testing this on my dev server (restarted server 15mins and it wiped the seed). This is why I drew to conclusion the config directory was missing.

@StaticReality commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021): its likely the best fix here is just update installation documentation. All the documentation I could find was on 3rd part hosting sites using windows servers using a config dir in the root install. I also did not wait the 20mins or so when testing this on my dev server (restarted server 15mins and it wiped the seed). This is why I drew to conclusion the config directory was missing.

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@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021):

A fix is planned for the next release. Plus docs will need to be updated

@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021): A fix is planned for the next release. Plus docs will need to be updated

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@ialexpw commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021):

Ah interesting, my mistake. I didn't see that directory referenced in the config at all so I didn't see how it would get backed up. Had not tried it myself yet. Is it backing up the entire directory containing the vhserver script?

Yes it seems to grab everything.

@ialexpw commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021): > Ah interesting, my mistake. I didn't see that directory referenced in the config at all so I didn't see how it would get backed up. Had not tried it myself yet. Is it backing up the entire directory containing the `vhserver` script? Yes it seems to grab everything. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7994724/108710342-d3985d00-750b-11eb-9906-284ebcfc9fa3.png)

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@meeces2911 commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2021):

For anyone else reading this and is mildly confused as to why the ialexpw's backup is backing up the worlds folder - thats because they have lgsm installed in their users home directory, and so when the backup goes and backs up the root lgsm folder, it picks up the .config directory too.

If lgsm is not installed there, then it (currently) doesn't know about the worlds directory living outside of the game files folder.

@meeces2911 commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2021): For anyone else reading this and is mildly confused as to why the ialexpw's backup is backing up the worlds folder - thats because they have lgsm installed in their users home directory, and so when the backup goes and backs up the root lgsm folder, it picks up the .config directory too. If lgsm is not installed there, then it (currently) doesn't know about the worlds directory living outside of the game files folder.

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2022):

This issue has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.

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kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-27 03:54:56 +03:00

[PR #2258] [MERGED] Hotfix/190401.2 #3553