indifferentbroccoli/valheim-server-docker

By indifferentbroccoli

•Updated about 14 hours ago

This is a Dockerized version of the Valheim dedicated server.

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⁠Valheim Server Docker

⁠Server Requirements

Resource	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	Quad-Core Processor 2.8GHz (4 Cores)	Hexa-Core Processor 3.4GHz+ (6 Cores)
RAM	2GB	Recommend over 4GB for stable operation
Storage	2GB	4GB+

⁠How to use

Copy the .env.example file to a new file called .env file. Then use either docker compose or docker run

Important
Please make sure to change the following in the .env: SERVER_PASSWORD

⁠Docker compose

Starting the server with Docker Compose:

services:
  valheim:
    image: indifferentbroccoli/valheim-server-docker
    restart: unless-stopped
    container_name: valheim
    stop_grace_period: 30s
    ports:
      - '2456:2456/udp'
      - '2457:2457/udp'
    environment:
      PUID: 1000
      PGID: 1000
    env_file:
      - .env
    volumes:
      - ./valheim/server-files:/valheim
      - ./valheim/server-data:/valheim-saves

Then run:

docker-compose up -d

⁠Docker Run

docker run -d \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    --name valheim \
    --stop-timeout 30 \
    -p 2456:2456/udp \
    -p 2457:2457/udp \
    --env-file .env \
    -v ./valheim/server-files:/valheim \
    -v ./valheim/server-data:/valheim-saves
    indifferentbroccoli/valheim-server-docker

⁠Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default Value
PORT	Choose the Port which you want the server to communicate with. Please note that this has to correspond with the Port Forwarding settings on your Router. Valheim uses the specified Port AND specified Port+1. Default Ports are 2456-2457.	2456
SERVER_NAME	the name of your server that will be visible in the Server list.	valheim
SERVER_PASSWORD	The password for the server	secret
CROSSPLAY_ENABLED	Runs the Server on the Crossplay backend (PlayFab), which lets users from any platform join.	true
WORLD_NAME	A World with the name entered will be created. You may also choose an already existing World by entering its name.	dedicated
PUBLIC	Set the visibility of your server. true is default and will make the server visible in the browser. Set it to false to make the server invisible and only joinable via the ‘Join IP’-button.	true
SAVE_INTERVAL	Change how often the world will save in seconds.	1800
KEEP_BACKUPS	Sets how many automatic backups will be kept. The first is the ‘short’ backup length, and the rest are the ‘long’ backup length. By default that means one backup that is 2 hours old, and 3 backups that are 12 hours apart.	4
BACKUPS_SHORT	Sets the interval between the first automatic backups in seconds.	7200
BACKUPS_LONG	Sets the interval between the subsequent automatic backups in seconds.	43200
SERVER_PRESET	Sets world modifier preset. Setting a preset will overwrite any other previous modifiers. Valid values are: Normal, Casual, Easy, Hard, Hardcore, Immersive, Hammer.	Normal
MODIFIER_COMBAT	Sets chosen world modifier with value. If combined with a preset should be set after. Valid modifiers and values are: veryeasy, easy, hard, veryhard
MODIFIER_DEATH	Sets chosen world modifier with value. If combined with a preset should be set after. Valid modifiers and values are: casual, veryeasy, easy, hard, hardcore
MODIFIER_RESOURCES	Sets chosen world modifier with value. If combined with a preset should be set after. Valid modifiers and values are: muchless, less, more, muchmore, most
MODIFIER_RAIDS	Sets chosen world modifier with value. If combined with a preset should be set after. Valid modifiers and values are: none, muchless, less, more, muchmore
MODIFIER_PORTALS	Sets chosen world modifier with value. If combined with a preset should be set after. Valid modifiers and values are: casual, hard, veryhard
NO_MAP	Disables the map.	false
PLAYER_EVENTS	When set, raid events are player-based rather than world-base	false
PASSIVE_MOBS	Enables passive mobs.	false
NO_BUILD_COST	Disables building cost.	false

⁠Developer information

⁠Building the image

You can build the image from the Dockerfile using the following command:

docker build -t indifferentbroccoli/valheim-server-docker .

⁠Scripts

⁠init.sh

Entrypoint of the container. This script will check if the server is installed and if not, it will install it. Also has a term_handler function to catch SIGTERM/SIGINT signals to gracefully stop the server. Features basic checks that will confirm if the server can be started.

⁠start.sh

Starts the server with the settings from the .env file. Will also call the compile-settings.sh script to generate the server settings.

⁠install.scmd

Installs the server. This script will download the server files using SteamCMD and extract them to the server directory.

⁠funtions.sh

Contains functions that are used in the other scripts.

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