Odin is a CLI tool utilized for installing, starting, and stopping [Valheim] servers
These are set automatically by Odin; you DO NOT need to set these and only mess with them if you Know what you are doing.
Variable | Default | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
DEBUG_MODE | 0 |
FALSE | Set to 1 if you want a noisy output and to see what Odin is doing. |
ODIN_CONFIG_FILE | config.json |
FALSE | This file stores start parameters to restart the instance, change if you run multiple container instances on the same host |
ODIN_WORKING_DIR | $PWD |
FALSE | Sets the directory you wish to run odin commands in and can be used to set where valheim is managed from. |
- Odin relies on Rust. Please install Rust
- Odin also assumes that you have SteamCMD already installed. Install instructions for SteamCMD.
- If you have the proper build tools installed you should be able to run Odin on any system.
- Current Supported Architecture: Unix & Linux based systems.
Make sure you have build essentials installed before you install this crate
- Install Rust & git
- Clone the repo
cargo install cargo-make
makers -e production release
chmod +x ./target/debug/odin
- Copy
./target/debug/odin
to/usr/local/bin
odin install
odin start
odin stop
odin status
Replace the xx.xx.xx.xx
with your server IP and query-port
with the PORT
variable +1 (ex: if 2456
use 2457
which is the steam query port.)
odin status --address "xx.xx.xx.xx:query-port"
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With the root user or using sudo run
nano /etc/systemd/system/valheim.service
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Copy and paste the text below
[Unit] Description=Valheim Server After=network.target StartLimitIntervalSec=0 [Service] Type=simple Restart=always RestartSec=1 User=steam Environment="PORT=2456" 'NAME="Valheim Docker"' "WORLD=Dedicated" "PUBLIC=1" "PASSWORD=changeme" WorkingDirectory=/home/steam/valheim ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/env /usr/local/bin/odin configure ExecStart=/usr/bin/env /usr/local/bin/odin start ExecStop=/usr/bin/env /usr/local/bin/odin stop [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
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Make any necessary changes to the service to fit your needs.
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Next save the file and start the service.
sudo systemctl start valheim
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To have the server start on server launch, run:
sudo systemctl enable valheim