Two files and a name: where the .db and .fwl live on every platform, where to put them on the server, the password rule that blocks the start, and why characters come along for free.
A Valheim server’s memory tracks your world, not your player count. What the 1.0 server really uses, measured, and a sizing table for 4GB, 6GB and 8GB.
Console players, a new world version, the Deep North, performance notes with a caveat, and mods on shaky ground — plus the update sequence that keeps a mixed PC and console group from being locked out.
The complete 1.0 dedicated server guide: SteamCMD install, every launch argument, the crossplay flag console players need, the password rules that silently stop a server, systemd, updates and admin lists.
BeamMP has no built-in voice chat. Here is how players actually talk in 2026: Discord, BeamVoice, and proximity voice built into Connect servers, with setup steps for owners and players.
BeamMP has no server password — "private" means unlisted plus a whitelist. Two ways to set one up: a hosted server that is private in a minute, or self-hosting with Private = true, port forwarding and direct connect.
The admin command list as it actually stands on Build 42.20 — becoming admin, the seven access levels, the console-vs-chat slash rule, daily-use commands by job, and the B42 changes (capabilities, new item IDs) older lists miss.
The practical walkthrough of the ~20 keys admins actually change — identity, PvP, PauseEmpty, backups, mods — plus the SandboxVars world rules, the stop-edit-start rule, and which choices are world-permanent.
Your B41 world can't come to Build 42 — but your settings mostly can, and your group definitely can. The honest carry-over table, the fresh-start path, the legacy-branch option, and the backup to take first.
Build 42 moved the floor: ~6GB before a single mod loads. The sizing table by group size and mod count, the JVM -Xmx 75% rule, and how to recognise GC stutter before you buy the wrong upgrade.
The complete, current guide to running a B42 dedicated server — SteamCMD install, servername and cachedir explained, first boot, servertest.ini, both UDP ports, admin and whitelist, and the habits that keep it alive.
The complete list of what a Connect Hosting BeamMP server includes — the config editor, 361-mod library, server templates, map rotation, backups, sub-user roles, SFTP, 7 regions and the permanent free tier.