How to Add a Password to Your Valheim Server

This guide will help you set a password for your Valheim server.
When managing your Valheim server, you may not want unwanted guests on your server. To avoid unwanted players, you can set up a password for your server that each player needs to use to join it.
|| ⚠ **NOTE **⚠: Your server password must be at least five characters long and different from your server name.
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# How to Set a Password for Your Server
To set a password for your Valheim server, follow the next steps:
1. Log in to your Valheim game server panel [here](https://amp.ggservers.com).
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2. Click on your Valheim instance, then click on `Manage`, and then stop the server.


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3. Click on `Configuration`.

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4. Click on `Valheim – General Settings`.

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5. Find the `Server Password` field and input your password there. After you type your password in the field, it will be automatically saved.

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6. Start your Valheim server by clicking on `Status`, then on `Start`.

Now, you just set up a password for your Valheim server.
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| If you find any issues, contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).
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# ❕ Useful Links ❕
– [How to Join Your ARK Game Server](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-join-your-ark-game-server-9pepfi/)
– [Getting Started – How to Access Your Valheim Server and Control Panel](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-valheim-server-and-control-panel-1fqg4dg/)
– [How to Reset Your Billing Area password](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-reset-your-billing-area-password-1ik6zm5/)