valheim-server-control.txt.bat

:: Valheim Server Control v2.0
:: https://gist.github.com/ErichHartmann/cafccde0a1736d741ec3e39ad620fa9a
:: fork of the more general https://pastebin.com/BRUbsGQh
:: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2389009930

:: Updated 10 FEB 2021: Incorporate changes from Valheim 0.143.5

:: WARNING - ONLY FOR USE WITH WINDOWS 10 OS

:: You must install SteamCMD before running this script
:: See https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD for directions
:: Download at https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd.zip

SET programName=Valheim Server Control v2.0
SET gameName=Valheim

SET steamgameId=896660
SET steamUsername=anonymous
SET steamPassword=

:: Set your specific path variables - be wary of spaces in directory names

SET steamCMDPath=X:\0\bin\steamcmd\
SET runcmd=X:\0\bin\valheim\

:: Set your specific server variables
:: Ensure ports 2456-2458 are being forwarded to your server through your local router and firewalls
:: Minimum password length is 5 characters and cant be in the server name
SET gameServerName=My Server Name
SET gameWorldName=My World
SET gameServerPassword=My Secret Password
SET gameSaveDir=%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim
SET logName=%gameName%_%gameServerName%_server.log

@ECHO off
title %programName% - %gameName%

cls
COLOR 1f
CD /d "%runcmd%"

ECHO %gameSaveDir%

ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Init %programName% for %gameName% server named %gameServerName%
>> "%logName%" ECHO (%date%)(%time%) **************************************************
>> "%logName%" ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Init %programName% for %gameName% server named %gameServerName%

:menu
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO  .d8888b.  8888888888 8888888b.  888     888 8888888888 8888888b.  
ECHO d88P  Y88b 888        888   Y88b 888     888 888        888   Y88b 
ECHO Y88b.      888        888    888 888     888 888        888    888 
ECHO  "Y888b.   8888888    888   d88P Y88b   d88P 8888888    888   d88P 
ECHO     "Y88b. 888        8888888P"   Y88b d88P  888        8888888P"  
ECHO       "888 888        888 T88b     Y88o88P   888        888 T88b   
ECHO Y88b  d88P 888        888  T88b     Y888P    888        888  T88b  
ECHO  "Y8888P"  8888888888 888   T88b     Y8P     8888888888 888   T88b
ECHO.
ECHO %gameName% Dedicated Server: %gameServerName%
ECHO.
ECHO WARNING - CTRL+C TO EXIT

:update
::Start steamcmd install and update terminal
ECHO.
ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Run %gameName% update via Steam using SteamCMD
>> "%logName%" ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Run %gameName% update via Steam using SteamCMD
ECHO.

start /wait /b %steamCMDPath%steamcmd +login %steamUsername% %steamPassword% +force_install_dir %runcmd% +app_update %steamgameId% validate +exit

:start
::Start the game server
ECHO.
ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Start %gameName% server - name: %gameServerName% - world: %gameWorldName% - password: %gameServerPassword%
>> "%logName%" ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Start %gameName% server - name: %gameServerName% - world: %gameWorldName% - password: %gameServerPassword%
ECHO.

start /high /wait valheim_server -nographics -batchmode -name "%gameServerName%" -port 2456 -world "%gameWorldName%" -password "%gameServerPassword%" -savedir %gameSaveDir% -public 1

:stop
::Stop the game server
ECHO.
ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Stop %gameName% server - name: %gameServerName% - world: %gameWorldName% - password: %gameServerPassword%
>> "%logName%" ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Stop %gameName% server - name: %gameServerName% - world: %gameWorldName% - password: %gameServerPassword%
ECHO Exit from %programName% (this console) is now OK

:goodbye
>> "%logName%" ECHO (%date%)(%time%) Exit %programName% for server %gameServerName% in %gameName%

I like it --- nice --- well done.