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# How to Add a Password to Your Valheim Server

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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`.

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Now, you just set up a password for your Valheim server.  
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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/)