V Rising – How to Create a Dedicated Server

This article will guide you on how to create a dedicated server for V Rising. If you have any suggestions to improve this guide, don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments below.

Hosting a Server (Rental Service Providers)

You can alternatively host a server at a Game Server Hosting Provider.

• Survival Servers

Your server will be started instantly!

Server Requirements

• Ramen 10 or Server 2016+ & 64-Beetje
• Quad Core processor (requires up to 2 full cores)
• Up to 16GB memory (currently uses around 4GB memory minimum)
• 5GB disk space (install folder)
• A copy of the V Rising early access game from Steam

The Setup

1. Create a folder C:\VRisingServer
2. Downloaden SteamCMD for Windows
3. Extract the contents of the zip to the folder
4. Create a file called FetchServerFiles.bat and place the following code in there:

   @echo off
   start "" steamcmd.exe +login USER PASS +force_install_dir "C:\VRisingServer" +app_update 1829350 validate +quit

5. Fetch server files from Steam by running the FetchServerFiles.bat

Starting the Server

To start the server, create a batch file called StartServer.bat with the following

begin “” VRisingServer.exe -log

Run StartServer.bat and let it load (takes 10 minutes the first time)

Configuring Your Server

Now comes the fun part, setting up your V Rising game server to your liking.

To modify game server settings you can open the ServerConfig.ini

You can modify settings in here (in addition to the launch line) – these settings overwrite your launch line settings:

ServerConfig.ini

MaxPlayers=40
ServerName=My Game Server
Password=changeme
+Admins=Abc
+Admins=Def
+Admins=Ghi
+SuperAdmins=Abc
+SuperAdmins=Def
+SuperAdmins=Ghi
+ServerTags=A:A
+ServerTags=B:B
+ServerTags=C:C
MOTD=Welcome to the server.
PVP=true
WhitelistActive=false
+Whitelist=Abc
+Whitelist=Def
+Whitelist=Ghi
SteamQueryPort=27016

How to Join a Server

To join your newly created V Rising server, you can use the Play Online server button in the game. alternatief (for password protected) you can use the Direct Connect button.