valheim-docker VS ValheimSaveShield

Playground for development and hosting production-grade projects, like my Valheim project.

I use Docker for my servers using this image. If you want to give it a try here's my docker-compose.yml

I'm no stranger to linux servers, so I followed [this guide to host a valheim server using EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/hosting-your-own-dedicated-valheim-server-in-the-cloud/). Which uses [mbround18's docker image to run the server software](https://github.com/mbround18/valheim-docker), I quickly ran into similar issues to the person in [this post, with too much backing up](https://www.reddit.com/r/valheim/comments/vibi6t/i_setup_a_cloud_hosted_valheim_dedicated_server/) and made similar fixes.

My Valheim Server uses docker container instructions from mbround18 on Lightsail. If you want to use the beta for your server you will need to add this to your docker-compose.yml at the end of the environment section.

Details of my setup: docker I used is from: https://github.com/mbround18/valheim-docker

Again, this isn't necessarily a problem, but other than mentioning that it is running in a container and that you need to make some changes to docker-compose.yml to update the server password there isn't much detail given about the container setup in the blog post. If you do some searching based on things in the docker-compose.yml you'll find that it's running this Valheim container setup https://github.com/mbround18/valheim-docker

well I ended up using following this guide and that image and it worked first try. I'll see with the other image if the issue was just with UFW

The easiest way I've found for managing updates is by running the dedicated server in a docker instance. Specifically I've had the best experience using the image available from the repo linked below. https://github.com/mbround18/valheim-docker

How did you install the server? If you used other tools that automated some of the process, they might have a way to do it more easily. For example, I used this docker container, and updating is as simple as restarting the docker container: https://github.com/mbround18/valheim-docker

If you're comfortable in the console, you can set one up fairly easily using this valheim docker container: https://github.com/mbround18/valheim-docker

Valheim Save Shield

Valheim Save Shield. Saved my butt a few times from broken worlds to getting trapped on dungeon architecture. It makes a copy of your world and also your character every time the game does an autosave. I can't recommend it enough.

This has happened to me - lost my very first World, but not my character. It hasn't happened again, but I've installed Valheim Save Shield, which backs up the character and the world after every auti-save in game. Saved 30+ hours of gaming when my char got stuck behind a a big root in a dungeon and couldn't get past it again. https://github.com/Razzmatazzz/ValheimSaveShield

What do you mean you couldn't configure the time? The game only saves every 20 minutes. There's nothing new to backup in the space between those save events.