Originally posted by A1 Steaksauce:

Originally posted by burn:

add your SteamID's (yours and your friends) to the admin list of the server.

you and your friends install this mod:
https://valheim.thunderstore.io/package/JereKuusela/Server_devcommands/

optionally install the mod to the server as well to enable more commands/features.

Does the devcommands mod require a mod manager then? i'm not seeing any way to install

like Mharr said, a mod manager isn't necessary but may be easiest if you're not comfortable placing folders/files manually.

so, install R2ModMan.

once R2ModMan is installed, use it to install these mods:

(1) BepInEx Pack Valheim (it's the backbone of Valheim modding, very necessary!)

(2) Official Configuration Manager (gives you an in game menu to configure your installed mods, press F1 in game to open/close the menu)

(3) ServerDevCommands

here's a vid with an overview on how to install mods TO YOUR GAME using the R2ModManager,:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOxuFlCfWc

on a somewhat different note, if you're asking how to install mods to the server, that is a bit different. you'll need an FTP client like "FileZilla" to access/upload/download files and folders your server.

you should be able to spot the "FTP info" somewhere on the G-Portal server control panel. it shouldbe labeled "Access Data" and have an IP address, port and password info. use that information and plug it into a FTP program like FileZilla to be able to connect to the server and access the server's files and folders.

here's a vid for how to install mods TO THE SERVER using FileZilla:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2t9cSFidt0

They don't require a manager, but they 99% require other mods like the BepInEx unity game modding library so they mostly assume you'll be using one. The easiest turnkey option by a mile is https://valheim.thunderstore.io/package/ebkr/r2modman

Originally posted by burn:

add your SteamID's (yours and your friends) to the admin list of the server.

you and your friends install this mod:
https://valheim.thunderstore.io/package/JereKuusela/Server_devcommands/

optionally install the mod to the server as well to enable more commands/features.

Does the devcommands mod require a mod manager then? i'm not seeing any way to install

When you press F2 in-game, it will give you a list of the character names and user IDs of all players currently in your world (including yourself). That user ID (for any given person you want to give admin rights to) is what you place in the admin file.

Originally posted by burn:

add your SteamID's (yours and your friends) to the admin list of the server.

you and your friends install this mod:
https://valheim.thunderstore.io/package/JereKuusela/Server_devcommands/

optionally install the mod to the server as well to enable more commands/features.

Is my SteamID just my Steam account name? I am using G Portal btw

Originally posted by A1 Steaksauce:

Originally posted by burn:

add your SteamID's (yours and your friends) to the admin list of the server.

you and your friends install this mod:
https://valheim.thunderstore.io/package/JereKuusela/Server_devcommands/

optionally install the mod to the server as well to enable more commands/features.

Is my SteamID just my Steam account name?

Yes and no.
Steam Id is a number you might find about via your profile.
But usually the account name is accepted as well in most apps.

Devcommands are limited to the host. If you're using a dedicated server the host is the server.

You'll need to use mods or some kind of cheat engine to enable devcommands.

It's allowed for the host but it's not for those who jpin a server because it can be abused for griefing

add your SteamID's (yours and your friends) to the admin list of the server.

you and your friends install this mod:
https://valheim.thunderstore.io/package/JereKuusela/Server_devcommands/

optionally install the mod to the server as well to enable more commands/features.

Originally posted by burn:

optionally install the mod to the server as well to enable more commands/features.

This is the thing. Dedicated servers don't have access to a lot of commands you'd expect as an admin unless you mod them in.