Originally posted by Knugen (SWE):

Originally posted by Bjørn Thorsson:

It mostly depends on the "play style" of your server: with a friend, we thought about having a "no cheats" one, so we managed to enlist some mandatory mods, and to have a greylist of a few QoL optional ones.

Your server, your rules: decide "how to play", then start from that, to think if to have mods and which ones.

Well?? Gimme the mods you think of then

Easy done (also think very well at @Nefrarya words, as they're correct: you have to be prepared to manage your mods, in the server, and/or to run without for some times when they break):

1. BepInExPack_Valheim by denikson: support library/mods management
   
2. AzuAntiCheat by Azumatt: checks which mods are installed client-side and kicks the player if unlawful ones have been
   
3. ServerCharacters by Smoothbrain: stores characters profiles server-side and kicks a player if his character didn't play in that server only (useful to avoid "rogue imports" and "skill pumps")
   
4. ExtendedItemDataFramework by RandyKnapp: support lib

1. Better_Trader_Remake by OdinPlus
   
2. WardIsLove by Azumatt: better wards, configurable, and the configuration can be tied to server-side one, to avoid players "over-power" their wards
   
3. Auga by RandyKnapp: nice and clean interface
   
4. BackPacks_Remake by OdinPlus: wider inventory, at a cost
   
5. FenceSnap by MSmoecher: easier to place fences (just an experiment we added)
   
6. QuickConnect by bdew: helps players with server's connect
   
7. KGchat by KGvalheim: chat replacement

All automatically managed with r2modman, so no problems with install/remove/enable/disable mods.

Mandatory mods helps preventing cheating, while optional ones are just QoL and don't changes the game's dangers at all.
Azumatt himself told no protection is unbreakable, and I can believe him, but I'm glad the average player have to "play fair" in our server... over-the-average cheaters will hit admin's mjolnir to the wrong side. ;-)