Valheim DS – Windows - SteamCMD

Step 1: Open File Explorer open_file_explorer and select this_pc_icon

Step 1b: Open your Local Disk by double-clicking.
open_local_disk

Step 2: Right click anywhere and create a new folder.
create_new_folder

Step 2a: Rename the folder steamcmd
rename_new_folder

Step 2b: Navigate back to Local Disk and create create_valheim_folder using the same process.

Step 2c: Inside the create_valheim_folder create your create_server_&_logs_folder folder.

Step 3: Download SteamCMD

Step 3a: Navigate to your Downloads Folder downloads_folder

Step 3b: Right click steamcmd.zip to extract it.
extract_steamcmd

Step 3c: Type C:\steamcmd into the path field as below, then click extract_button
extract_where

Step 4: Once steamcmd.zip has been exctracted, navigate to the steamcmd folder created earlier.

Step 4a: While holding CTRL & SHIFT together, drag icon_steamcmd_exe to your desktop.
create_steamcmd-shortcut

Step 5: Double click the new shortcut to launch the installation of icon_steamcmd_exe

Step 5a: SteamCMD will now install.
steamcmd_setup

Step 6: Login anonymously to Steam. login anonymous
steamcmd_setup_login

Step 6a: Change the install directory. force_install_dir C:\Valheim\Valheim_Server
steamcmd_setup_directory

Step 6b: Install Valheim Dedicated Server. app_update 896660 validate
steamcmd_setup_install_valheim