We are not able to connect to our server since last Steam update

[Lustaa]

Hi,

Since last update made through steam we are not able to connect to our server anymore.
Docker has been updated as well and auto update set to 1. But still not working.
When connecting, we enter the IP adress. Game launches but instead of prompting for the password, users get disconnected.

Thanks for your help.

[CosmicHorrorDev]

Likely your server installation is out of date. Auto updates only check once per day (at the time indicated by your update cron line), so it's likely that this check hasn't happened for you yet

If you have the server volume mounted and look in server/steamapps/app_manifest_896660.acf then you should see a line that starts with "buildid". The value next to it should be "6295625", if it is not those value then your server is currently out of date

If your server is out of date then you can create a backup and update with the following

$ docker exec -it --user steam $CONTAINER_NAME bash
steam@hash $ odin stop
steam@hash $ odin backup ~/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim ~/backups/pre-update-manual.tar.gz
steam@hash $ odin install
steam@hash $ odin start

This will stop the server, create a backup of your world, install the update, and start the server again.

If you want to be extra cautious then you can manually save a copy of your world from the saves volume mount.

Also I typed all this on mobile so double check the commands instead of just copy-pasting

[bforbis]

I am seeing a mismatch in current buildids in steamdb.info:

Valheim Client: https://steamdb.info/app/892970/depots

• Current build: 6315970

Valheim Server: https://steamdb.info/app/896660/depots/

• Current Build: 6315977

Should these be matched up?

[mbround18]

not necessarily, i suggest nuking your server installation and letting odin redownload the game.

[bforbis]

I think this is the issue I'm running into:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/valheim/dedicated-server-disconnected

[CosmicHorrorDev]

Im not sure whether or not those two buildids usually match or not. That would be something good for me to know.

Can you check the currently installed buildid using the process I listed in thr first comment in this thread? It should match the buildid you listed for valheim server if it's up to date

[bforbis]

Yep, I have confirmed in my server server/steamapps/app_manifest_896660.acf that I have the latest server buildid 6315977. Same goes with my client, by right clicking the game in steam and going to properties->Updates, and I do have 6315970.

I have tried restarting the restarting/removing the server container, and have also tried running odin stop / install / update, but nothing has resolved this issue for me yet.

I'm thinking probably just need to wait for Valheim devs to resolve that issue I linked up above, as it seems to be a widespread issue (though not affecting everyone for some reason)