Setting Up a V Rising Dedicated Server

Step 1 — Install SteamCMD

add-apt-repository multiverse -y
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt update
apt install steamcmd -y

Step 2 — Download V Rising Server

adduser steam && su - steam
steamcmd +force_install_dir ~/vrisingserver +login anonymous +app_update 1604030 validate +quit

Step 3 — Configure Host Settings

mkdir -p ~/vrisingserver/save-data/Settings
cp ~/vrisingserver/VRisingServer_Data/StreamingAssets/Settings/ServerHostSettings.json ~/vrisingserver/save-data/Settings/
nano ~/vrisingserver/save-data/Settings/ServerHostSettings.json

Key fields to set: "Name", "Description", "MaxConnectedUsers", "Password", "Port": 9876.

Step 4 — Open Firewall Ports

ufw allow 9876/udp
ufw allow 9877/udp

Step 5 — Start the Server

nano ~/start-vrising.sh

#!/bin/bash
cd ~/vrisingserver
./VRisingServer.x86_64   -persistentDataPath ~/vrisingserver/save-data   -serverName "My V Rising Server"   -gamePort 9876

chmod +x ~/start-vrising.sh
screen -S vrising ~/start-vrising.sh

Connecting

In V Rising, go to Play → Online → Find Servers and search for your server name, or use Direct Connect with your IP and port.