How to Set Up a V Rising Dedicated Server

Overview

V Rising is a vampire survival game where you build your castle and hunt for blood. A dedicated server supports up to 40 players in a persistent world.

Requirements

• A Breeze with at least 4 GB RAM
• 2 CPU cores
• 10 GB disk space

Step 1: Install the Server

sudo useradd -r -m -d /opt/vrising vrising
sudo -u vrising steamcmd +force_install_dir /opt/vrising/server \
  +login anonymous \
  +app_update 1829350 validate \
  +quit

Step 2: Configure the Server

mkdir -p /opt/vrising/data/Settings
sudo -u vrising tee /opt/vrising/data/Settings/ServerHostSettings.json <<'EOF'
{
  "Name": "My V Rising Server",
  "Description": "A Breeze-hosted server",
  "Port": 9876,
  "QueryPort": 9877,
  "MaxConnectedUsers": 20,
  "MaxConnectedAdmins": 2,
  "Password": "changeme",
  "SaveName": "world1",
  "AutoSaveCount": 20,
  "AutoSaveInterval": 120
}
EOF

Step 3: Create a Systemd Service

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/vrising.service <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=V Rising Server
After=network.target

[Service]
User=vrising
WorkingDirectory=/opt/vrising/server
ExecStart=/opt/vrising/server/VRisingServer.sh -persistentDataPath /opt/vrising/data -logFile /opt/vrising/logs/server.log
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=15

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now vrising

Firewall

sudo ufw allow 9876/udp
sudo ufw allow 9877/udp