Valheim How to Fix Dedicated Server Desync/Lag (uMod)

Valheim’s dedicated server has a networking rate of 61440 per second (3072 bytes x 20) by default. The default in this guide is set to 10x the original value from the game.

Table of Contents

Introduction

This guide will help you setup uMod on your server and install the Data Rate Modifier plugin, which will increase the cap of player upload.

What is uMod
uMod is a powerful plugin tool for Valheim & many other games. Visit the official uMod website for move information.
Website: https://umod.org

Dedicated Server Preparation

If you already have a Dedicated server and uMod installed. You can skip this step. If not, please see my previous guide on how to setup a Dedicated Server with uMod.

https://steamah.com/valheim-dedicated-game-server-umod-support/

Installing Data Rate Modifier

At this point you should have a complete working server with uMod installation.

Download the Data Rate Modifier below.
https://umod.org/plugins/DataRateModifier.cs

Copy this file into the umod/plugins folders. That is it, no need to restart the server. This will increase each players upload rate to 10x that of the default eliminating any bottle neck.

Dedicated Server Hosting

For a permanent solution, we recommend using a server host. This will be on 24/7 so you never have to worry about maintaining your server.

Site: https://www.goodgamehosting.com.

That’s all we are sharing today in Valheim How to Fix Dedicated Server Desync/Lag (uMod), if you have anything to add, please feel free to leave a comment below, and we’ll see you soon.

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Where is the umod/plugin folder I only have umod no plugins folder.