How to Set Up a V Rising Server and Configure Raid Windows

On a V Rising server there is one group of settings that defines the player experience: the castle damage window. This guide covers the install and how to shape your PvP rules.

1. Server Files

The App ID for the V Rising dedicated server is 1829350:

mkdir -p ~/steamcmd && cd ~/steamcmd
curl -sqL "https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz" | tar zxvf -
./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir ~/vrising-server +login anonymous +app_update 1829350 validate +quit

2. Two Configuration Files

V Rising splits its configuration in two:

File	Contents
ServerHostSettings.json	Server name, port, slots, password
ServerGameSettings.json	Game rules, multipliers, raid window

3. ServerHostSettings.json

{
  "Name": "Your Server Name",
  "Description": "V Rising server hosted in Turkiye",
  "Port": 9876,
  "QueryPort": 9877,
  "MaxConnectedUsers": 40,
  "MaxConnectedAdmins": 4,
  "ServerFps": 30,
  "Password": "",
  "ListOnMasterServer": true
}

Do not drop ServerFps below 30. It directly controls the simulation rate.

4. The Most Important Setting: the Raid Window

The castle damage settings in ServerGameSettings.json define your server’s character:

{
  "GameModeType": "PvP",
  "CastleDamageMode": "TimeRestricted",
  "SiegeWeaponHealth": "Normal",
  "PlayerDamageMode": "Always",
  "CastleHeartDamageMode": "CanBeDestroyedOnlyWhenDecaying",
  "VSCompetitiveMode": false
}

Setting	Meaning
CastleDamageMode	`Always`, `TimeRestricted` or `Never`
CastleHeartDamageMode	When the castle heart can be destroyed
SiegeWeaponHealth	How durable siege weapons are

💡 With TimeRestricted, raids can only happen inside the hours you define. Evening slots such as 20:00-23:00 are a common choice for a Turkish player base, since players know their castle is safe while they are offline.

5. Ports

Port	Protocol	Purpose
9876	UDP	Game traffic
9877	UDP	Query

sudo ufw allow 9876:9877/udp

6. Game Balance Multipliers

{
  "InventoryStacksModifier": 2.0,
  "DropTableModifier_General": 2.0,
  "MaterialYieldModifier_Global": 2.0,
  "BloodEssenceYieldModifier": 2.0,
  "TombstoneMode": "Enabled"
}

These multipliers set your progression pace. Communities that want to move fast commonly run 2x to 3x.

7. Backups

tar czf /backup/vrising_$(date +%F).tar.gz ~/vrising-server/save-data

Castle data and player progression both live in this directory. Back it up daily and keep the copies on a different server.

8. Performance Notes

Raids are the busiest moments on the server, so plan capacity around them
Memory use grows with the number of castles, so keep decay enabled for abandoned ones
Raising ServerFps improves simulation quality but asks more from the CPU

Conclusion

The V Rising server install is quick. What defines your server is the raid window and the multipliers. On the hardware side, the moment that counts is a crowded castle siege, so scale your game server package for that.

👉 See our V Rising server hosting page to match a package.