SavesCharactersOnStop

With this mod ServerCharacters will automatically save all connected characters when the server stops or restarts.

Features

Requests a profile save from every connected client.
Waits for ServerCharacters to confirm each transfer.
Processes up to four profile saves at a time.
Disconnects saved players before shutdown.
Performs the normal Valheim world save and exit afterward.
Logs unconfirmed profiles and continues after a 90-second timeout.
Intercepts a private dedicated-server exit request without a separate supervisor.
Detects its private exit request immediately through filesystem notifications.
Lets administrators restart a compatible systemd-managed server gracefully.

Command	Access	Description
`restartserver`	Administrator	Saves characters and the world, then restarts the dedicated server.

Argument	Default	Description
`--disable-restart-command`	`false`	Disables the `restartserver` command.

Install ServerCharacters and this mod on the dedicated server and every client.

For restartserver to relaunch the dedicated server, configure its systemd service with:

[Service]
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

An explicit systemctl stop valheim.service still leaves the service stopped. See the full documentation for the complete service configuration.

Client required	Server required
Yes	Yes

Read the full documentation on GitHub.

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