About ServerEmptyStopSave
From ThunderstoreStops dedicated servers from saving when empty, auto-detects backup intervals, and silences on-screen save notification spam.
\# ServerEmptyStopSave
Stops your dedicated server from saving when nobody is online, and lets you hide or customize the annoying "World saved" message spam.
Vanilla Valheim keeps saving on a timer even when the server is totally empty, which quickly overwrites all your backup slots with useless saves. If you run a short save interval (like every 3 minutes), it also constantly spams "World saved" across everyone's screen while they're trying to play. This mod fixes both.
\### What it does
\* Stops autosaves and automated backups when 0 players are online
\* Does one final save right after the last player logs off so you never lose progress
\* Starts saving normally again as soon as someone joins
\ \\New in 1.1.0:\\* Lets you filter or mute the "World saved" on-screen popups (silence the 3-minute fast saves, only show actual backups, or turn them off completely)
\* 100% server-side so your friends don't need to install anything
\### Install
Drop 'ServerEmptyStopSave.dll' into your server's 'BepInEx/plugins' folder and you're good to go.
\### Config
A config file is generated automatically at 'BepInEx/config/pico.serveremptystopsave.cfg' the first time you run it.
Everything defaults to 'false' so it won't change your notifications until you want it to.
\ \\General\\*
  \* 'EnableLogging' (Default: 'true') — Set to 'false' if you want a quiet console.
\ \\Notifications\\*
  \* 'HideFastSaveMessage' (Default: 'false') — Set to 'true' to stop the frequent 3-minute autosave popups.
  \* 'LogBlockedMessages' (Default: 'true') — Prints a console entry whenever a save message is suppressed.
  \* 'ShowShortBackupMessage' (Default: 'false') — Set to 'true' if you want an on-screen notice when a short backup triggers.
  \* 'ShowLongBackupMessage' (Default: 'false') — Set to 'true' if you want an on-screen notice when a long backup triggers.
  \* 'ShowManualSaveMessage' (Default: 'true') — Keeps alerts visible when someone runs '/save' or during shutdown.
  \* 'MuteAllSaveMessages' (Default: 'false') — Master mute switch for all save popups.
\ \\Timers\\*
  \* 'ShortBackupIntervalSeconds' (Default: '900') — Match this to your '-backupshort' server argument.
  \* 'LongBackupIntervalSeconds' (Default: '7200') — Match this to your '-backuplong' server argument.
\ \\Messages\\*
  \* Customize what text shows on screen for each save type (or make it just '.' to keep it tiny).
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 49d ago.
ServerEmptyStopSave on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- BepInEx
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.1.1, released 2026-09-17
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 2 recorded builds of ServerEmptyStopSave.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | 2026-09-17 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.1.0 | 2026-09-17 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run ServerEmptyStopSave on a Valheim server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogAdmin & protection
Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.
Runs on your server
From source side supportThunderstore lists ServerEmptyStopSave as required on the server. Check its Thunderstore page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorPicoMods, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
