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How to Install and Configure the Auto Fuel Mod on Your Valheim Server

Note:

Auto Fuel automates base maintenance by pulling fuel and ore from nearby storage containers or ground drops directly into campfires, torches, kilns, and smelters. Installing it on both the dedicated server and client systems ensures reliable synchronization across your world.

1. Download the Auto Fuel Mod

Clicking manual download under the Files tab for Auto Fuel on Nexus Mods

2. Extract the Auto Fuel Mod

Extracting the Auto Fuel zip archive using WinRAR in Windows File Explorer

3. Log In to Your Panel

4. Select the ‘Switch Loader’ Tab

Selecting the Switch Loader tab under General in the Cybrancee control panel sidebar menu

5. Ensure That the Server Is Running on Valheim BepINex Loader

Selecting and verifying the Valheim BepInEx loader installation option on the Switch Loader page

6. Select the ‘File’ Tab

Selecting the Files tab under Management in the server panel sidebar menu

7. Select the ‘BepInEx’ Folder

Navigating into the BepInEx directory in the server file manager

8. Select the ‘Plugin’ Folder

Selecting the plugins folder inside BepInEx within the server file manager

9. Upload the Valheim Simple Auto Sort Mod

Selecting and uploading AutoFuel.dll to the BepInEx plugins directory in the server file manager

10. Restart Your Server

11. Head to the BepInEx Folder and Select the ‘Config’ Folder

Selecting the config folder inside the BepInEx directory in the server file manager

12. If the Mod Was Installed Properly, You Should See a File Named ‘aedenthorn.AutoFuel.cfg’

Selecting aedenthorn.AutoFuel.cfg inside the BepInEx config directory in the server file manager

13. Configure Detection Ranges and Fuel Restrictions

Under the [General] section, set the maximum pull distances (in meters) and manage item restrictions:

Setting KeyRecommendedDescription
DropRange5 – 10Radius to pull loose items dropped on the ground.
FireplaceRange5 – 15Radius to pull wood/coal from chests into hearths and fire pits.
SmelterFuelRange5 – 15Radius to pull coal into smelters and blast furnaces.
SmelterOreRange5 – 15Radius to pull raw ores/scrap metal into smelters.
FuelDisallowTypesRoundLog,FineWoodComma-separated item names forbidden from being burned as fuel.
LeaveLastItemtruePrevents the mod from emptying the last remaining item in a chest.

14. Configure Appliance Toggles and Kiln Limits

Specify which fire sources receive fuel and prevent kilns from overproducing coal:

Setting KeyRecommendedDescription
RefuelFirePitstrueAutomatically feeds wood to campfires, bonfires, and hearths.
RefuelStandingTorchestrueKeeps standing wood, iron, and green torches lit.
RefuelWallTorchestrueAutomatically refills sconces and wall-mounted torches.
RestrictKilnOutputtrueStops loading wood into charcoal kilns once a coal limit is reached.
RestrictKilnOutputAmount20 – 50Threshold of nearby coal required to shut off kiln fueling.
distributedFuelingtrueRefills one item at a time so resources are shared evenly across machines.

15. Save the Changes

16. Restart Your Server

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