Valheim Server Hosting

Name: Valheim Server Hosting
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You Today at 12:30 PM

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Server 1

Name: Indifferent Broccoli Valheim Server

Game: Valheim

Status: ● Online

IP: 12.34.56.78

Port: 27400

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You Today at 12:31 PM

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Server Name: Indifferent Broccoli Valheim Server

Server IP: 12.34.56.78

Server Port: 27400

Server Game: Valheim

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Why host your Valheim 1.0 server with a broccoli?

Valheim leaves early access on 9 September 2026, and version 1.0 brings the Deep North plus crossplay for PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5 and Switch 2. That is a lot of new world to keep loaded and a lot of new vikings who want in. Our Valheim server hosting gives your world the headroom to handle it, so you and your friends can focus on exploring, building, and dying in interesting ways.

Every Valheim server runs on machines with at least 128GB of RAM and modern CPUs, with uncapped RAM on your plan so a big world and a stack of BepInEx mods do not push you into an upsell. Our control panel keeps the boring parts simple: upload an existing world, install mods like PlantEverything, flip crossplay on, edit startup parameters, or pull a backup with full file access.

But let's face it, we don't really care if you host your Valheim server with us or not. We're just here to make it hassle-free for those who want it. If you're looking for a no-fuss Valheim hosting experience, give us a try. If not, that's cool. We'll be here reading reviews from our viking customers on Trustpilot.

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Valheim 1.0 server hosting: what changed

The Deep North, and why your world matters

Valheim leaves early access on 9 September 2026 after five years, and 1.0 finally fills in the Deep North - the frozen band across the top of every world map that has been a placeholder since 2021. Because Valheim only generates a zone the first time someone gets near it, and never regenerates it afterwards, the new biome appears only in ground nobody has touched. If your group has already sailed the northern ice, plan on either a fresh world or a regeneration pass; if not, just point your longship north. Back up your .db and .fwl save files first either way.

Crossplay across PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch 2

Version 1.0 also opens Valheim up to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, joining PC and Xbox. A dedicated server can hold all of them in one world when it runs in crossplay mode, which talks to Valheim's PlayFab backend instead of Steam. Console players cannot host a dedicated server themselves, so if your saga spans platforms, a rented Valheim server is the practical way to keep one persistent world online for everybody - including the friends who are asleep when you are raiding. Modding keeps working alongside it: BepInEx runs on the server, so server-side mods behave normally. The constraint is client-side mods, which every player has to install locally -- so a world that console players join over crossplay wants to stay server-side.

Embark on a Viking journey

Valheim is a survival crafting game set in a mythical Viking world. You must brave the elements, survive, and conquer legendary foes like Eikthyr the deer boss, Bonemass, and the frozen horrors waiting in the Deep North. Immerse yourself in this open-world sandbox adventure where creatures and challenges are drawn from Norse mythology, and every decision shapes your destiny. May Valhalla be with you.

Set sail under Yggdrasil

Designed for multiplayer exploration, Valheim encourages you to embark on this epic journey with your friends. Collaborate to craft weapons, build Viking strongholds, and sail across the vast seas. Do all this while gazing at the world-tree Yggdrasil. Valheim offers the freedom of sandbox gameplay akin to Minecraft, but with a viking twist - and on a 24/7 dedicated server your longhouse keeps standing whether or not the host is online.

Mods, maps, and epic adventures

Extend your Valheim adventure with custom mods and maps. Our full file access lets you install BepInEx and popular plugins like PlantEverything or EpicLoot, tune your world's rules, or regenerate old zones so the Deep North can grow in. With vast lands to explore and the flexibility of modding, you can create an epic Norse saga that keeps you hooked and eager to face every mythical challenge that Valheim throws your way.

Frequently asked questions

The best choice depends on your specific needs, such as server location, performance, and support. But if you're looking for high-quality hardware with uncapped RAM, DDoS protection, mod support, and 24/7 support via Discord, we recommend indifferent broccoli for all your Valheim server hosting needs. Every plan comes with a 2-day free trial and no credit card is required.

Not always. The Deep North in 1.0 will only appear in zones that have never been visited. The catch is that a zone counts as visited once a player has been within roughly 500 metres of it, so if you ever sailed along the northern ice you may already have committed placeholder terrain without knowing it. If your crew has been that far north, a fresh world is the safest option. Either way, download a backup of both your .db and .fwl files before updating - with us that is a click in the control panel to backup your server.

Yes. Our Valheim server hosting supports BepInEx and popular mods like PlantEverything, EpicLoot, and more. You can install mods directly through our control panel, which gives you full file access to your server.

Iron Gate lists 2GB as the official minimum, but in practice a live server with a real world and a few players sits near 3GB, and 1.0 worlds with the Deep North explored use more. Plan on 4GB for a small group and 8GB or more for a big modded world. That is why our Valheim plans ship with uncapped RAM on machines with at least 128GB - your world takes what it needs instead of hitting a cap mid-raid.

You can run a Valheim dedicated server on your own PC for free, but it has to stay powered on for anyone else to play, it competes with your game for CPU and RAM, and it means opening ports on your home network. If you want a world that is up while you sleep, try indifferent broccoli's 2-day free trial server instead - launching it only takes one click and no credit card.

Two things usually cause it. First, in peer-hosted sessions one player is made the 'zone owner' for an area and their connection has to serve everyone in it - a dedicated server removes that problem entirely. Second, Valheim's world save periodically clones the world in memory, which stutters badly on machines without spare RAM and fast storage. The fix for both is a server with resources to spare, which is why we run uncapped RAM and NVMe storage.

Hosting a 1-player Valheim dedicated server with us costs $5.99/month, and our largest Valheim plan is $18.99/month for 10 players. Every plan includes uncapped RAM, full file access, and a 7-day refund policy. Start with the 2-day free trial before you pay anything.

Yes. Valheim 1.0 supports crossplay between PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2. A dedicated server accepts console players only when it runs in crossplay mode, which routes connections through Valheim's PlayFab backend instead of Steam, using the -crossplay startup flag. Console players cannot host their own dedicated server, so a rented server is the usual way to keep one shared world online for a mixed-platform group. Our panel gives you access to your startup parameters, and our support team will happily set it up with you.

Yes, and you don't have to edit a config file or a startup script to do it. World modifiers are plain toggles and dropdowns in our control panel: set combat difficulty, death penalty, resource rate, raid frequency, and portal rules, or flip keys like no map and no build cost. Save, restart, and your world runs under the new rules. Modifiers are not baked into your seed either, so you can change them on an existing world whenever your group admits that Very Hard combat was a mistake.

Vanilla Valheim is built for up to 10 players in a single world, and mods can raise that further. Our plans run from 1 to 10 players, and you can resize your plan later without starting a new world.

The Valheim Dedicated Server tool itself is free on Steam, and you do not need a second copy of the game to run it. Hosting it yourself is not really free though: you pay in electricity, home bandwidth, port forwarding, and the time you spend patching it after every Valheim update.

You can deploy your Valheim server in NA-West, NA-Central, NA-East, EU, Asia-South, or Asia-Southeast. Pick the region closest to most of your group - you can test the latency to each one right on this page before you launch.

How do I set up a Valheim 1.0 dedicated server?

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Running your Valheim server is simple.

Enter your email and password
Select your plan size and region
Press the 'Launch 2-Day Free Trial' button
Upload an existing world, or start a fresh 1.0 one
Enjoy your new server

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Running a Valheim dedicated server is... complicated.

System Requirements

To run a dedicated server for Valheim, you will need a machine with at least a quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM on paper - in practice, budget 4GB for a small group and 8GB or more for a 1.0 world with the Deep North explored or a stack of mods. You will also need at least 2GB of free storage, plus room for rolling world backups. Supported operating systems are Linux (Ubuntu 16.04+), Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit), and Windows Server 2012-2022.

Installation

You can install the server from your Steam library or use SteamCMD. The Valheim Dedicated Server tool is app ID 896660 and is free.

For Linux:

steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +force_install_dir /path/to/server +login anonymous +app_update 896660 -beta none validate +quit

For Windows:

steamcmd.exe +force_install_dir C:\Your\Valheim\Folder +login anonymous +app_update 896660 -beta none validate +quit

You'll need to forward UDP ports 2456 through 2458 - 2456 for the game itself and 2457 for the Steam query port.

Crossplay in 1.0

To let Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Switch 2 players join, add the -crossplay parameter to your startup script, which switches the server from Steam networking to Valheim's PlayFab backend. BepInEx server-side mods run fine alongside it; client-side mods still have to be installed by every player, which console players cannot do.

World modifiers

Difficulty and world rules are startup arguments, not a settings screen. You add something like -preset hard or -modifier combat veryhard to the launch command, then restart the server and hope you spelled the value correctly.

Starting the server

You can launch the dedicated server from your Steam library, which gives you a terminal window to watch.

You can also run the server from the command line in the server's directory:

Windows:

StartServer.bat

Linux:

./start_server.sh

Then keep it running

After every Valheim patch you get to repeat the update, re-check your mods, and restart - while your friends wait on an 'Incompatible Version' error.