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Up to10 GBRAM · 10 slots
For up to 10 players, Valheim's own limit.
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Ten Vikings.
One world that stays on.
A Valheim 1.0 server in London that keeps your world running when the host logs off. Bring your own world or start fresh for the Deep North, set the world modifiers, and download a backup before anyone sails off the edge of the map.
- No contracts
- One-click cancel
- Real people on support
Players per world
10
Valheim's own limit
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Valheim plans
Ten players.
Size for the world.
Valheim lets 10 players into a world, so our bigger plans are for well-explored and modded worlds, or for more players with a mod that lifts the limit. Tell us how many of you play and whether you'll use mods.
Start with 24 slots and up to 16 GB for up to 24 players.
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Up to16 GBRAM · 24 slots
For up to 24 players with a mod that lifts the limit, or 10 on a modded or well-explored world.
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Up to 32 players
Up to24 GBRAM · 32 slots
For up to 32 players with a mod that lifts the limit, or a heavily modded world.
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Going past 10 players takes a mod like ValheimPlus, and every PC player has to install the same version, which shuts out console players. With crossplay on, ValheimPlus tops out at 31 players. Iron Gate builds Valheim for 1 to 10.
These sizes are a guide. Mods, game settings and updates can all change how much RAM a server needs.
Our promises
Lag-free promise
We never overload our machines. If your server lags because of our hardware, we fix it at our cost.
One-click cancel
Cancel from your account whenever you like. It takes one click, and you won’t have to argue with anyone first.
Your backups, your files
Automatic daily backups you can restore or download any time. Your world never gets held hostage.
Help that knows your server
An AI assistant in your Game Panel that reads your server's logs and config files, and changes nothing until you approve it.
World modifiers
Casual, Hardcore
or somewhere between.
Valheim's world modifiers change how hard the fight is, what death costs and what goes through portals. Pick a preset to see exactly what it sets.
- Normal
- Valheim as Iron Gate tuned it. Combat, death, resources, raids and portals all on their standard settings, and no metal through portals.
- Casual
- For exploring and building. You deal 25% more damage and enemies deal half; you keep what you're wearing when you die; resources drop 50% more; there are no raids, metal goes through portals and enemies leave you alone unless you start it.
- Easy
- A gentler fight. You deal 10% more damage, enemies deal 75% of normal, and raids come less often.
- Hard
- Enemies hit 50% harder and level up faster, you deal 15% less, and raids come more often.
- Hardcore
- Enemies deal double damage, death destroys everything you carry and resets your skills, there's no map, raids come more often and portals shut during boss fights.
- Immersive
- Standard combat, but no portals at all, no map and fire hazards on. You walk and sail everywhere.
- Hammer
- Building without the grind. Nothing costs materials to build, enemies are passive and there are no raids. The game counts it as a cheat for achievements.
Combatcombat | Normal |
|---|---|
Death penaltydeathpenalty | Normal |
Resourcesresources | Normal |
Raidsraids | Normal |
Portalsportals | No metals |
Mapnomap | On |
Buildingnobuildcost | Costs materials |
Enemiespassivemobs | Aggressive |
Raids based onplayerevents | World progress |
Fire hazardsfire | Off |
Launch option-preset normal
These are the game's own preset values. A preset in the launch options rewrites the world's modifiers every time it starts, so if you upload a world you made on Casual, set Casual here too. Some modifiers turn achievements off.
Open it as a full toolBiomes and bosses
Meadows to
the Deep North.
Valheim is a run of biomes, each with a boss whose drop opens the way to the next. Here's the order as of Valheim 1.0.
1 of 8
Meadows
Where every Viking wakes up: gentle hills, deer, boar and greylings, and your first boss trophy.
- Boss
- Eikthyr
- Summon with
- 2 deer trophies
- Drops
- Hard antler
2 of 8
Black Forest
Dense pine forest with trolls, skeletons in burial chambers, and the copper and tin you need for bronze.
- Boss
- The Elder
- Summon with
- 3 ancient seeds
- Drops
- Swamp key
3 of 8
Swamp
Murky water, poison and draugr. Its sunken crypts hold the iron that moves you past bronze.
- Boss
- Bonemass
- Summon with
- 10 withered bones
- Drops
- Wishbone
4 of 8
Mountain
Snow, wolves, drakes and freezing cold. Bring frost resistance, because the silver is up here.
- Boss
- Moder
- Summon with
- 3 dragon eggs
- Drops
- Dragon tear
5 of 8
Plains
Open, sunny and dangerous, with fulings, deathsquitos and lox, and black metal in the fuling villages.
- Boss
- Yagluth
- Summon with
- 5 fuling totems
- Drops
- Torn spirit
6 of 8
Mistlands
Thick mist over jagged rock, giant remains and the Dvergr, with seekers and gjall to keep you honest.
- Boss
- The Queen
- Summon with
- Sealbreaker
- Drops
- Majestic carapace
7 of 8
Ashlands
A burning continent in the far south, held by the Charred and their fortresses.
- Boss
- Fader
- Summon with
- 3 bells
8 of 8
Deep North
The frozen far north, added in Valheim 1.0 on 9 September 2026. It only appears in parts of a world nobody has explored yet.
- Boss
- Kall Fimbulbringer
- Added
- Valheim 1.0
Boss details from the Valheim wiki and Iron Gate's 1.0 patch notes. Worlds made before 1.0 only get Deep North content in ground nobody has explored, so Iron Gate recommends a new world for it.
Mods
Mods work.
Mind who's playing.
Valheim has no official mod support, but the modding scene is huge. You have full access to your server's files, so you can add mods yourself.
Big Valheim updates break mods until their authors catch up, so keep a backup from before you update. Mods that every player installs shut out console players.
Settings
Name it, lock it,
share it.
Valheim's server settings are launch options, plus three plain text files for admins and bans. Here's what each does.
- World
Which world the server loads, or creates if it doesn't exist. There's no seed option for servers, so to pick a seed, make the world on your PC and upload it.
Setting
-world- Name and password
The password needs at least 5 characters and can't contain the server's name. A server listed publicly must have one.
Settings
-name-password- Listed or hidden
Listed servers show in the community browser; hidden ones are joined by address only.
Setting
-public- Crossplay
Lets Xbox, PlayStation 5, Switch 2 and Microsoft Store players join, through Microsoft's PlayFab relay. They connect by address or a six-digit code that changes every restart.
Setting
-crossplay- World modifiers
Set a preset, then fine-tune single modifiers after it. The preset rewrites the world's modifiers every time it starts.
Settings
-preset-modifier-setkey- Saving and backups
Valheim saves every 30 minutes and keeps four rolling backups of its own by default. Our daily backups come on top, and you can download them.
Settings
-saveinterval-backups- Admins, bans and the allow list
One player ID per line, copied from the F2 panel in game. Adding anyone to the permitted list locks everyone else out.
Settings
adminlist.txtbannedlist.txtpermittedlist.txt- Port
2456 unless you change it. The server also uses the port above it.
Setting
-port
Joining
Get the longship
crewed up.
How you join depends on whether the server has crossplay on.
On Steam, join by address
In Valheim, open Join Game and choose Join IP, then enter your server's address and port from the panel. Everyone uses the same address.
On console or Game Pass, use crossplay
With crossplay on, players join by address or a six-digit join code. The code changes every restart, so the address is the one to share.
Bring your own world
Move the world to local saves in game, then upload its whole folder. Older .fwl and .db worlds convert the first time they load, and the game backs them up first.
203.0.113.24:2456
An example address. 2456 is Valheim's usual port; yours is in the panel.
Every game server comes with
- DDoS protection
- NVMe storage
- Daily backups you can download
- Free subdomain
- Full file and config access
- Scheduled restarts and updates
- Live console
- Switch games any time
Valheim help
Set it up.
Sort it out.
Step-by-step answers for running your Valheim server, each one checked against the game's own docs.
How do I make myself admin on my Valheim server?
Put your player ID, such as Steam_7656…, on its own line in adminlist.txt in the save folder. Then the admin commands in the F5 console work for you.How do I set world modifiers and difficulty on my Valheim server?
Pick a preset with -preset, then fine-tune it with -modifier and -setkey in your launch options. Admins can also change them from the F5 console.Why can't anyone join my Valheim server?
Check the permitted list, the password rules, crossplay for console players and that everyone's on the same version as the server.How do I upload my own world to my Valheim server?
Stop the server, upload the whole world folder (or the .db and .fwl files for an older world) to worlds_local, then set -world to its exact name.
FAQ
Valheim questions,
straight answers.
What people ask before they rent a Valheim server.
How much RAM does a Valheim server need?
We recommend up to 10 GB for up to 10 players, up to 16 GB for up to 24 players and up to 24 GB for up to 32 players. Our RAM sizes are a guide, based on player count. What a server really uses also depends on its mods and plugins, its settings (map size, view distance and spawn rates all count), how much its world grows over time, and the game's own updates. If you're planning a modded server, start a size up.
How many players can join a Valheim server?
Ten. Valheim 1.0 is built for 1 to 10 players, and the server turns the eleventh away. Mods like ValheimPlus can raise the limit, but every player then needs the same mod on PC, which shuts out console players, and with crossplay on ValheimPlus tops out at 31.
Can Xbox, PlayStation and Switch players join?
Yes, on a crossplay server. Valheim 1.0 has crossplay across all its platforms, including PS5 and Switch 2, and players join by address or a six-digit code. Crossplay runs through Microsoft's PlayFab relay, so expect a little more latency than a direct Steam connection.
Can I bring my existing world over?
Yes. Move it to local saves in game, then upload the whole world folder. Worlds from before 1.0 (.fwl and .db files) convert the first time they load, and the game backs them up first. Xbox worlds can be reached on PC through the Microsoft Store version.
Will my old world get the Deep North?
Only in areas nobody has explored yet, because new biome content generates in fresh ground. Iron Gate recommends starting a new world for 1.0.
Can I use mods?
Yes. Most Valheim mods run on BepInEx, from Thunderstore. Iron Gate doesn't support mods officially, so a big update can break them for a while, and mods that every player installs mean console players can't join.
Can I change world modifiers on an existing world?
Yes, with launch options or the admin console commands. A preset in the launch options rewrites the world's own modifiers every time it starts, so set the one you want to keep.
How do I make myself an admin?
Add your player ID to adminlist.txt, one per line, copied from the F2 panel in game. Admins can kick, ban, save the world and change world modifiers. There are no cheat commands on a dedicated server.
Where are your Valheim servers?
In London, close to players across the UK and Europe.