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Valheim server guides.
One task per guide: how to do it in the ArthOS panel, and by hand where there is a way.
Basics
16 guides-
Basics Change your Valheim server name
Change the Valheim server name in the Config Editor. It shows in the server list and applies at the next start. The world name is a different setting. - Basics
Connect to a Valheim server
Join a Valheim server with Join game, Add server, the address from the Players page and the password. Xbox and Game Pass players use the join code. - Basics
How to restart your Valheim server
Restart a Valheim server from the panel with one button, or on a timer with a schedule. The game saves the world first. Warn players before you do. - Basics
How to update your Valheim server
A Loafhosts Valheim server checks Steam for a newer build every time it starts, so a restart updates it. Players need the same version. Back up first. - Basics
Reset a Valheim world and start fresh
Start a fresh Valheim world with the New world box, or delete the world folder with the server stopped. Back up first. Lists and settings stay. - Basics
Set or change a Valheim server password
Set the Valheim server password in the Config Editor: 5 to 20 characters. A listed server's password cannot be part of the world name or seed. - Basics
Set up a Valheim server from order to first join
A new Valheim server is ready about 17 seconds after it starts. Find the password, check the first settings and join the world with the address or join code. - Basics
Upload a Valheim world to your server
Move a world from your own game to your Valheim server: stop the server, upload the world folder to worlds_local, pick it on the World page, then start. - Basics
Valheim crossplay server: Xbox and Game Pass players
Turn on crossplay in the Config Editor so Steam, Xbox and Game Pass players can join your Valheim server by join code. It applies at the next start. - Basics
Valheim max players on a dedicated server
A Valheim dedicated server takes 10 players at most. No setting raises it. See where the count shows and what mods that claim more really do. - Basics
Valheim server requirements: memory, CPU and disk
The wiki's lowest figures for a Valheim server are 2 GB of memory and 2 GB of disk; plan 4 GB or more of memory. Loafhosts servers used 2.5 to 6 GB of disk. - Basics
Download a Valheim world from your server
Download your Valheim world folder or a backup folder with Files or SFTP, keep a copy, or play it alone. Stop the server first so the copy is whole. - Basics
Run the Valheim public test branch on your server
Set Game branch to Public test, enter Iron Gate's test code as the Branch password on Startup, and restart. Players must be on the same branch. Back up first. - Basics
Show your Valheim server in Discord
Link a Discord channel to your Valheim server. The panel posts one message with the world, day, bosses, who is online, the join code and mods. - Basics
Valheim save editor: what a server can change
There is no save editor in the panel. A Valheim server can change its world: difficulty, the world played, a backup put back. Characters stay on players. - Basics
Valheim server ports: the two UDP ports explained
A Valheim server uses two UDP ports: the game port and the next one. Read both on the Network page. No port forwarding is needed on Loafhosts.
Players and panel tools
16 guides- Players and panel tools
Ban and kick players on a Valheim server
Kick or ban a Valheim player from the Players page, lift a ban, or ban an id for someone who is not on. By hand: bannedlist.txt and the F5 console. - Players and panel tools
Find a Valheim player ID (Steam ID)
A Valheim player ID is Steam_ then a 17-digit Steam ID. Find it in the F2 panel, on the Players page, or in the server log. - Players and panel tools
Give items to a player on a Valheim server
Give a Valheim player any item from the game's own list with its picture. Pick the amount and quality; the items drop at the player's feet. - Players and panel tools
Make yourself admin on a Valheim server
Make yourself admin on your Valheim server from the Players page, or add your id to adminlist.txt by hand. Admins can use the game's admin commands. - Players and panel tools
See your Valheim server's map in the panel
Open the Map page to see your Valheim world with biomes, bosses, traders and what players built. With the panel tools, see players live. - Players and panel tools
Teleport a player on a Valheim server
Send a Valheim player to a spot you click on the map, or to another player. With the panel tools, it happens the moment you choose. - Players and panel tools
Valheim panel tools: what they are and how to turn on
A small plugin of the panel's own that runs inside your Valheim server. Players install nothing. Here is what it adds and how to turn it on. - Players and panel tools
Valheim permitted list (whitelist): only chosen players
Add a player to the Valheim permitted list and only listed players can join, admins too. Use the Players page or permittedlist.txt. Add yourself first. - Players and panel tools
Valheim server console commands for admins
Admins use the F5 console in the game: Kick, Ban, Unban and Banned. The server has no console to type in. The panel Players page does the same jobs. - Players and panel tools
Can you see a Valheim player's inventory on a server?
A Valheim server cannot read or change a player's inventory, food or skills, because the game keeps them on the player's PC. See what the panel can show. - Players and panel tools
Heal a Valheim player or give them an effect
Heal a Valheim player to full or by an amount, or give them a Forsaken power or an effect like Rested, with the panel tools on your server. - Players and panel tools
See who is online on your Valheim server
Open the Players page to see who is online on your Valheim server, who joined before and what happened lately. The panel reads the server log as players join. - Players and panel tools
Send a message to players on a Valheim server
Show a message on one Valheim player's screen or on everyone's with the Loafhosts panel tools. Without them a server cannot message players. - Players and panel tools
Skip the night on a Valheim server
Skip to morning on a Valheim server from the Loafhosts panel with the panel tools, see the game's day and time, and save the world now. - Players and panel tools
Spawn creatures and start a raid on a Valheim server
Spawn creatures near a Valheim player or start the game's own raid around them with the Loafhosts panel tools. What raids are and how often they come. - Players and panel tools
Valheim devcommands and cheats on a dedicated server
The Valheim cheat commands, such as god, fly, spawn and goto, do not work on a dedicated server. The Loafhosts panel tools do much of it.
Mods
12 guides- Mods
How players install the mods of a Valheim server
Players get the server's Valheim mods with a mod manager, at the versions in the Installed list, or with a profile code. Xbox and Game Pass cannot use mods. - Mods
How to change Valheim mod settings on your server
Change a Valheim mod's settings in the Config Editor. Each mod has one settings file made at its first start. Save it and restart to apply the change. - Mods
How to install a modpack on a Valheim server
Install a Valheim modpack from the Mods page: choose Modpacks under Add a mod, check the full package list before it installs, and give players the same pack. - Mods
How to install mods on a Valheim server
Install a Valheim mod from the Mods page: search, read the mod, choose Install, check the list of packages, then look for the Loaded chip after the restart. - Mods
How to update Valheim mods on your server
A mod with a newer version shows an out chip on the Mods page. Update one mod or all of them. The server stops, updates and starts again by itself. - Mods
Valheim mod manager: install, update and remove mods
The Mods page installs Valheim mods and modpacks from Thunderstore and Hexium, updates, turns off and removes them, and shows what loaded at the last start. - Mods
Valheim server-side mods: which mods players need
Some Valheim mods run only on the server. Others need every player to install them too. Learn what the Players need it too and Server only chips mean. - Mods
How to remove or turn off Valheim mods
Turn a Valheim mod off to keep it, remove it to delete it, or switch Load mods off to run the plain game. Each change applies at the next start. - Mods
Popular Valheim server mods
Popular Valheim mods from Thunderstore, grouped by what they do, with what each page says and whether players need them too. Install them from the Mods page. - Mods
Upload a mod to your Valheim server
Put a Valheim mod .zip from Thunderstore or Hexium on your server from the Mods page, up to 200 MB. A loose .dll is not taken, so use Files for it. - Mods
ValheimPlus on a Valheim 1.0 server
Install ValheimPlus on a Valheim 1.0.20 server from the Mods page, then change its settings in the Config Editor. Players need the mod too. - Mods
What is BepInEx and how Valheim mods load
BepInEx is the mod loader most Valheim mods need. See how the panel installs it with your first mod, where its files live and what to do when it stops.
World and server settings
19 guides- World and server settings
Change difficulty on an existing Valheim world
A played world keeps the modifiers it started with. Change them on the World page and tick Clear the world's own modifiers first. - World and server settings
Find and use a Valheim world seed
Read your server's world seed on the World page. To play a chosen seed, make the world in your own game and upload it to the server. - World and server settings
Valheim Config Editor: server and mod settings
Change a Valheim server's name, password and saving in the Config Editor, then each mod's settings file. Saved changes apply at the next start. - World and server settings
Valheim death penalty: what you lose when you die
Set the Valheim Death penalty from Casual to Hardcore on the World page. See what each level does to your gear and skills, and when it takes effect. - World and server settings
Valheim portal settings: block or allow portals
Pick Everything can go through, Not during a boss fight or No portals on the Valheim World page, and see what a portal normally refuses to carry. - World and server settings
Valheim raid settings: change how often raids come
Set the Valheim Raids modifier from None to Much more, or make raids follow each player's progress, on the World page. It applies at the next start. - World and server settings
Valheim world backups: settings and putting one back
Set how many world backups the game keeps and how far apart, then put one back from the World page. Defaults: 4 kept, 2 hours then 12 hours apart. - World and server settings
Valheim world manager: switch, add and restore worlds
Use the World page to see your Valheim world, play another one, make a new one, and put a backup back. Each change applies at the next server start. - World and server settings
Valheim world modifiers: presets and difficulty settings
Set a Valheim preset, then change Combat, Death penalty, Resources, Raids and Portals on the World page. Learn what a world keeps and when changes apply. - World and server settings
Change how often a Valheim server saves
Set Save every (minutes) in the Config Editor (the panel accepts 5 to 120). The game saves every 30 minutes by default and when the server stops. - World and server settings
List a Valheim server in the server browser
Turn Listed in the server browser on and your Valheim server appears in the game's server list. Turn it off and players join by address or join code instead. - World and server settings
Play more than one world on a Valheim server
A Valheim server plays one world at a time. Use Play another world on the World page to switch, or start a new world. The old one stays safe on the server. - World and server settings
Set up a Hardcore Valheim server
Choose the Hardcore preset on the World page, clear the world's old modifiers first, and tell your players before the next start. - World and server settings
Valheim combat difficulty: enemy damage setting
Change the Combat modifier on a Valheim server from Very easy to Very hard. See what each level does to damage and enemy size, and when it starts. - World and server settings
Valheim no build cost server: free building setting
Tick No build costs or pick the Hammer preset on the Valheim World page so players build without materials. It applies at the next start. - World and server settings
Valheim no map server: turn the in-game map off
Tick No map on the Valheim World page and players lose the map and minimap in game. Save, then restart: it applies at the next start. - World and server settings
Valheim passive enemies: stop enemies attacking first
Tick Passive enemies on the Valheim World page and enemies do not attack until a player provokes them. It applies at the next start. - World and server settings
Valheim resources modifier: more or fewer drops
Change the Valheim Resources modifier from Much less to Most on the World page to scale drops from creatures and lootable objects. It starts at the next start. - World and server settings
Where the files are on a Valheim server
Find a Valheim server's worlds, admin and ban lists, logs and BepInEx files in the Files page, and learn which ones are safe to edit while it runs.
Fixes
12 guides- Fixes
Cannot connect to a Valheim server: causes and fixes
Fix a Valheim join failure: wrong password, server full at 10 players, other version, banned or not permitted, crossplay not connecting. Read the Lately list. - Fixes
Valheim crossplay not working: fix Not connecting
Crossplay says Not connecting? Restart the server. If it keeps failing, turn Crossplay off so Steam players join by the address. - Fixes
Valheim mod not loading on your server: how to fix it
A Valheim mod shows Did not load? Read the reason on the Mods page, install the mods it needs, update the mod, or turn Load mods off to run the plain game. - Fixes
Valheim password not working: refused or wrong
Fix a Valheim server password the game refuses, or one that players cannot get right. Rules for length and the world name, and where to change it. - Fixes
Valheim server crashed: read the Crashes page
Find out why a Valheim server stopped or never started. Read the last ten starts on the Crashes page, the findings and fixes, and what to send support. - Fixes
Valheim server lag and desync: causes and fixes
Why a Valheim server lags, rubber-bands or desyncs, and what helps: slow area hosts, world saves, crossplay and new ground. Fixes you can apply. - Fixes
Valheim server not showing in the server list
Valheim server missing from the game's list? Check it has finished starting, that listing is on and that versions match. Join by address or join code meanwhile. - Fixes
Valheim server progress lost: why and how to get it back
Valheim progress went back after a crash? The world saves every 30 minutes and at a stop, so you lose only the time since the last save. Put back a backup. - Fixes
Valheim server version mismatch: fix it
A player cannot join because their Valheim version differs from the server. See how the panel shows it, then update the server or the player. - Fixes
Valheim world could not be loaded: put back a backup
Fix a Valheim server that cannot load its world. The save is untouched, so put back a game world backup on the World page, or a panel backup. - Fixes
Valheim server logs: where they are and how to read them
Find your Valheim server logs: one file per start in the logs folder, the live Console, and the BepInEx log for mods. See which lines look bad but are routine. - Fixes
Valheim server out of memory: causes and how to fix it
The Crashes page says Valheim ran out of memory? Raise the server's memory in Billing, or remove a mod you do not need. Learn what fills memory on a server.
- Ban and kick players on a Valheim server Kick or ban a Valheim player from the Players page, lift a ban, or ban an id for someone who is not on. By hand: bannedlist.txt and the F5 console.
- Cannot connect to a Valheim server: causes and fixes Fix a Valheim join failure: wrong password, server full at 10 players, other version, banned or not permitted, crossplay not connecting. Read the Lately list.
- Change difficulty on an existing Valheim world A played world keeps the modifiers it started with. Change them on the World page and tick Clear the world's own modifiers first.
- Change your Valheim server name Change the Valheim server name in the Config Editor. It shows in the server list and applies at the next start. The world name is a different setting.
- Connect to a Valheim server Join a Valheim server with Join game, Add server, the address from the Players page and the password. Xbox and Game Pass players use the join code.
- Find a Valheim player ID (Steam ID) A Valheim player ID is Steam_ then a 17-digit Steam ID. Find it in the F2 panel, on the Players page, or in the server log.
- Find and use a Valheim world seed Read your server's world seed on the World page. To play a chosen seed, make the world in your own game and upload it to the server.
- Give items to a player on a Valheim server Give a Valheim player any item from the game's own list with its picture. Pick the amount and quality; the items drop at the player's feet.
- How players install the mods of a Valheim server Players get the server's Valheim mods with a mod manager, at the versions in the Installed list, or with a profile code. Xbox and Game Pass cannot use mods.
- How to change Valheim mod settings on your server Change a Valheim mod's settings in the Config Editor. Each mod has one settings file made at its first start. Save it and restart to apply the change.
- How to install a modpack on a Valheim server Install a Valheim modpack from the Mods page: choose Modpacks under Add a mod, check the full package list before it installs, and give players the same pack.
- How to install mods on a Valheim server Install a Valheim mod from the Mods page: search, read the mod, choose Install, check the list of packages, then look for the Loaded chip after the restart.
- How to restart your Valheim server Restart a Valheim server from the panel with one button, or on a timer with a schedule. The game saves the world first. Warn players before you do.
- How to update Valheim mods on your server A mod with a newer version shows an out chip on the Mods page. Update one mod or all of them. The server stops, updates and starts again by itself.
- How to update your Valheim server A Loafhosts Valheim server checks Steam for a newer build every time it starts, so a restart updates it. Players need the same version. Back up first.
- Make yourself admin on a Valheim server Make yourself admin on your Valheim server from the Players page, or add your id to adminlist.txt by hand. Admins can use the game's admin commands.
- Reset a Valheim world and start fresh Start a fresh Valheim world with the New world box, or delete the world folder with the server stopped. Back up first. Lists and settings stay.
- See your Valheim server's map in the panel Open the Map page to see your Valheim world with biomes, bosses, traders and what players built. With the panel tools, see players live.
- Set or change a Valheim server password Set the Valheim server password in the Config Editor: 5 to 20 characters. A listed server's password cannot be part of the world name or seed.
- Set up a Valheim server from order to first join A new Valheim server is ready about 17 seconds after it starts. Find the password, check the first settings and join the world with the address or join code.
- Teleport a player on a Valheim server Send a Valheim player to a spot you click on the map, or to another player. With the panel tools, it happens the moment you choose.
- Upload a Valheim world to your server Move a world from your own game to your Valheim server: stop the server, upload the world folder to worlds_local, pick it on the World page, then start.
- Valheim Config Editor: server and mod settings Change a Valheim server's name, password and saving in the Config Editor, then each mod's settings file. Saved changes apply at the next start.
- Valheim crossplay not working: fix Not connecting Crossplay says Not connecting? Restart the server. If it keeps failing, turn Crossplay off so Steam players join by the address.
- Valheim crossplay server: Xbox and Game Pass players Turn on crossplay in the Config Editor so Steam, Xbox and Game Pass players can join your Valheim server by join code. It applies at the next start.
- Valheim death penalty: what you lose when you die Set the Valheim Death penalty from Casual to Hardcore on the World page. See what each level does to your gear and skills, and when it takes effect.
- Valheim max players on a dedicated server A Valheim dedicated server takes 10 players at most. No setting raises it. See where the count shows and what mods that claim more really do.
- Valheim mod manager: install, update and remove mods The Mods page installs Valheim mods and modpacks from Thunderstore and Hexium, updates, turns off and removes them, and shows what loaded at the last start.
- Valheim mod not loading on your server: how to fix it A Valheim mod shows Did not load? Read the reason on the Mods page, install the mods it needs, update the mod, or turn Load mods off to run the plain game.
- Valheim panel tools: what they are and how to turn on A small plugin of the panel's own that runs inside your Valheim server. Players install nothing. Here is what it adds and how to turn it on.
- Valheim password not working: refused or wrong Fix a Valheim server password the game refuses, or one that players cannot get right. Rules for length and the world name, and where to change it.
- Valheim permitted list (whitelist): only chosen players Add a player to the Valheim permitted list and only listed players can join, admins too. Use the Players page or permittedlist.txt. Add yourself first.
- Valheim portal settings: block or allow portals Pick Everything can go through, Not during a boss fight or No portals on the Valheim World page, and see what a portal normally refuses to carry.
- Valheim raid settings: change how often raids come Set the Valheim Raids modifier from None to Much more, or make raids follow each player's progress, on the World page. It applies at the next start.
- Valheim server console commands for admins Admins use the F5 console in the game: Kick, Ban, Unban and Banned. The server has no console to type in. The panel Players page does the same jobs.
- Valheim server crashed: read the Crashes page Find out why a Valheim server stopped or never started. Read the last ten starts on the Crashes page, the findings and fixes, and what to send support.
- Valheim server lag and desync: causes and fixes Why a Valheim server lags, rubber-bands or desyncs, and what helps: slow area hosts, world saves, crossplay and new ground. Fixes you can apply.
- Valheim server not showing in the server list Valheim server missing from the game's list? Check it has finished starting, that listing is on and that versions match. Join by address or join code meanwhile.
- Valheim server progress lost: why and how to get it back Valheim progress went back after a crash? The world saves every 30 minutes and at a stop, so you lose only the time since the last save. Put back a backup.
- Valheim server requirements: memory, CPU and disk The wiki's lowest figures for a Valheim server are 2 GB of memory and 2 GB of disk; plan 4 GB or more of memory. Loafhosts servers used 2.5 to 6 GB of disk.
- Valheim server version mismatch: fix it A player cannot join because their Valheim version differs from the server. See how the panel shows it, then update the server or the player.
- Valheim server-side mods: which mods players need Some Valheim mods run only on the server. Others need every player to install them too. Learn what the Players need it too and Server only chips mean.
- Valheim world backups: settings and putting one back Set how many world backups the game keeps and how far apart, then put one back from the World page. Defaults: 4 kept, 2 hours then 12 hours apart.
- Valheim world could not be loaded: put back a backup Fix a Valheim server that cannot load its world. The save is untouched, so put back a game world backup on the World page, or a panel backup.
- Valheim world manager: switch, add and restore worlds Use the World page to see your Valheim world, play another one, make a new one, and put a backup back. Each change applies at the next server start.
- Valheim world modifiers: presets and difficulty settings Set a Valheim preset, then change Combat, Death penalty, Resources, Raids and Portals on the World page. Learn what a world keeps and when changes apply.
- Can you see a Valheim player's inventory on a server? A Valheim server cannot read or change a player's inventory, food or skills, because the game keeps them on the player's PC. See what the panel can show.
- Change how often a Valheim server saves Set Save every (minutes) in the Config Editor (the panel accepts 5 to 120). The game saves every 30 minutes by default and when the server stops.
- Download a Valheim world from your server Download your Valheim world folder or a backup folder with Files or SFTP, keep a copy, or play it alone. Stop the server first so the copy is whole.
- Heal a Valheim player or give them an effect Heal a Valheim player to full or by an amount, or give them a Forsaken power or an effect like Rested, with the panel tools on your server.
- How to remove or turn off Valheim mods Turn a Valheim mod off to keep it, remove it to delete it, or switch Load mods off to run the plain game. Each change applies at the next start.
- List a Valheim server in the server browser Turn Listed in the server browser on and your Valheim server appears in the game's server list. Turn it off and players join by address or join code instead.
- Play more than one world on a Valheim server A Valheim server plays one world at a time. Use Play another world on the World page to switch, or start a new world. The old one stays safe on the server.
- Popular Valheim server mods Popular Valheim mods from Thunderstore, grouped by what they do, with what each page says and whether players need them too. Install them from the Mods page.
- Run the Valheim public test branch on your server Set Game branch to Public test, enter Iron Gate's test code as the Branch password on Startup, and restart. Players must be on the same branch. Back up first.
- See who is online on your Valheim server Open the Players page to see who is online on your Valheim server, who joined before and what happened lately. The panel reads the server log as players join.
- Send a message to players on a Valheim server Show a message on one Valheim player's screen or on everyone's with the Loafhosts panel tools. Without them a server cannot message players.
- Set up a Hardcore Valheim server Choose the Hardcore preset on the World page, clear the world's old modifiers first, and tell your players before the next start.
- Show your Valheim server in Discord Link a Discord channel to your Valheim server. The panel posts one message with the world, day, bosses, who is online, the join code and mods.
- Skip the night on a Valheim server Skip to morning on a Valheim server from the Loafhosts panel with the panel tools, see the game's day and time, and save the world now.
- Spawn creatures and start a raid on a Valheim server Spawn creatures near a Valheim player or start the game's own raid around them with the Loafhosts panel tools. What raids are and how often they come.
- Upload a mod to your Valheim server Put a Valheim mod .zip from Thunderstore or Hexium on your server from the Mods page, up to 200 MB. A loose .dll is not taken, so use Files for it.
- Valheim combat difficulty: enemy damage setting Change the Combat modifier on a Valheim server from Very easy to Very hard. See what each level does to damage and enemy size, and when it starts.
- Valheim devcommands and cheats on a dedicated server The Valheim cheat commands, such as god, fly, spawn and goto, do not work on a dedicated server. The Loafhosts panel tools do much of it.
- Valheim no build cost server: free building setting Tick No build costs or pick the Hammer preset on the Valheim World page so players build without materials. It applies at the next start.
- Valheim no map server: turn the in-game map off Tick No map on the Valheim World page and players lose the map and minimap in game. Save, then restart: it applies at the next start.
- Valheim passive enemies: stop enemies attacking first Tick Passive enemies on the Valheim World page and enemies do not attack until a player provokes them. It applies at the next start.
- Valheim resources modifier: more or fewer drops Change the Valheim Resources modifier from Much less to Most on the World page to scale drops from creatures and lootable objects. It starts at the next start.
- Valheim save editor: what a server can change There is no save editor in the panel. A Valheim server can change its world: difficulty, the world played, a backup put back. Characters stay on players.
- Valheim server logs: where they are and how to read them Find your Valheim server logs: one file per start in the logs folder, the live Console, and the BepInEx log for mods. See which lines look bad but are routine.
- Valheim server out of memory: causes and how to fix it The Crashes page says Valheim ran out of memory? Raise the server's memory in Billing, or remove a mod you do not need. Learn what fills memory on a server.
- Valheim server ports: the two UDP ports explained A Valheim server uses two UDP ports: the game port and the next one. Read both on the Network page. No port forwarding is needed on Loafhosts.
- ValheimPlus on a Valheim 1.0 server Install ValheimPlus on a Valheim 1.0.20 server from the Mods page, then change its settings in the Config Editor. Players need the mod too.
- What is BepInEx and how Valheim mods load BepInEx is the mod loader most Valheim mods need. See how the panel installs it with your first mod, where its files live and what to do when it stops.
- Where the files are on a Valheim server Find a Valheim server's worlds, admin and ban lists, logs and BepInEx files in the Files page, and learn which ones are safe to edit while it runs.