Mods & Plugins
Installing Mods on Your Valheim Server
Step-by-step guide to installing BepInEx and mods on your Valheim dedicated server for custom gameplay.
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Getting Started
Getting Started with Your Valheim Server
Complete guide to setting up and connecting to your Valheim dedicated server for the first time.
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Getting Started
Join a Valheim Server on Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2
Console players join a Valheim server with the crossplay join code. Where it is, why it changes on every restart, and what Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2 can and cannot do.
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Configuration
Turn Off Crossplay on Your Valheim Server (Join IP)
Turn off crossplay on your Valheim server with one switch, keep Public server on so Join IP works, and get your Steam players connected by IP address.
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Troubleshooting
Valheim Failed to Connect: Causes and Fixes
Failed to connect in Valheim usually means your client picked a route the server does not offer. The PlayFab reset, the port, the version and Public server.
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Troubleshooting
Valheim: Delete PlayFab Account to Fix Failed to Connect
Valheim keeps a PlayFab crossplay login on your PC and tries it first. Here is why that breaks joining a Steam-only server, and how to clear it in Settings.
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Server Administration
Valheim 1.0: New World or Keep Yours for the Deep North?
Valheim 1.0 lands 9 September with the Deep North. Check whether your old map can still generate it, and create a new world in the panel in a minute.
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Getting Started
How to Join Your Valheim Server
Join by code or IP, and why the code changes on every restart. Includes the Steam favourites port trick and the password rule that stops a server booting.
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Server Administration
How to Upload a Valheim World to Your Server
Move a Valheim world onto your server: the 1.0 world folder and the older .fwl and .db pair, how to upload each from the Worlds tab, and how to make it active.
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Server Administration
Valheim Admin Commands and Server Management
Complete list of Valheim admin and console commands for managing your dedicated server, players, and world.
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Server Administration
Managing Your Valheim World
Create, switch, upload, download, reset and back up Valheim worlds from the Worlds tab in the game panel, no SFTP needed.
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Server Administration
Configuring Your Valheim Server Settings
The Valheim settings in the game panel: startup values, the Modifiers tab with presets and world keys, and the crossplay switch.
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