Source-reviewed guide
Valheim Dedicated Server Guides
Factual scaffolds for server setup, updates, crossplay, world migration, backups, troubleshooting, settings, requirements, and hosting.
Reviewed 2026-08-04
Valheim provides a separate dedicated-server application for persistent worlds. Iron Gate's official guide covers Windows, Linux, Docker, launch flags, permissions, automatic backups, Steam networking, and the PlayFab crossplay backend.
Initial coverage
- Dedicated server setup
- Updating a server
- Existing world versus new world
- World backup and restore
- Move a local world to a server
- Crossplay configuration
- Server not showing
- Server requirements
- Server settings
- Server hosting
These pages begin as sourced scaffolds. Procedures will expand only when their steps can be verified.