Valheim

Starting a new Valheim world can be exciting, but wiping a server that your group has spent hundreds of hours building on is not something you want to do for no reason. Some worlds stay active for months or even years, while others start to feel finished once the group

If your Valheim server is running but you cannot find it in the server browser, the first setting to check is whether the server is actually public. Valheim uses the -public startup setting to control whether a dedicated server appears in the browser. Making your Valheim server public is straightforward,

A Valheim whitelist lets you control exactly who can join your server. This is useful for private worlds, friend groups, or communities where you only want approved players to have access. Valheim handles whitelisting through its built-in permittedlist.txt file, so you do not need to install any mods or

Valheim modpacks let you install an entire collection of mods at once instead of downloading and configuring each one individually. A modpack can include new weapons, enemies, building pieces, quality-of-life improvements and gameplay changes. For multiplayer servers, the important part is making sure the server and players are using compatible

Valheim players spent years working with the same limited inventory, but the 1.0 update finally introduced a permanent way to increase how many items your character can carry. Two new upgrades called Wider Pockets and Deeper Pockets can add a total of 16 extra inventory slots, giving you considerably

Valheim 1.0 finally introduced achievements after more than five years in Early Access, giving players another reason to explore every biome, defeat every boss, build bigger settlements and experiment with parts of the game they may normally ignore. Steam currently lists 53 Valheim achievements covering everything from simply entering

Valheim 1.0 finally opens the Deep North, the game’s last major biome and the final stage of its main progression. Unlike earlier biomes, progressing through the Deep North involves more than finding resources and locating a boss altar. You will need to create Embers, hunt Gammeltrolls for Bloodgold,

Valheim 1.0 only launched on September 9, but Iron Gate has already released its first major set of hotfixes. Valheim 1.0.10 and 1.0.12 released on September 11, 2026, fixing several issues introduced with the full release. The update includes fixes for Deep North heavy armour,

Your Valheim server name is the name players see when identifying your server. Whether you want to rename a private world for your group, update the name of a community server, or simply replace the default name you started with, you can change it without creating a new world. On

A password controls who can connect to your Valheim server, making it one of the most important settings for a private multiplayer world. You may want to change it after inviting new players, removing someone from your group, or simply replacing an old password that too many people know. When

Adding admins to your Valheim server gives trusted players access to commands for managing other players, issuing bans, forcing saves, and handling other basic server administration. If you are self-hosting, adding an admin requires finding Valheim's server files and manually editing the correct permission file. With Valheim hosting

When creating a Valheim server, one of the first decisions is where you are going to run it. You can self-host the server from your own Windows PC or use dedicated Valheim hosting that keeps the world running on remote server hardware. Both options can give you a persistent multiplayer

Making a Valheim server gives you and your friends a shared world where you can build, explore, defeat bosses, and progress together. There are two main ways to create one: self-host the server from your own Windows PC or use Valheim hosting, where the server environment is already prepared for

Updating your Valheim server to 1.0 ensures that your dedicated server and everyone connecting to it are running compatible versions of the game. If players update their game while the server remains on an older build, they may be unable to connect or receive an incompatible version error. How

Valheim 1.0 gives returning players a good reason to revisit an old world, get a previous group back together, or finally continue a playthrough that has been sitting untouched. Coming back to an established world is different from beginning again. Your bases, portals, equipment, map exploration, server settings, and