Valheim Server Hosting

Yes. Every HostSimple Valheim server runs the current 1.0 build, and it checks Steam for the latest version every time it starts. Valheim requires the server and every player to run the exact same version, so when Iron Gate ships a patch and Steam updates your game, one click on Restart in your dashboard brings the server up to date too (about a minute of downtime). No reinstall, no file uploads, your world stays exactly as it is.

Your existing world keeps working after 1.0, but Iron Gate has said the new biome only generates in areas nobody has explored yet. If your group has already sailed the far north, start a fresh world for the full Deep North experience — you can keep the old one on the same server and switch between them from the panel.

Yes. Valheim 1.0 launches on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 with full crossplay. Flip the Crossplay switch on your server page, wait about a minute for the restart, and your dashboard shows a 6-digit join code. Console and Game Pass players enter it under Join Game → Add server; PC players can keep using the server address. One note: mods don't work on console, so a crossplay server runs vanilla. Full walkthrough per platform, plus troubleshooting, in our crossplay guide at hostsimple.io/blog/valheim-crossplay-dedicated-server-join-codes.

No. Our dedicated servers handle all networking. Just share your server address with friends and they can connect directly.

Yes. You can install BepInEx, Valheim+ and other Thunderstore mods through the file manager. One heads-up: after every major Valheim update (1.0 included) most mods stop working until their authors ship a compatible build, so check Thunderstore for a version that matches the current game before enabling anything.

Yes. Unlike hosting from your PC, our dedicated servers run 24/7 so your friends can play even when you're offline.

Yes, from the dashboard. Open your server page, find World & seed, click New world with a seed, and type any seed (up to 10 characters, exactly like the in-game box). The server generates that map on its next start; no single-player world to create, no files to upload. Your previous world stays saved on the server and you can switch back to it any time.

Yes, from the dashboard. Open your server page, find Difficulty & world modifiers, and set combat difficulty, death penalty, resource drop rate, raid frequency and portal rules, plus no-map, free building and passive enemies, exactly like the in-game World modifiers menu. Click Apply and the server restarts with the new settings saved into your world, so every player gets them.

Yes. Stop the server, upload your world's two files (WorldName.db and WorldName.fwl) into the worlds_local folder through the control panel's file manager, set the World Name setting to match, and start it. Builds, chests and boss progress come with the world; characters stay with each player. Step-by-step guide with troubleshooting: hostsimple.io/blog/valheim-world-transfer-dedicated-server.