Valheim guides
Everything about running your Valheim server. See all guides.
How to set up a Valheim dedicated server (2026)
Set up a Valheim dedicated server the fast way or run it yourself. Correct Steam app ids, ports, the mandatory join password rule, and a world saved between sessions for up to 10 vikings, hosted by the hour.
Valheim difficulty settings and world modifiers explained
Every Valheim difficulty setting explained: the world modifier presets Standard, Casual, Easy, Hard, Hardcore, Immersive and Hammer, and what each one changes. Pick one when you deploy a Valheim server by the hour on 2hours.gg.
How to join a Valheim server, and how crossplay changes it
How friends join your Valheim server with Join IP and the password, plus what crossplay does: with crossplay on there is no IP join, players use a join code instead. Host a Valheim world by the hour on 2hours.gg.
Valheim on 2hours.gg: your world is saved between sessions
How world persistence works on a 2hours.gg Valheim server: the world is snapshotted automatically when your session ends, you resume it next time, how friends join, in-game admin, crossplay, and what does not work.