If you're looking for the best Valheim server provider, we recommend you try Haptic. Our servers have quality Ryzen 9 hardware, DDoS protection, and 24/7 support via Discord.
Valheim Server Hosting
From $5.99/mo · online in 60 seconds1.0 September 9
All our servers come with these perks too
- Mod compatible
- Human support
- Lag free
- Easy to use
- Split the cost
- Subusers
- DDoS protection
- Cancel anytime
- 7-day refund policy
Hardware built for Valheim
Valheim is heavy on single-thread performance, so we run it on top-tier AMD Ryzen 9 processors, including the flagship 9950X, with NVMe storage.
Crossplay for the whole crew
Valheim 1.0 brings full crossplay across Steam, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Switch 2, and consoles cannot host their own dedicated server, so yours is the one world the whole crew shares. Turn on Crossplay in the dashboard and your server gets a join code friends can enter from any platform, with your password deciding who gets in.
One-click Thunderstore mods
Browse Thunderstore and install BepInEx mods from the dashboard with one click. Every installed mod shows a matching download link for your players, and your server's public page doubles as a join checklist with the exact versions to install, so getting friends onto a modded server takes one shared link.
Difficulty on your terms
Pick a preset from Casual to Hardcore, or tune the world modifiers behind them: Combat Difficulty, Death Penalty, Resource Drops, Raid Frequency, Portal Restrictions, No Map, No Build Cost, and more. Every one is a labeled control in the dashboard, not a launch flag.
Unlimited backups you can actually restore
Automatic daily backups plus event backups around risky changes, with one-click restore. Bring an existing Valheim save with you: upload your world and keep playing where you left off.
Full file accessBeta
A real file manager in the browser and SFTP for everything else. Edit configs, drop in mod files, or pull a copy of your save down whenever you want it.
Valheim tonight, something else next week
Your memory is a pool, not a Valheim-only rental. Swap this server to another game whenever you like, or run several games at once. One subscription covers all of it.
Where your Valheim server runs
- NA WestHillsboro, OR
- NA EastVint Hill, VA · Beauharnois, QC
- EU WestLimburg, DE
DDoS protection is on in every region. Pick the closest one when you order; you can move later from the dashboard.
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Want to start with a different game?
You can switch games anytime from the dashboard.
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1.0 UpdatePalworld
Java EditionMinecraft
Ashlands SoonWindrose
1.0 September 9Valheim
Build 42 UpdateProject Zomboid
1.0 October 15Enshrouded
Hytale
FiveM
7 Days to Die
New UpdateConan Exiles
Core Keeper
Counter Strike 2
DayZ
Don't Starve Together
Factorio
Icarus
Bedrock EditionMinecraft
RedM
Rust
Satisfactory
Terraria
Create, play, and explore
across platforms.
Start on your phone. Build on your computer. Level up on your Xbox. Host games across your favorite platforms. And easily switch games from your phone, tablet, and computer, included in every plan. All on demand.
Thoughtfully supported on
Windows
macOS
Xbox
Steam
Playstation
Mobile
Questions? Answers.
Turn on Crossplay in your dashboard and restart. Your server gets a join code that shows right on your server card: friends on Xbox, and with Valheim 1.0 also PlayStation 5 and Switch 2, enter it from the Start Game screen and land in your world. Your server password still decides who gets in.
Yes. Valheim modding on Haptic uses BepInEx with the Thunderstore catalog built into the dashboard, so installing a mod is one click. Each mod shows a matching download link for your players, and your public server page lists everything a friend needs to install to join.
Yes. Upload your world from the dashboard: the .fwl and .db pair, the whole worlds_local folder, or a zip all work, and worlds in the new 1.0 save format are supported too. We detect the world inside, place it correctly, and your group continues where the story left off. Automatic backups keep earlier versions of your world restorable.
Valheim servers on Haptic start at 3GB, which suits a fresh world and a few friends. Long-running worlds grow as you build and explore, so add memory when yours does: changes apply live from the dashboard without moving your world.
Yes. Choose one of the built-in presets, from Casual through Hardcore and Immersive, or adjust individual world modifiers like Combat Difficulty, Death Penalty, Resource Drops, Raid Frequency, and Portal Restrictions. Everything is a labeled setting in the dashboard.
Admins, allowed players, and bans are simple lists in your dashboard, synced both ways with the files on your server. Promote a friend by adding their ID, and it survives restarts, restores, and file edits.
Valheim 1.0 arrives September 9, 2026, and your Haptic server moves to it with a restart, no reinstall needed. Your world and its backups stay with you, and if your crew wants a fresh start for the Deep North, you can reset your world or run a second one alongside it on the same plan.
Yes, that is what Wake & Play does. Your Valheim server hibernates when the last player disconnects and wakes on demand from the dashboard or a shared wake link, so you are not paying for a world that is sitting empty overnight. If you would rather it never sleep, choose Always On.
Popular Valheim guides
Setup tips and troubleshooting from the Haptic support team.
Valheim: Find (or choose) your world seed
Your server's seed is on your dashboard: press Detail view on the server card, go to the Basic tab of the Overview card, and read the World Seed field (the…
Valheim: Run the Public Test (Beta) on Your Server
Check Public Test Branch in your server's Basic tab and your server runs Valheim's Beta build from its next start. Everyone who joins must opt in to the…
Valheim: Join Your Server (Steam, Game Pass, Xbox, and the Community list)
Your server card shows one address, like odin.vesta.haptic.game:2456, with a Copy password pill one click away behind the arrow at the end of the strip.…
Changing Valheim World Settings on an Existing Server
Valheim writes your world's modifiers into the world file the first time the server starts that world. After that, turning a setting on works any time:…
