We handle
- Server process, service supervision, restarts, and resource limits
- Snapshots, retention, restores, and build rollback
- Update windows, applied only with your approval
- Networking, UDP ports, and hostname
Valheim Dedicated
A dedicated Valheim world that survives the patch cycle.
What this tier is
Valheim is modest on resources and unforgiving about update timing. A server that auto-updates mid-session drops everyone, and a modded server that auto-updates can lose compatibility until every mod author catches up.
We hold updates until you say go, snapshot the world first, and keep the previous build available so a rollback is a decision rather than an archaeology project. World and character data are snapshotted on a schedule independent of the update cycle.
Specification
| Server software | Valheim dedicated server on Linux |
|---|---|
| Memory | 4 GB allocated |
| Storage | 10 GB world and character data |
| Players | Sized for up to 10 concurrent |
| Networking | UDP ports configured correctly; public listing optional |
| Backups | World and character snapshot every 6 hours, 14-day retention |
| Updates | Held until approved; previous build retained for rollback |
| Mods | BepInEx supported, load order reviewed before upgrades |
What is included
- Dedicated Valheim server on Linux, managed as a systemd service
- World and character snapshots every six hours, fourteen-day retention
- Update control: nothing is applied until you approve the window
- Previous build retained so a rollback is available
- Correct UDP port configuration with public listing on or off
- Server password and access control managed with you
- BepInEx and mod support with load order reviewed before upgrades
Typical use cases
- A friend group that keeps losing the host to a laptop lid
- A modded world where update ordering matters
- A long-running world worth protecting properly
- A server that needs to be reachable without fighting a home router
Responsibility split
Written down so there is no argument about it later.
You handle
- Mod selection and in-game configuration
- Server password distribution and who you let in
- Telling us when you are ready for an update
How provisioning works
Operator-provisioned. Send the server name, whether the listing should be public, and any world upload. Typical turnaround is same or next business day.
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