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Valheim server settings explained

All 21 settings a Valheim server has on ToastHosting, as its Settings page shows them: what each one does, its default, and the values it takes. Where a setting has a name in the game's own configuration file, that name is shown next to it.

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Server

Server name

The name players see in the game's server list.

Default: your server's name

Join password

What players type to join: at least 5 characters, and not part of the server name.

Default: you choose it

Show in the server list

Lists the server in Valheim's community server list, so anyone can find it (they still need the password).

Default: OffValues: On or Off

Crossplay (Xbox / Game Pass)

Lets Xbox and Game Pass players join too; everyone joins with the join code shown in the Console.

Default: OffValues: On or Off

World

World name

Changing it starts a new world; the old one stays in saves/worlds_local in Files.

Default: Dedicated

World modifiers

Difficulty preset

Sets all world modifiers at once; a modifier you set further down wins over it.

Default: Normal (default)Values: Normal (default), Casual, Easy, Hard, Hardcore, Immersive, Hammer (build mode)

Combat

How much damage enemies do and how much health they have.

Default: Set by the presetValues: Set by the preset, Very easy, Easy, Hard, Very hard

Death penalty

What players lose when they die.

Default: Set by the presetValues: Set by the preset, Casual, Very easy, Easy, Hard, Hardcore

Resources

How many resources drop.

Default: Set by the presetValues: Set by the preset, Much less, Less, More, Much more, Most

Raids

How often enemies raid bases.

Default: Set by the presetValues: Set by the preset, None, Much less, Less, More, Much more

Portals

Casual lets every item through portals; Hard and Very hard mean fewer portals or none.

Default: Set by the presetValues: Set by the preset, Casual, Hard, Very hard

No build cost

Building costs no materials.

Default: OffValues: On or Off

Raids based on player progress

Raids depend on each player's progress instead of the world's.

Default: OffValues: On or Off

Passive enemies

Enemies don't attack unless provoked.

Default: OffValues: On or Off

No map

Players have no map or minimap.

Default: OffValues: On or Off

Saves

Save every

In seconds; the default is 1800 (30 minutes).

Default: 1800

Backups to keep

How many of the game's own world backups are kept, next to the world in saves/worlds_local.

Default: 4

First backups every

In seconds: how often the first backups are made; the default is 7200 (2 hours).

Default: 7200

Later backups every

In seconds: how often backups are made after the first ones; the default is 43200 (12 hours).

Default: 43200

Advanced

Extra launch options

Extra options added to the game's start command, for people who know the game's own launch flags. Leave it empty otherwise.

Default: empty

Load BepInEx mods

Starts the server through BepInEx so the mods in Mods load; installing a mod there switches this on.

Default: OffValues: On or Off

The ports a Valheim server uses

These are Valheim's standard ports. On ToastHosting each server gets ports of its own; the server page shows the address and port to join with, so there is nothing to forward.

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