Valheim server hosting, by the day
Valheim groups play in bursts: a long weekend, then nothing for two weeks. Buy a pass for the weekend and pay once, so the quiet weeks cost nothing, and your world waits on disk for 30 days.
Tonightfrom£2.00a day
The weekfrom£2.85a week
3 GB, up to 3 players Our estimate, from published requirements and community reports · Prices for the United Kingdom · Final price
For 5 players we'd size it at 4 GB: £2.00 a day; a week is £3.42 renewing or £3.80 paid once.
Hosting
How to host a Valheim server with Galeforce.
Four steps, and the first three are in the panel.
- Pick a size. For 5 players we'd size it at 4 GB. The table below has other group sizes, and the RAM calculator works out yours.
- Pick a pass. At 4 GB that's a day, a week or a month, paid up front. It renews until you cancel, or you pay once.
- Start it from the panel. The panel installs the server and starts it.
- Invite your friends. In Valheim, choose Join Game → Add server and enter the address from your panel.
Would you rather run it on your own PC? Our guide covers both ways: How to host a Valheim dedicated server.
Sizing
How much RAM a Valheim server needs.
Valheim's server holds explored areas in memory; ten players exploring separately is the heavy case. Our recommended size for each group is below. Try your own numbers.
| Group and RAM Est: Our estimate, from published requirements and community reports | RAM Est: Our estimate, from published requirements and community reports | Day | Week | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 player, 3 GB | 3 GB | £2.00 | £2.85 | £8.16 |
| 4 players, 4 GB | 4 GB | £2.00 | £3.42renewing, £3.80paid once | £9.79renewing, £10.88paid once |
| 8 players, 4 GB | 4 GB | £2.00 | £3.42renewing, £3.80paid once | £9.79renewing, £10.88paid once |
| 10 players, 4 GB | 4 GB | £2.00 | £3.42renewing, £3.80paid once | £9.79renewing, £10.88paid once |
Per server, paid up front. Each pass renews until you cancel, or you pay once.
Renewing or paid once. Bought with renewal, a week or month pass of 4 GB or more costs 10% less than the same pass paid once, on the first payment and every renewal, while renewal stays on. Stopping renewal is free and takes nothing back: the pass you've paid for runs to its end at the price you paid. Any pass paid for once is at the pay-once price.
Connecting
Ports and joining.
In Valheim, choose Join Game → Add server and enter the address from your panel.
| Port Docs: From the game's own server documentation or defaults | Protocol | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 2456 | udp | Game |
| 2457 | udp | Server-list query |
| 2458 | udp | Reserved by the gameoptional: the server runs without it |
Defaults shown; your server gets its own ports on our machines, and the panel shows the address to use.
Field notes
Worth knowing first.
- You choose the password when you create the server: there's no default one to forget to change.
- Crossplay, for friends on Xbox, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Game Pass or the Mac App Store, is off by default.
- Steam games check for a game update on every start, so the first start after a patch takes a few minutes longer.
Included
What your Valheim server gets.
- 01
Live CPU and RAM graphs
Watch CPU and memory as you play, so lag has a number you can point at.
- 02
Crashes explained
When the server stops unexpectedly, the panel names the likely cause in plain English and suggests the fix.
- 03
Stop it when you're done
Stop Valheim from the panel when your group is done, and the world saves cleanly.
- 04
Files over SFTP
Upload a world, add files or copy your server's files down with any SFTP app, such as FileZilla, Cyberduck or WinSCP. The panel gives you the login.
- 05
Your world, downloadable
Download your world whenever you like, free, over SFTP. Leaving shouldn't cost you a save.
The game
New to Valheim?
The publisher's trailer, and the game on Steam. Both come from outside Galeforce, so nothing loads until you click: until then, YouTube and Steam see nothing of your visit.
Get Valheim on Steam, at Steam's price.
The box is Steam's own: the price in it is Steam's price for the game, as Steam shows it to you, and you pay Steam. Our price, above, is for the server alone.
Off our site · store.steampowered.com
Steam's own box for Valheim: its price and its buy button.
Steam then sees your IP address and sets a cookie.
Galeforce is not affiliated with Valve, Iron Gate Studio or Coffee Stain Publishing.
Questions
Valheim server hosting, answered.
- How much RAM does a Valheim server need?
- For 5 players, we'd size a Valheim server at 4 GB. The smallest size we quote for it is 3 GB, which our estimate fits up to 3 players in. Valheim's server holds explored areas in memory; ten players exploring separately is the heavy case.
- How much does a Valheim server cost?
- From £2.00 a day in the United Kingdom and $2.50 a day in the United States, at 3 GB, which our estimate fits up to 3 players in. A bigger server costs more, by its RAM. Prices are final: nothing is added at checkout. Every size and pass, country by country.
- How do my friends join a Valheim server?
- In Valheim, choose Join Game → Add server and enter the address from your panel.
- Do I need to keep my PC on?
- No. Your Valheim server runs on our machines, so it's there for your friends whether your PC is on or off. You start and stop it from the Galeforce panel, and a pass is time, not running hours: it runs out whether the server is on or off.
Guides
Read before you start.
- SetupHow to host a Valheim dedicated serverSet up a Valheim dedicated server: Steam app 896660, the start script, UDP ports 2456 and 2457, world modifiers, moving your world, and how friends join.9 min · 11 Nov 2026
- FixesCan't connect to your Valheim server? Check these nine thingsNot in the list, Incompatible version, a short password, ports, crossplay or the permitted list: nine checks for a Valheim server friends can't join.6 min · 11 Nov 2026
- CostHourly, daily or monthly: which is cheapest for a game server?Hourly, monthly or by the day: how game server billing works, the break-even for each, worked through for real play patterns, and the catches to check.6 min · 12 Nov 2026
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