How To Create A Valheim Dedicated Server, Invite Friends, And Join

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If you want to play with friends in Valheim, you have a few options. Here's how to set up and join servers to create your viking village.

By Phil Hornshaw on

Playing Valheim with friends is the premier way to enjoy the viking survival game. To do that, you'll need to either create servers in the game so other players can join you, or join them in their servers. Valheim's menus can be a bit confusing to navigate, though, especially if you don't really know much about local hosting or dedicated servers. And even joining games can be a little wonky, requiring you to use Steam's menus to find servers using IP addresses.

Check out the guide below for everything you need to know to set up your own servers or join someone else's in Valheim. It's also worth noting that if you're looking for new co-op viking friends, you can check the Community server list and join in with other people you don't know--although you should do so at your own risk, since you never know if your new friends might turn out to be griefers. It's also good practice to check for Discord servers to go with your Valheim servers so you can talk to other players.

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First, a note about the Xbox version. Though you can join a dedicated server while playing on Xbox, you actually can't create one on that platform, so you'll want to keep this in mind if Valheim on a dedicated server is your must-have way to play. For PC players, keep reading.

The Join feature for Valheim can be a bit janky. We had trouble finding