Valheim Server Hosting
Rent Your Dedicated Valheim Server
Premium Valheim server hosting from GTX Gaming's UK and worldwide datacentres with instant setup, one-click Valheim Plus, BepInEx preconfigured, full PC and Xbox crossplay, scheduled offsite backups and 24/7 support. Rent a powerful Valheim dedicated server (vanilla, modded or Valheim Plus) from just £9.99/mo.
Valheim Server Hosting Plans & Pricing
Instant setup, full mod support and Xbox crossplay on every plan. Upgrade or downgrade any time.
- Instant setup
- DDoS protection
- Scheduled offsite backups
- Full PC + Xbox crossplay
- 1-click Valheim Plus
- BepInEx preconfigured
- Full Xbox crossplay
- World upload & migration
- Priority 24/7 support
- High CPU priority
- Heavy modpack ready
- NVMe Gen5 storage
- Raised player caps
Valheim Server Hosting — the essentials
Valheim Server Software: Vanilla, Plus & BepInEx
Vanilla, Valheim Plus or fully modded with BepInEx — switch in one click from the control panel.
The pure Valheim experience, always on the latest stable build with automatic updates.
DefaultQuality-of-life tweaks, build limits, stack sizes and shared map — one-click install.
1-ClickFull BepInEx mod loader preconfigured for Thunderstore and Nexus mod packs.
PreconfiguredUpload your own BepInEx pack or paste a Thunderstore code — we'll install and configure it automatically on next boot.
How Much RAM Does a Valheim Server Need?
Match your player count and mod load to the right Valheim plan.
| RAM | Players | Mods | Recommended for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10GB (Basic) | 2-4 | Vanilla / light Valheim Plus | Small private co-op worlds |
| 12GB (Recommended) Popular | Up to 10 | Valheim Plus + moderate BepInEx | Most modded communities |
| 16GB (Ultra, High CPU) | 10+ | EpicLoot, Therzie, heavy packs | Heavy modpacks, full Mistlands / Ashlands |
| Custom | 16-64 | Any | Raised player caps, bespoke setups |
Heavy mod packs add 1-3GB on top, so bump up one tier if you're running 20 or more BepInEx plugins.
The Valheim Server Hosting Control Panel
Our custom panel makes running a Valheim server effortless — no command line required.
- 🎛️One-click controlsStart, stop, restart and update your server with a single button.
- 📂Full file accessBuilt-in file manager and FTP for configs, worlds and mods.
- 💾Backups & restoreScheduled offsite backups you can restore in a couple of clicks.
- 📊Live statsReal-time CPU, RAM and player monitoring at a glance.
Valheim Hosting Features — Everything Built In
Every Valheim plan ships with the full GTX feature set — no hidden add-ons.
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 / high-clock cores
- Storage
- NVMe SSD
- Network
- 1 Gbps, DDoS protected
- Editions
- Vanilla, Valheim Plus
- Mod loader
- BepInEx preinstalled
- Sources
- Thunderstore, Nexus
- Panel
- Custom GTX panel
- Access
- FTP + file manager
- Backups
- Scheduled offsite
Why Choose GTX for Valheim Server Hosting
15+ years hosting game servers, trusted by hundreds of thousands of players.
| Feature | GTX Gaming | Typical Host |
|---|---|---|
| Instant setup | ✓ | Sometimes |
| High-frequency CPU (up to 5.7GHz) | ✓ | 2-3GHz shared Xeons |
| DDR5 ECC RAM | ✓ | Oversubscribed DDR4 |
| NVMe Gen5 storage | ✓ | SATA SSD / HDD |
| Enterprise DDoS protection | ✓ | ✕ |
| 1-click Valheim Plus + BepInEx | ✓ | ✕ |
| Full Xbox crossplay | ✓ | ✕ |
| Scheduled offsite backups | ✓ | Paid add-on |
| Locations / latency | London + 12 global (ping test) | 1-3 regions |
| 24/7 human support | ✓ | Tickets only |
| 24-hour money-back | ✓ | ✕ |
Valheim Server Hosting Locations — Low Ping, Worldwide
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Valheim Server Hosting Reviews
Quick to respond, easy to work with, functional servers
I struggled with a large Valheim worldfile and connection issues across many different server hosts, until I stumbled upon GTXGaming, so I've stuck with them for a few years now with consistent performance and great customer service the few times I've needed it. As a most recent example, Taylor Gibbs helped me upload my Windrose world file within minutes when I struggled to on my own.
Outstanding company / Valheim server rent
Outstanding company, these guys are on top form and the server runs great. Had a technical issue i.e i broke the server im renting. Opened a ticket and with 5 to 10 minutes they had already wrote back and we began to fix it. Jamie who fixed my issue was amazing and help get everything sorted, think there were others helping so kudos to them also. If you think of renting a server from GTX do it!
Very Professional Support Staff, Super Simple Server Setup
Visited GTXGaming looking for a Valheim server, knowing very little about the process. My chat helper John Kramer was very professional, knowledgeable, informative, and patient guiding me through the process. Server was up and playable like lightning-speed, no lag whatsoever with players from 3 different countries (2 different continents) playing. GTXGaming server set up very easy to use while offering a lot of customizability.
Valheim Server Hosting FAQ
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+Can my Valheim server have more than 10 players?
+Do you support Valheim Plus, BepInEx and Nexus Mods?
+Does GTX Gaming support Xbox and PC crossplay for Valheim?
+Can I host modded Valheim servers (Valheim Plus, EpicLoot, Therzie packs)?
+How much RAM do I need for a Valheim server?
+Should I host a Valheim server from my own PC?
+What is the difference between Valheim server hosting and a Valheim VPS?
+Do you offer DDoS protection for Valheim servers?
+What's your refund policy?
+What is the best Valheim server hosting in the UK?
+Is GTX Gaming the cheapest Valheim server hosting?
+Can I get free Valheim server hosting?
+Do you offer monthly Valheim server hosting with no contract?
+The Complete Guide to Valheim Server Hosting in the UK & Worldwide
Everything you need to know before you rent a Valheim server in the UK or any of GTX Gaming's worldwide datacentres, from picking the right RAM tier and mod stack to enabling full PC and Xbox crossplay, migrating your existing world, and comparing self-hosting vs professional hosting.
What Is Valheim Server Hosting?
Valheim server hosting is a managed online service that runs the official Iron Gate Valheim dedicated server software on professional hardware in a datacentre, around the clock, so that your community can connect to a single persistent Tenth World from anywhere on PC or Xbox without anyone needing to leave their machine switched on. When you host your Valheim server with a professional provider like GTX Gaming, your world stays online whether your PC is on or off, you get enterprise DDoS protection, dedicated CPU and RAM, automatic offsite backups of your .db and .fwl save files, and a web control panel that turns admin tasks (installing Valheim Plus, deploying a BepInEx pack, uploading a world from your PC, restoring a backup, raising the player cap) into one-click operations.
Unlike running the server from your own PC, a Valheim dedicated server hosted by GTX uses high-frequency 5.7GHz CPUs, DDR5-5600 ECC RAM, and NVMe Gen5 SSDs tuned specifically for the load patterns of a Unity-based survival server: terrain streaming, entity persistence, biome event triggers, player base saving and crossplay session handling. The result is smoother performance around big swamp bases, lower latency in Mistlands raids, and a stable experience for every Viking in the group.
BepInEx, Valheim Plus and Nexus Mods: How Valheim Modding Works
Valheim modding has consolidated around the BepInEx framework, all of which is preconfigured on your GTX Valheim server out of the box:
The universal Unity modding framework Valheim uses. The GTX deploy includes the unstripped Unity DLLs and a Doorstop entry point so plugin .dll files dropped into BepInEx/plugins load automatically.
The most-installed Valheim server mod. Tweaks dozens of gameplay variables (build distance, food slots, drop rates, taming speed, raid frequency, server player cap) via a single config file. One-click install from the Mod Manager.
The two major catalogues. EpicLoot, Therzie's Monsters / Warfare / Wizardry, Better Continents, Plant Everything, Auto Pickup, Build Camera and hundreds more. Drop the BepInEx-compatible .dll into BepInEx/plugins and restart.
No mods, pure Iron Gate gameplay. Useful for the canonical Bog Witch and Ashlands experience, or for groups that want to test a major patch before adding plugins.
You can add or remove mods at any time from the File Manager and Mod Manager. The Auto Mod Updater scheduled task keeps Valheim Plus and BepInEx in sync with each Iron Gate patch so updates do not break the server overnight.
Why Rent a Valheim Server Instead of Self-Hosting?
It's tempting to rent a Valheim server by simply running the official Iron Gate dedicated server tool on your home PC. In practice, self-hosting Valheim has four big problems:
Valheim worlds are most valuable when the whole group can hop in at different hours. Every hour your server is offline, friends in different time zones lose access. A home PC can't reliably stay on for months at a time.
Public Valheim servers attract trolls, especially after major patches like Mistlands, Ashlands and Bog Witch. Residential broadband has zero protection.
The Valheim server is CPU-bound on a single Unity main thread. If your client is competing for cores you'll see frame-time spikes around big bases and during boss fights. A dedicated server frees both.
One corrupted .db save can lose months of base progress. GTX clones every world to offsite storage on each restart.
Renting a dedicated Valheim game server from GTX Gaming solves every one of these problems. Plans start from £9.99/mo on the Basic 10GB tier (perfect for small friend groups), the 12GB Recommended plan handles an active modded community for £16.98/mo, and the 16GB Ultra plan with High CPU priority is built for heavy modpacks like EpicLoot and Therzie's Wizardry for £25.97/mo.
Full PC and Xbox Crossplay
Iron Gate enabled full crossplay between PC (Steam, Microsoft Store) and Xbox (Series X|S and Xbox One) in 2023, and every GTX Gaming Valheim server runs the latest crossplay-enabled dedicated server build. That means a single GTX server can host:
- Steam players joining via the in-game Join IP screen with the server password.
- Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass for PC players using the same Join IP screen.
- Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One players connecting via the Join IP option on console.
No extra configuration is needed on your side, the crossplay build is the default. Just share the server IP and password with your group and everyone lands in the same Tenth World regardless of platform.
What Hardware Does Valheim Server Hosting Need?
Valheim is heavily CPU-bound on the Unity main thread. Cheap hosts often use older Xeons running at 2 to 3GHz; large bases and Mistlands raids stutter on those boxes. GTX Gaming Valheim servers run on:
For maximum single-thread performance, ideal for 10-player worlds with mods.
Available in our extreme-performance locations, the best Valheim hosting CPUs available.
Fastest available, error-corrected for stability across months of base progression.
Terrain streams cleanly without chunk pop-in around enormous longhouses.
Capable of mitigating multi-Tbps attacks before they ever reach your server.
This is the same hardware tier the largest community Valheim networks rely on, and it's what makes the difference between a smooth Mistlands raid and a stuttering, lag-spiked one.
How Much Does Valheim Server Hosting Cost in the UK?
The price of a Valheim game server in the UK varies by RAM, hardware tier and provider. Budget hosts (£3 to £7/mo) typically use shared RAM and oversubscribed CPUs, leading to stutter around big bases and outages on patch day. Premium hosts (£9 to £26/mo) like GTX Gaming use dedicated UK-region resources, enterprise hardware and proper DDoS protection.
GTX Gaming Valheim pricing (UK, GBP, monthly):
| Plan | RAM | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 10GB DDR5 | £9.99/mo | Private friend group, vanilla, light Valheim Plus tweaks |
| Recommended (most popular) | 12GB DDR5 | £16.98/mo | Active community, BepInEx mods, full biome exploration |
| Ultra (High CPU) | 16GB DDR5 | £25.97/mo | Popular community, EpicLoot or Therzie packs, heavy Mistlands and Ashlands activity |
| Custom Build | Any RAM, slots, CPU priority | From £9.99/mo | Raised player caps, heavy modpacks, custom seed deployments, or anyone who wants exact control |
All plans include offsite backups, instant setup, DDoS protection, BepInEx preconfigured, one-click Valheim Plus, full PC and Xbox crossplay, world upload and migration, free subdomain and 24/7 support.
Locations for Valheim Server Hosting in the UK
Latency matters more for Valheim than people expect. Even 100ms of ping makes parries feel sluggish and Bonemass-style boss telegraphs hard to read. To minimise it, GTX Gaming runs Valheim server hosting from a UK datacentre in London (typically <20ms ping for British, Irish and Western European players), plus 12 additional global locations including the USA (New York, Dallas, Charlotte, Oregon, Washington), Canada (Quebec), Germany (Frankfurt), France (Paris), Poland, Singapore, India and Australia (Sydney). Use the live ping test above to find the lowest-latency location for your group, then deploy there with one click.
Valheim Server Hosting Glossary
Quick definitions of the terms you'll see across Valheim server hosting control panels, mod docs and our knowledge base:
- BepInEx
- A universal Unity modding framework. Valheim's modding ecosystem is built on BepInEx; the GTX deploy ships it preconfigured with unstripped Unity DLLs and the Doorstop entry point.
- Valheim Plus
- The most-installed Valheim mod. A BepInEx plugin that exposes dozens of gameplay variables (build distance, food slots, taming speed, server cap) in a single config file. One-click installable on GTX.
- Doorstop
- The .dll injection mechanism BepInEx uses to load itself at startup. The GTX deploy bundles the matching winhttp.dll / libdoorstop.so so plugins load on first boot.
- Thunderstore
- A community-run mod catalogue with one-click installable packs for Valheim BepInEx plugins. The .zip artifact extracts directly into the BepInEx/plugins folder.
- Nexus Mods
- The other major Valheim mod catalogue. Individual .dll plugin downloads, normally manual install into BepInEx/plugins via the File Manager or SFTP.
- .db / .fwl
- Valheim world save files. The .db stores world data (terrain edits, buildings, items, entities); the .fwl stores world metadata (seed, name). Both upload together to migrate a world.
- World Seed
- A short text string that uniquely determines a Valheim world's terrain. Same seed = same map. Set on world creation and recorded in the .fwl file.
- Mistlands
- The penultimate-tier Valheim biome added in late 2022. Adds Seeker enemies, Mistwalker swords, mist mechanics and the Queen boss. Significantly increases server CPU and RAM load.
- Ashlands
- The latest end-game Valheim biome (2024), a fiery southern landmass with Charred warriors, lava terrain and the Fader boss. The most demanding biome for server performance.
- Deep North
- The planned next biome on Iron Gate's roadmap, an arctic region. Likely to add further server-side load when it ships.
- Bog Witch
- The 2024 Valheim update that added the Bog Witch NPC and new swamp content. A patch GTX's Auto Mod Updater accommodates without admin intervention.
- Crossplay
- The Iron Gate feature that lets Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One players share one Valheim world. Enabled by default on every GTX dedicated server.
- Dedicated Server
- A Valheim server process running on its own machine rather than inside someone's game client. Required for 24/7 access without one player keeping their PC online.
- World Modifiers
- The official Valheim difficulty switches (combat, death penalty, raids, resources, portals). Configurable per-world and adjustable at any time from the GTX control panel.
- SFTP
- Secure File Transfer Protocol. The encrypted way to upload mods, world saves and config files to your Valheim server. Supported by FileZilla, WinSCP, Cyberduck and the GTX File Manager.
- DDoS Protection
- Network-level defence against Distributed Denial of Service attacks. Important for public Valheim servers and included free on every GTX plan.
Ready to Rent Your Valheim Server in the UK?
Whether you're a UK-based group after a small private vanilla world, a 10-player BepInEx community with Valheim Plus and a custom mod pack, or a raised-cap Ashlands megaserver with EpicLoot and Therzie's Wizardry on a Custom plan, GTX Gaming has the right setup. Choose from the pricing table above. Your server is live in under 60 seconds, backed by a 24-hour money-back guarantee.
Setup Guides & Help for Your Valheim Server
Once your Valheim server is live, our knowledge base covers every common task: installing Valheim Plus, configuring BepInEx, uploading a .db / .fwl world from your PC, raising the player cap above 10, setting up scheduled backups, enabling crossplay with Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft Store friends, adjusting World Modifiers, becoming admin via the adminlist.txt, using the Server Browser community tag, and migrating from another host. Browse the full collection here:
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