Valheim Server Hosting Rent Your Dedicated Valheim Server in Australia
Premium Valheim server hosting from GTX Gaming's Australian 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 A$19.54/mo.
(Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One)
Valheim Server Hosting Plans & Pricing
Three sized presets plus a fully custom build, from a 10GB starter to a 16GB high-priority Mistlands monster. Upgrade or downgrade anytime.
Basic
- 10 player slots
- 100GB NVMe SSD
- Normal CPU priority
- Full Xbox crossplay + Valheim Plus
Recommended
- 10 player slots
- 100GB NVMe SSD
- Normal CPU priority
- BepInEx + Nexus Mods + Thunderstore
Ultra
- 10 player slots
- 100GB NVMe SSD
- High CPU priority
- EpicLoot, Therzie, large modpacks
Custom
- Pick your player slots (10 and above)
- Pick your RAM (8 to 32GB DDR5)
- Pick your NVMe storage tier
- Pick your CPU priority (Normal or High)
Need something specific? Customise any plan at checkout to choose slots, RAM, NVMe storage and CPU priority independently. Or read the FAQ for help sizing.
Valheim server hosting is a managed game-server service that keeps a Valheim dedicated server online around the clock so your Viking crew can log in and progress the same world from anywhere, on PC or Xbox, without anyone needing to leave their machine running. GTX Gaming offers premium Australian Valheim server hosting from A$19.54/mo with instant setup, one-click Valheim Plus, BepInEx preconfigured, support for Nexus Mods and Thunderstore packs, full PC and Xbox crossplay, scheduled offsite backups, world upload and migration, enterprise DDoS protection and 24/7 support across 11 worldwide locations including Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, New York, London and Frankfurt.
Valheim Server Hosting Control Panel
Why Choose GTX Gaming for Valheim Server Hosting
Every Valheim hosting feature you need on every plan. Nothing held back behind a higher tier.
Enterprise DDoS Protection
Multi-Tbps DDoS mitigation at every datacentre. Keeps your Valheim world online and your Vikings looting Mistlands towers even when your raid attracts the wrong kind of attention.
Instant Setup
Server provisioned in under 60 seconds. Login details, server password and IP delivered to your inbox immediately after payment, ready for the first portal stone.
BepInEx & Valheim Plus
BepInEx pack with unstripped Unity DLLs is preconfigured on first boot. Valheim Plus installs with one click, and Nexus Mods or Thunderstore packs drop straight into the BepInEx/plugins folder.
Auto Mod Updater
Schedule daily checks for new Valheim Plus and BepInEx releases. The control panel keeps your loaders in sync with the game version so a Bog Witch or Ashlands patch never breaks the server.
Full Xbox Crossplay
Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One players all share one world. The dedicated server runs the latest crossplay build, no extra configuration on your side.
World Upload & Migration
Drag and drop your existing .db and .fwl files into the File Manager to migrate a Valheim world from your PC, a friend's machine or another host with zero loss of progression.
Scheduled Offsite Backups
Every restart auto-clones your world files (.db, .fwl, BepInEx config) to our offsite backup machine. Manual backup, restore and download are one click away in the Backup Manager.
24/7 Live Support
Real Valheim admins on the support team, 24 hours a day. Tickets answered in 1-15 minutes via your client area, even at 3am on a major patch night.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X / 9950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
High-frequency server RAM
RAID configuration
Enterprise edge DDoS protection
Valheim dedicated server (crossplay build) + BepInEx
Including extreme-performance Ryzen 9 7950X tiers
Why GTX Gaming Is the Australia's #1 Valheim Server Hosting Provider
Twelve years of dedicated game-server experience, five years hosting Valheim communities, and the hardware, network and support stack to keep your Mistlands raid running smooth and your world file safe.
Choosing a Valheim server hosting provider is a long-term decision. Worldgen FPS, DDoS resilience, BepInEx and Valheim Plus support, backup discipline and support response time can make or break a Viking community. Here's what to look for, and how GTX Gaming delivers on every criterion:
| What to Look For | Why It Matters for Valheim | GTX Gaming |
|---|---|---|
| High-frequency CPU | The Valheim server runs on a Unity main thread. Anything below 4GHz stutters when a 10-player crew triggers a Mistlands or Ashlands event. | ✓ Intel Core i9-13900K (5.7GHz) and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X / 7950X3D |
| DDR5 ECC RAM | Worlds with full biome exploration, big bases and BepInEx mods quickly grow past 6GB. ECC prevents silent corruption on multi-month worlds. | ✓ DDR5-5600 ECC on every plan, 10GB on Basic up to 16GB on Ultra |
| NVMe Gen5 storage | Valheim's procedural terrain streams from disk. Slow storage causes chunk pop-in and rubber-banding around big bases. | ✓ NVMe Gen5 SSDs in RAID across all locations |
| Enterprise DDoS protection | Public Valheim servers attract trolls and DDoS attempts, especially after major patches. Residential-grade filtering fails instantly. | ✓ Multi-Tbps edge mitigation, included free |
| 1-click Valheim Plus / BepInEx | Manually deploying the BepInEx pack, copying unstripped Unity DLLs and patching Valheim Plus eats hours every update. | ✓ One click in the Mod Manager, with auto-update tasks |
| Full PC and Xbox crossplay | Mixed friend groups on Steam, Microsoft Store and Xbox have to share one world or the community splits. | ✓ Latest crossplay dedicated server build deployed on first boot |
| Free world migration | If your existing world lives on a friend's PC or another host, you should never have to start over. | ✓ Drag .db and .fwl into the File Manager, plus a free admin migration if you get stuck |
| Scheduled offsite backups | One corrupted .db save can lose a community's entire world progress and base build. | ✓ Auto-clone to offsite storage on every restart, plus on-demand backups |
| Australian + global locations | Latency under 60ms matters for melee combat and Bonemass-style boss telegraphs. | ✓ Sydney + 10 global datacentres including Singapore, the US, UK and EU, with the live ping test above |
| Real Valheim admins on support | Generic L1 support doesn't know what a Doorstop or BepInEx config file is. You'll wait hours for a fix. | ✓ 24/7 Valheim-trained support, 1-15 min ticket response |
| Money-back guarantee | You shouldn't need a long-term contract to test if a host can keep a 16-player Mistlands raid stable. | ✓ 24-hour full refund, no setup fees, no contracts |
| Long-term reputation | New hosts disappear. The hosts that survive a decade have the engineering, the network and the cashflow to stay. | ✓ Hosting game servers since 2014, 4.7 / 5 from 1,400+ Trustpilot reviews |
Migrated our four-month Valheim world from a friend's home box and the GTX team had it imported and running before our Friday session. Valheim Plus and BepInEx install in literally one click, and the auto mod updater means Bog Witch did not break our server overnight. Crossplay works without us touching anything, Xbox players join the same world as Steam. Cheaper hosts we tried before stuttered around the swamp bases, GTX hasn't blinked at full 10-player raid groups.
Valheim Server Hosting Locations: Australia & Worldwide
Test latency from Australia and 10 other GTX Gaming datacentres to find the best location to host your Valheim server
Valheim Server Hosting Reviews on Trustpilot
Very professional support staff, super simple Valheim 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. As a person who is not tech-savvy, I was really grateful for John's patience and expertise. Good job all! Very happy with my GTXGaming Valheim experience!
Rock-solid Valheim server with full crossplay
Migrated our four-month Valheim world from a friend's home box and the GTX team had it imported and running before our Friday session. Valheim Plus and BepInEx install in literally one click, and the auto mod updater means Bog Witch did not break our server overnight. Crossplay works without us touching anything, Xbox players join the same world as Steam. Cheaper hosts we tried before stuttered around the swamp bases, GTX hasn't blinked at full 10-player raid groups.
Outstanding company for Valheim server rent
Outstanding company, these guys are on top form and the Valheim server runs great. Had a technical issue, i.e. I broke the server I'm renting. Opened a ticket and within 5 to 10 minutes they had already wrote back and we began to fix it. Jamie, who fixed my issue, was amazing and helped get everything sorted, think there were others helping so kudos to them also. If you think of renting a Valheim server from GTX, do it!
Valheim Server Hosting FAQ
Instantly! Your Valheim server is activated immediately after payment. You'll receive your control panel login, server password and IP within seconds and can be in-game raising your first portal in under 2 minutes.
Yes, all of them. Valheim Plus installs from the Mod Manager with one click. The BepInEx pack with unstripped Unity DLLs is preconfigured on first boot, so any Nexus Mods or Thunderstore BepInEx plugin can be dropped into the BepInEx/plugins folder via the File Manager or SFTP. The Auto Mod Updater task keeps Valheim Plus and BepInEx in sync with each game patch so updates like Bog Witch and Ashlands do not break your server overnight.
Yes, full PC and Xbox crossplay is supported out of the box. Every GTX Gaming Valheim server runs the latest crossplay dedicated server build, so Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One players all join the same world from the in-game Join IP screen. No manual configuration is needed on your side, just share the server IP and password with your group.
Yes, GTX Gaming Valheim hosting fully supports modded gameplay. With BepInEx and Valheim Plus you can run heavy mod packs (EpicLoot, Therzie's Monsters / Warfare / Wizardry, Better Continents, Plant Everything, Build Camera, Auto Pickup), gather and combat modifiers, custom world seeds, server-wide events and Discord integrations. Larger mod packs benefit from our Recommended (12GB) or Ultra (16GB) plans for headroom.
Valheim is RAM-hungry because of full biome exploration, base persistence and BepInEx mods. As a rule of thumb: 2 to 4 players on a vanilla world fits comfortably in 10GB (Basic); up to 10 players with Valheim Plus and a moderate mod load wants 12GB (Recommended, our most popular); 10 players with EpicLoot, Therzie or other large BepInEx packs and full Mistlands or Ashlands exploration wants 16GB plus High CPU priority (Ultra). Use the Custom build to dial in exact slots, RAM and CPU priority. Heavy mod packs add 1 to 3GB on top, so bump up one tier if you're running 20 or more BepInEx plugins.
We offer a 24-hour money-back guarantee on Valheim server hosting. If your server isn't right for you within the first 24 hours of order, contact us for a full refund, no questions asked.
Yes, every Valheim server includes enterprise-grade DDoS protection at no extra cost. Our datacentres mitigate multi-Tbps attacks at the edge so the malicious traffic never reaches your server. Public Valheim communities attract trolls and DDoS attempts, especially after big updates; with GTX you stay online.
Yes. Whether your Valheim world is currently hosted locally on your PC or with another provider, the .db and .fwl save files (and the BepInEx folder if you're using mods) can be uploaded directly via our SFTP or File Manager. If you'd like us to handle the migration, open a support ticket and our team will move the world for you, free of charge.
Yes. Vanilla Valheim sets the player cap at 10, but the dedicated server accepts a -public and -maxbackups argument plus a server-side mod (typically Valheim Plus or Server Sided Slots) that raises the limit. Communities commonly run 16, 32 or even 64 player worlds on the Recommended or Ultra plan. Open a support ticket after ordering and we'll wire in the higher cap and the matching BepInEx config, or pick a Custom plan with the player-count addon enabled.
You can technically host a Valheim server on your own PC, but it has serious downsides: your server only stays online while your PC is on (so friends in different time zones lose access); you'll need port forwarding (a security risk); residential broadband has zero DDoS protection; and your in-game frame rate suffers because the Valheim client and the Valheim server compete for the same CPU cores. Renting a dedicated Valheim server from GTX gives you 24/7 uptime, enterprise DDoS protection, dedicated 5.7GHz CPU cores, BepInEx and Valheim Plus preconfigured, and scheduled offsite backups, for less than a coffee per week.
GTX Gaming has been hosting Valheim servers since 2021 and is rated 4.7 / 5 from 1,400+ verified Trustpilot reviews. Our Australian Valheim server hosting runs on Intel Core i9-13900K (5.7GHz) and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X / 7950X3D CPUs, DDR5-5600 ECC RAM and NVMe Gen5 SSDs in our Sydney datacentre, with one-click Valheim Plus, BepInEx preconfigured, full PC and Xbox crossplay, scheduled offsite backups, world upload and migration, enterprise DDoS protection and 24/7 support. The Recommended 12GB plan at A$33.21/mo is our most popular Australian Valheim hosting tier.
GTX Gaming is not the cheapest Valheim server hosting on the market, but it is one of the best value premium hosts. The Basic 10GB plan starts at A$19.54/mo, and the Custom Build also starts from A$19.54/mo for smaller setups. Cheaper Valheim hosts (A$6-14/mo) typically use shared CPU cores, oversubscribed RAM and have no DDoS protection, which leads to stutter around big bases and outages on patch day. GTX uses dedicated 5.7GHz CPU cores, DDR5 ECC RAM, NVMe Gen5 storage and edge DDoS protection on every Valheim server, with no setup fees, no contracts and a 24-hour money-back guarantee.
Free Valheim server hosting does not exist as a sustainable product. Running a Valheim server requires dedicated 5.7GHz CPU cores, 10 to 16GB of DDR5 RAM, NVMe storage and DDoS-protected bandwidth, all of which cost real money. Anyone offering free Valheim hosting is either limiting it to a tiny number of slots, displaying ads, harvesting data, or shutting down within weeks. The closest legitimate option is our 24-hour money-back guarantee, which lets you try paid Valheim server hosting risk-free, or our Basic plan from A$19.54/mo, which is the most affordable serious Valheim hosting in Australia.
Valheim server hosting is a managed service: GTX installs the Valheim dedicated server software, gives you a one-click control panel for Valheim Plus, BepInEx, world uploads, scheduled backups and crossplay, and takes care of operating system updates, security patches and DDoS mitigation. A Valheim VPS gives you a bare Linux or Windows machine with no Valheim software installed, no control panel and no support; you have to install the Valheim dedicated server, configure the firewall, deploy BepInEx and Valheim Plus manually, set up scheduled backups via cron, and patch the OS yourself. Most Valheim communities want managed Valheim server hosting because it is dramatically faster to set up, easier to maintain and includes proper DDoS protection out of the box.
Yes, every GTX Gaming Valheim server hosting plan is billed monthly with no minimum contract and no setup fees. You can upgrade to a larger tier, downgrade to a smaller one, or cancel at any time directly from your client area. Quarterly, semi-annual and annual billing cycles are also available with optional discounts if you prefer to pay less frequently.