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title: "Valheim"
url: "https://www.gameserverkings.com/knowledge-base/valheim/"
articles: 9
updated: "2026-08-19T10:36:32.661Z"
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# Valheim

## Articles

- [Getting started with your Valheim server](/knowledge-base/valheim/getting-started-with-your-server.md): Run your first boot, connect using the Join IP option, and configure the crossplay setting properly before inviting your friends.
- [How to Play Valheim With Friends: Co-op, Servers and Crossplay](/knowledge-base/valheim/how-to-play-valheim-with-friends.md): Three ways to play Valheim together - in-game co-op, a public community server, or your own dedicated server - plus crossplay, join codes and the 10-player limit.
- [How to Upload Your Existing World to Your Valheim Server](/knowledge-base/valheim/upload-your-existing-world.md): Move your local Valheim world to a dedicated server: find the .db and .fwl pair in worlds_local, upload both files, and set the World Name to match.
- [How to install mods for your Valheim server](/knowledge-base/valheim/how-to-install-mods.md): Switch your server framework to BepInEx, learn server versus client mod rules, and install verified mods from Thunderstore.
- [Is Valheim Crossplay? PC, Xbox, PS5 & Switch 2 Explained](/knowledge-base/valheim/is-valheim-crossplay.md): Yes - Valheim has crossplay on PC, Mac, Linux and Xbox, with PS5 and Switch 2 joining at the 1.0 release on 9 September 2026. Join codes and cross-save explained.
- [Managing your Valheim server](/knowledge-base/valheim/managing-your-valheim-server.md): Deploy a 5 AM automated restart schedule, safeguard your worlds_local directory, and resolve common BepInEx log errors quickly.
- [Valheim Console Commands: Cheats and Admin Commands](/knowledge-base/valheim/valheim-console-commands.md): Every Valheim console command: enabling the console, devcommands cheats, spawn syntax, and the admin commands that work on a dedicated server.
- [Valheim Server Settings and Launch Arguments](/knowledge-base/valheim/configuration-overview.md): Valheim has no config file. Every launch argument Iron Gate documents, plus world modifiers, the preset ordering rule and the three permission files.
- [Valheim Version Mismatch and Update Problems](/knowledge-base/valheim/valheim-version-mismatch-and-update-problems.md): Incompatible version errors, servers missing after an update, mods blocking startup: what a Valheim build mismatch looks like and how to fix it.