A dedicated server that's online when your friends are. No "host has to be in-game" Steam P2P jank. Pulsar67 VPS, full root for BepInEx mods, DDoS protected, online in 60 seconds. From $5/mo.
Valheim's Steam-hosted server requires the host to be in-game - which means everyone else has to wait for one player. With a dedicated server on a VPS, the world is always available. Your crew can hop in for an hour after work without coordinating who's "host tonight."
Plus: BepInEx mods, ValheimPlus, custom world seeds, scheduled backups. The server is yours, not a managed panel's.
World persists 24/7. Anyone can log in anytime. No "wait for host to come home."
BepInEx, ValheimPlus, Epic Loot, custom server.cfg. Run anything Valheim modding can throw at it.
Your public Valheim port stays up even when a salty raider decides to "ratio" your group.
Valheim patches can break mods. Snapshot the world before applying anything.
Valheim recommends 4 GB RAM, but more matters as worlds age and bases grow.
SteamCMD does most of the work.
apt install steamcmdsteamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir ~/valheim +app_update 896660 validate +quitValheim is single-thread-heavy. Our vCPUs aren't shared across 64 neighbors - you get what we say you get.
Disk writes happen on tick. NVMe means saves don't cause hitches in late-game megabases.
Played a risky raid and got wiped? Or someone griefed the base? Snapshot rollback in seconds.
"$5/month" means $5/month. No DDoS surcharge or "premium mod support" upcharge.
Spin up a server, share the IP with your crew, slay your first troll before bedtime.