Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
What the settings do
These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.
Server name
Name in the server list, at most 60 characters.
Setting
SERVER_NAME
Default
My Valheim Server
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
World name
Selects the world or its save name. Changing it later loads another or creates a new world; the old one is not deleted.
Setting
WORLD_NAME
Default
Dedicated
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
List in the public server browser
Controls whether the server appears in the relevant public server browser.
Setting
PUBLIC_SERVER
Default
1
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Crossplay
Allows supported platforms to play together on this server.
Setting
CROSSPLAY_ENABLED
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
World save interval (seconds)
Time between automatic world saves. Default: 1800 seconds (30 minutes).
Setting
SAVE_INTERVAL
Default
1800
Range / options
60 – 86400
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Automatic world backups (count)
Number of automatic game world backups retained (1–20).
Setting
BACKUP_COUNT
Default
4
Range / options
1 – 20
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Short backup interval (seconds)
Time between short-term backups. Default: 7200 seconds (2 hours).
Setting
BACKUP_SHORT
Default
7200
Range / options
300 – 604800
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Long backup interval (seconds)
Time between long-term backups. Default: 43200 seconds (12 hours).
Setting
BACKUP_LONG
Default
43200
Range / options
300 – 2592000
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Difficulty Preset
Optional world preset. Empty keeps current world modifiers. Individual modifiers override the preset.
