Valheim multiplayer guide: How to set up a dedicated server or local server

Valheim is one of the most exciting new survival games in years, giving you the full spectrum of Viking life: Mead, boats, swords, and obsessive attention to domestic details. If you want to go a-viking with up to 10 people Valheim‘s the best thing for it, here’s how to set up a Valheim dedicated server or how to host Valheim multiplayer yourself locally. Your multiplayer options might be confusing at first, especially if you need to transfer a world from one type of multiplayer service to another. 

Valheim can have a player host the game locally from their computer, storing the game world as their own personal file and essentially just inviting others into their game world for drop-in co-op. It’s good for a pair or trio who only play together.