Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One & Microsoft Store PC
Valheim Server Hosting
Built for Xbox Crews
A Valheim 1.0 dedicated server your Xbox and Microsoft Store friends reach with a six-digit join code — crossplay on from the first boot, nothing to port forward, and the world keeps running when every console is off.
- Crossplay: Xbox · PC · PS5 · Switch 2
- All 10 seats on every plan
- DDoS protected
- Live in under 60 seconds
How Xbox players join
Join by Code, Not by IP
A Xbox has no address box. A crossplay server prints a six-digit join code every time it boots, and your friends type that code on the Join Game screen — so the code and the password are the whole setup.
Keep Enable Crossplay switched on
Servers here deploy with Enable Crossplay = 1 on the Server Settings tab, which registers the world on the crossplay backend that Xbox consoles and the Microsoft Store PC build use. Switch it off and only Steam players can see the server.
Grab the join code from the Overview console
Each boot ends with “Session ‹name› registered with join code 123456” in the console. Those six digits are what an Xbox types. They change every restart, so the newest line is the only one that works.
Share the code with the password
The code opens the door and the password keeps strangers out — Valheim insists on at least five characters. Send both at once, and after any scheduled restart post the new code in the same place.
On Xbox: Join Game, Join Code, done
From Start Game your friend opens Join Game, selects Join Code, enters the six digits and the password. If nothing appears, host guides point at the “allow play with people outside Xbox” privacy setting — it has to be on before an Xbox can see players from other platforms.
Pricing
Valheim Server Plans & Cost: Pick Your Ship. Every Seat Is Included.
Valheim allows 10 players per server and all 10 are yours on every plan — we never charge per slot. RAM decides how smoothly a busy, built-up world runs.
Karve
A fresh vanilla world for a small crew of friends.
Longship
The sweet spot — full 10-player crews and big builds.
Launch offer: 20% off your first month with code VALHEIM20 on monthly plans — applied for you at checkout, ends 31 October.
Save 10% on quarterly and 20% on yearly terms · Cancel anytime · PayPal & card accepted
Change plans anytime — your world moves with you. 72-hour money-back guarantee.
Worth knowing on Xbox
What Is Different About Xbox
Microsoft Store PC joins the same way
The Microsoft Store copy of Valheim on PC is not the Steam copy. It talks to the same crossplay backend as the consoles, so a friend on that build joins with the join code exactly as an Xbox does. Steam players can use the code or the IP and port; both reach the same world.
Xbox patches may arrive after Steam
Iron Gate’s 1.0.17 notes say a patch “will require a few days to get uploaded to all platforms”. The server updates from Steam on restart, so an Xbox player can get “Incompatible version” for a day or two after a PC patch until Microsoft publishes the console build. The panel shows the server version, so you can tell which side is waiting.
The server is ours to run, not the console’s
An Xbox cannot host a dedicated server. What you rent is a Valheim 1.0 dedicated server on our hardware that your Xbox joins, with backups, restarts and world import handled from the dashboard — the world is up at 3am whether or not anyone is.
FAQ
Valheim on Xbox, Answered
Step-by-step help: crossplay and join codes for console players and players can’t join my Valheim server. The long version, with admin IDs and the restart habit, is how console players join a Valheim server.
Playing on another platform?
Valheim server hosting for PS5 →
How PS5 players join the same server by code.
Valheim server hosting for Switch 2 →
How Switch 2 players join the same server by code.
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Hosted in Sydney for Australian and New Zealand crews.
