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title: Enable Crossplay on a Valheim Server
description: Let more players join your Valheim server by enabling crossplay for Xbox and PC Game Pass users. This guide shows where to turn on Crossplay in the Nodecraft panel and how to find the join code players need after the server starts.
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/valheim/enable-crossplay-on-a-valheim-server"
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published: "2026-09-01T17:41:04.165Z"
updated: "2026-09-01T17:41:04.165Z"
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# Enable Crossplay on a Valheim Server

Let more players join your Valheim server by enabling crossplay for Xbox and PC Game Pass users. This guide shows where to turn on Crossplay in the Nodecraft panel and how to find the join code players need after the server starts.

In this guide we will show you how you can enable crossplay on your Valheim server. Enabling crossplay on your server will allow not only steam players to join but players that own the game on Xbox or are using Xbox game pass.

## Enabling Crossplay

1. Open your [Dashboard](https://app.nodecraft.com/dashboard)
2. Locate your Valheim server and click on the **Panel **button.
3. Once on your panel, click on **Game settings**.
4. Once on your game setting page, make sure you are on the **Basic** tab.

  ![The Valheim Server Settings page with the Basic tab highlighted at the top of the settings menu.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1075x395/a413fe570b/valheim-basic-settings-tab.png/m/1000x0/smart)
5. Scroll down till you see the option for **Crossplay** and enable it.

  ![The Basic settings section showing the Crossplay option enabled, allowing non-Steam Microsoft and Xbox users to connect to the server.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/720x363/127884ff58/valheim-crossplay-setting-enabled.png/m/)
6. Once enabled, click on **Submit**.

  ![The lower section of the Valheim Basic settings page showing the Crossplay option enabled and the Submit button highlighted.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/771x262/73389ad046/valheim-crossplay-submit-button.png/m/)
7. **Start **your server.
8. Return to your console and locate the **Join code** that will be generated once the server is fully started. You will share that code with Xbox/Gamepass players to join with.

  ![The Valheim server console in the Nodecraft panel, with the generated server join code highlighted in the console output.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/1523x986/9c4cce8280/valheim-console-join-code.png/m/1000x0/smart)

## Conclusion

You now have crossplay enabled on your Valheim server. Players that are using either an Xbox or gamepass versions of the game can now join using the generated join code.