How to Quickly Find and Join Your Valheim Server

This guide will show you the different methods you can use to quickly find and join your Valheim server.

Method 1: Connect via IP

In order to find your server's Dedicated IP Address, you'll want to make sure you're on the Overview tab in the Nodecraft Pro panel for your Valheim server.

Scroll down until you see the Server Information box, and you'll see the server's relevant information.

Before you Start your server up, go to the Game Settings tab of the panel, and check the Server Password setting.

We have provided a randomly generated one for you, but feel free to change it. You'll want to make sure that the password doesn't have any matching text as the Server Name and World Name settings. The server will fail to start if these 3 settings have matching text.

Save your changes, and then Start your server.

Within your Valheim game client, after you've created your character, you'll click on the "Join Game" tab and "Add Server"

Enter your server's IP address into the text box that appears, then Add server.

Select the server in the Join Game list, and click the Connect button.

After a brief loading screen, the Enter Password box will appear where you'll enter your server's password.

Method 2: Server Listing

Note: This method can take a few minutes or so for the server to appear in the listings. The search function also tends to need to be refreshed several times as well.

Give your server a unique name to make it easier for you to find it in the Server Listings. Click on the "Game Settings" tab on the left-hand side of the Nodecraft Pro panel.

Stop the server, and then enter the name you'd like for your server in the "Server Name" text field.

Save your changes, then Start your server.

If you don't have access to Nodecraft Pro, you can change your server name by using the startup argument:

-name "Your desired server name"

Load up the Valheim game on your PC, and select the "Start Game" option.

After you have created your character (Iron Gate AB recommends you create a separate character for multiplayer from your single-player character), select the "Join Game" tab, then the "Community" option.

From here, the easiest way to look for your server is to use the scrollbar to find your server alphabetically.

You can also use the search bar, but it can take a few minutes and refreshes for it to narrow down the results.

Select the "Connect" button and you'll be transported to your Server!

Method 3: Steam Launch Parameter

One of the fastest options is to add a Launch Parameter, or Launch Option directly to your game client. It forces you to join a specific server when you launch the game and select your character.

First, make sure the game is completely closed. In your Steam Library, right-click on the Valheim game and select "Properties".

In the "General" tab, at the bottom will be the "Launch Options" text field. You will enter +connect <IP>:<PORT>. Do not include the < and >.

It will end up looking like +connect 000.000.000.000:2456. Make sure you replace 000.000.000.000 with your server's IP address. Some people have reported that the query port works better for them, 2457.

Some people have reported to us that having the "Keep games saves in the Steam Cloud for Valheim" option enabled was needed for this method to work for them.

Once you've entered in the Launch Parameter, launch the Valheim game, select the character you want to use and click "Start". You will begin the process of connecting to your server.

Method 4: Steam Favorites

In the upper left corner of Steam, click on the word "View" across the top. A drop-down menu will appear, then click on "Servers" on that menu.

A window will appear, select the "Favorites" tab, then click on the "Add a Server" button.

In the small box that appears, enter your IP address.

Make sure you include the port information like so: 000.000.000.000:2456

Make sure you replace 000.000.000.000 with your server's IP.

Note: Some users have reported more success using the query port for the server (2457) instead of the game port. You can try this port if you have any issues with 2456.

Finally, refresh your favorites list within Steam, and the server should now be visible.