Valheim Server Manager for Windows
SupportedWindows · Cross-play relay
A dedicated Valheim server means your world lives on even when the host logs off. Gone Wrong Servers sets one up in minutes, keeps it patched on your terms, and protects your world file before anything risky happens.
If your clan already has a world, import it — Gone Wrong Servers manages the existing installation in place without moving or rewriting your saves.
Game-aware Windows server manager
Windows · Cross-play relay
What you get
Valheim, handled
Supported capabilities
- One-guided-flow dedicated server install
- Import your existing Valheim world
- Automatic world backup before risky actions
- Connection setup and join verification
- Update management on your schedule
Valheim's cross-play relay can be enabled during setup so friends can join across platforms where the game supports it.
From install to invite
- Choose Valheim and name your world
- Gone Wrong Servers installs and verifies the server
- Connection setup confirms friends can reach it
- Raise your mead hall together
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Valheim technical snapshot
The real server package, files, and network path
This is the server-specific layer behind the guided experience. It identifies the actual package and the data that must survive an update, so you can verify what the app is managing or follow the complete manual guide yourself.
- Official server
- Valheim Dedicated Server
- Install and update
- Steam Library > Tools, SteamCMD, or the Microsoft Store server bundle
- App ID 896660
- Server process
- valheim_server.exe
- Player scope
- Windows and Linux server runtimes; Microsoft Store Windows bundle also documented
Player-facing ports
| Port | Protocol | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 2456 (configurable base) | UDP | Steam-backend server/game communication |
| 2457 (base + 1) | UDP | Second port in Valheim's required consecutive pair |
Preserve these native files
%USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/IronGate/Valheim/worlds_local/<world>.dbPrimary world database%USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/IronGate/Valheim/worlds_local/<world>.fwlWorld metadata paired with the databaseadminlist.txt, bannedlist.txt and permittedlist.txt in the save rootPlatform-ID administration, ban and allowlist state
Edition and cross-play
The -crossplay switch selects PlayFab relay, allowing supported-platform joins without router forwarding but preventing local-IP and loopback joining.
Mods and extensions
Valheim has no official mod support; every loader, server package and client dependency remains an unofficial compatibility and recovery decision.
Administration
Valheim uses case-sensitive platform IDs in text permission files and in-game admin commands; the official guide does not document native RCON.
Diagnose the exact symptom
Valheim troubleshooting
The server reaches its ready state, but 127.0.0.1 and the host's private LAN address fail after -crossplay is enabled.
Valheim Cross-Play Server Local IP or 127.0.0.1 Not Working
Fix a healthy Valheim PlayFab cross-play server that cannot be joined through loopback or a LAN IP by using the correct relay join route.
Open the tested checklist →
The transferred server starts without a fatal error, but player buildings, explored terrain or the expected world seed/state are missing.
Valheim Loads the Wrong or a New World After Transfer
Recover a transferred Valheim server by resolving -savedir and -world, restoring a matched DB/FWL pair and verifying the world before reopening.
Open the tested checklist →
Friends who could previously join are refused after one user was added to permittedlist.txt, or display names do not work as entries.
Valheim permittedlist.txt Locks Out Friends
Fix a Valheim allowlist lockout by backing up permission files, collecting exact platform-qualified IDs and testing access without exposing passwords.
Open the tested checklist →
Public beta
BETA is available now
Download the current Windows build directly from the official GitHub release. No signup or hosting account is required.
Start with a Windows computer you control. This installer is code-signed by GoneWrongGaming LLC. Check that publisher name in Windows before installing. The download page includes the exact filename and SHA-256 checksum.
- Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
- 11 supported games
- Backups, updates and recovery guidance