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How To Connect To Your Valheim Server

Learn how to connect to your Valheim dedicated server.

By the GhostCap teamUpdated

Here's how to connect to your Valheim server; there are two methods to do so, one being in-game and the other being through the Steam browser. Here's how to do both.

Connecting To Your Server

Note

By default, you will have a randomly generated password for your Valheim server, you can see it in Settings in the panel.

  1. Log in to the GhostCap Panel.
  2. Copy your server's address from the top of your server's page in the panel.
  3. In Valheim click Start Game and Select your character.
  4. Press Join Game and Add Server.
  5. Enter your IP address and click Connect.

Connecting Using The Steam Browser

Tip

Did you know? You can use the Steam browser to open Valheim and automatically connect.

  1. Log in to the GhostCap Panel.
  2. Copy your server's address from the top of your server's page in the panel.
  3. Open Steam and at the top click View > Game Servers.
  4. Click Favorites and select Valheim as the game.
  5. Click the Plus (+) Icon and add your [ServerIP:Port+1], for example change [YourIP]:27016 to [YourIP]:27017.
  6. Connect to your server.

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