Host a Valheim server for your friends
Free, on your PC, no port forwarding. Valheim is planned for our launch catalog. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the moment it's live.
Host a Valheim server free- RAM
- 4-8 GB (16 GB for 6-10 players)
- Default server ports
- 2456-2458
- Protocol
- UDP
- Server OS
- Windows, Linux
- Typical group
- 2-10 friends
You never forward any of these. The agent connects outward to our relay; the game's ports stay on your machine.
Why host Valheim with Multiplayer Rally
The evergreen viking co-op survival game, with 1.0 landing September 9, 2026. The dedicated server is official, free with the game, and light enough for most PCs. A persistent world means your base is there whenever the squad logs in.
- Heavy server: Valheim is one of the bigger ones, around 4-8 GB (16 GB for 6-10 players). You'll want a PC with that much RAM to spare on top of everything else.
- Valheim uses several server ports, the classic spot people get stuck setting up by hand. We set every one of them for you.
- Runs the official Valheim server on Windows, Linux. We download it from the publisher and keep the runtime patched.
- Your Valheim world stays set up between sessions. The app handles restarts, updates, and the relay link so the squad can drop in whenever you're online.
How hosting Valheim works
- Step 01
Install Multiplayer Rally
One Windows app. It installs and manages the Valheim dedicated server for you. No command line, no config files.
- Step 02
Pick Valheim
We set the ports, the settings, and the restart schedule. You pick the world name and who's allowed in.
- Step 03
Share your link
You get one address your friends paste into the game, and they're in. Nothing to install on their side, no port forwarding on yours.
Valheim hosting questions
Plan on 4-8 GB (16 GB for 6-10 players) of free RAM for a friend-group server. Your PC needs that on top of whatever else it's running; the app checks before installing.
2456-2458 (UDP). With Multiplayer Rally you don't forward any of them: the agent makes an outbound connection to our relay, and your friends connect to the relay address.
Yes, that's the whole point. The agent on your PC makes an outbound connection to our relay, so you never touch your router. Your friends connect to the relay address and the traffic is tunneled to your Valheim server. Nothing is exposed to the open internet.
Yes. Each player needs their own copy of Valheim to join your server. We host the server side; the game itself comes from the store like always.
Valheim is in our planned launch catalog. Join the waitlist, pick Valheim as your game, and we'll email you when it's live.
Your PC is the server, so the world is offline until you turn it back on, then it's right where you left it. The agent restarts Valheim for you automatically. An always-on managed tier on our hardware comes later.