PhValheim Setup

Welcome to PhValheim

Let's get your server configured. This will only take a minute.

Detected Host

valheimserver.hubdex.eu

This is the hostname detected from your browser. It will be used automatically for the web interface.

Core Settings

These are required for PhValheim to operate.

Steam API Key

Required for player authentication. Get your key here.

Game DNS

The hostname or IP players use to connect their Valheim client. Often the same as your PhValheim host.

Base Port

Starting UDP port for game worlds. Must match the beginning of your Docker port range.

Defaults

These can be changed later from Server Settings.

Backups to Keep

Number of world backups retained on disk before oldest are deleted.

Timezone

Used for logs, backups, and timestamps throughout the system.

Hugin Setup

Optional, and set up after this wizard.

PhValheim includes an AI assistant that can read your world logs, engine log, mod state and backups to help you diagnose problems.

It works with OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Ollama, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint including vLLM, LM Studio, llama.cpp and OpenRouter — self-hosted ones with or without an API key. Add as many as you like.

Set it up after finishing here: open Server Settings (the gear icon) and choose Add AI provider. The wizard tests the connection and then lists the models your endpoint currently offers, so you pick from what actually exists.

The assistant's health scan works with no provider configured at all — that part is plain pattern matching.

Review & Save

Verify your settings before saving.