How to Use an FTP Client with Your Valheim Server

Published June 9, 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

An FTP client lets you transfer files to and from your Valheim server directly from your computer. Host Havoc recommends FileZilla, which is free and available at filezilla-project.org.

Configure FileZilla

  1. Log into the Game Control Panel and navigate to your server.
  2. Near the middle of the screen, locate the FTP Info section. Copy the FTP IP and port shown there. It will look similar to 167.114.172.201:8821.
  3. Paste that value into the Host field in FileZilla.
    FileZilla Host field with the FTP IP and port filled in

    Before you start: If the control panel shows SFTP Info instead of FTP Info, prefix the host value with sftp://, for example sftp://167.114.172.201:8821.

  4. Enter your control panel username and password into the Username and Password fields in FileZilla. Your password can be changed from within the panel.
    FileZilla Username and Password fields filled in with control panel credentials
  5. The port will adjust automatically to the correct value if you paste the full FTP Info string.
  6. Click Quickconnect to connect.

Once connected you can browse, upload, and download files. To upload a world save, navigate to the worlds_local folder. See Upload World for full instructions.