---
title: "How To Reset Your Valheim Server World"
description: "Instructions on how to Reset your Valheim Server World"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/150-how-to-reset-your-valheim-server-world
collection: "Valheim"
updated: 2026-06-13
language: en
---

# How To Reset Your Valheim Server World

Instructions on how to Reset your Valheim Server World

## Summary

In Valheim, your character’s progress (skills, inventory, and stats) is stored locally, while your server world only contains structures, terrain, and resource data. Because of this, you might want to change your server world if you’re unhappy with the current map or simply want a fresh start to gather new resources.

Fortunately, switching or resetting your world on your ChipHead Valheim server is a quick and simple process. You can either create a new world or completely delete the existing one, depending on what you prefer.

## Changing Your Server World

If you want to keep your current world but switch to another, follow these steps:

1.  Log in to your ChipHead Panel and stop your server.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/NmNNqoG5su7cZBrQ8CFQ9EGh6XR7MvvIK3P7irRZmiEnAMnBH5VVQ7pJcBqUmDqRHdMHScC6vE8.png)
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260613163628_3339.webp)
    
2.  Open the **Startup**.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/O0AowSXjEg2apXtx2O2I75uSD5znuWPacge9H2A4Xx9mOpYZHWDQZfsRFFvkzwaikOf0cSANvPz.png)
    
3.  In the **World Name** field, enter the name of your new world and your changes will automatically save.  
    (If the world doesn’t exist yet, it will automatically generate when the server starts.)
    
4.  **Start**/**restart** your server.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260613163702_7310.png)
    

> **Info:** To switch back to your old world later, simply repeat the process and enter the old world’s name again.

## Deleting Your Server World

If you’d like to completely remove your world—either to replace it with a new one using the same name or to start over entirely—follow these steps:

1.  Log in to your ChipHead Panel and stop your server.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/rtCAy5HcKQtACDgaF2p121QZSb5Yy14QidDP5NDYaGFCjpAek9hoSUtKMfO2kGWFfyFyTAsA4RI.png)
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260613163716_2926.webp)
    
2.  Go to the **Files** tab.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260613163724_0844.png)
    
3.  Navigate to `/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/worlds_local`.
    
4.  Delete the following files associated with your world name:
    
    -   <worldname>.db and (if it exists) <worldname>.db.old
        
    -   <worldname>.fwl and (if it exists) <worldname>.fwl.old
        
        ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/92kkJpMpfRa3gvMvTwGABhOUIXnde4zigxgH7sUZCg1TqEuTGO6BROXSmxYZu7rY72RPF5MGotC.png)
        

> **Success:** Once deleted, your server will create a brand new world the next time it starts.