How to Find or Set the World Seed on Your Valheim Server

How to view and set the world generation seed.

In-game with admin: type genloc in console, or check the .fwl file.

Set via startup: -world "WorldName" — the seed is stored in the .fwl file and cannot be changed after creation.

To use a new seed, create a new world with a different -world name.

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