Visual APIs & Dedicated Hosting
Vulkan is a modern, high-performance graphics API that many players use on their home PCs to improve FPS (Frames Per Second) in Valheim. A common question from server owners is whether they should enable Vulkan on their FREAKHOSTING dedicated server.
| Reading Time | Difficulty | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3 minutes | Beginner | January 2026 |
Should I enable Vulkan?
The Answer is No. Dedicated servers operate in a “Headless” state. This means:- No Graphics Rendering: The server only calculates math, physics, and networking data. It does not “see” or render the game world visually.
- No GPU Requirement: Our host nodes do not use graphics cards to run server processes; they rely entirely on high-performance CPUs.
- API Logic: Since no frames are being rendered, graphics APIs like Vulkan, DirectX, or OpenGL are irrelevant to server performance.
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Last Updated: January 2026 | Valheim: Server architecture verified.