Dedicated server guides (page 2)
How to set up a dedicated server, tune the world, and keep your saves safe. Written to be followed step by step.
Palworld Server Settings: Every PalWorldSettings.ini Option
Every PalWorldSettings.ini option explained: EXP rate, base limits, PvP, death penalty, crossplay, the admin API, and what to set first.
Move a Palworld Server to Another Host
How to move a Palworld server to another host: matching versions, what a complete save copy holds, keeping player and guild data in sync, and going back.
Palworld Save Location, Backup and Restore
Where a Palworld dedicated server keeps its world save, what to copy for a complete backup, and how to restore without losing player data.
Palworld 24/7 Server: Autostart, Crash Restart
Keeping a Palworld server running 24/7 takes three mechanisms: start on boot, come back after a crash, restart daily. What a systemd unit misses.
Palworld Auto Pause: How It Works and What It Costs
Auto pause means two different things on a Palworld server, and only one keeps your Pals from starving overnight — plus the simpler way to get it.
Palworld Crossplay Server: Steam, Xbox, PS5
Xbox and PS5 players can only join a Palworld crossplay server through the community list: add -publiclobby, open 8211/UDP, set a unique ServerName.
Palworld REST API: Kick, Ban, Announce, Save
Palworld admin moved from RCON to the REST API: kick, ban, announce, force-save and shut down over HTTP. Why 8212 must stay off the internet.
How to Update a Palworld Dedicated Server
Your client updates itself; your server does not. How to tell a new build shipped, and the announce, save, stop, update, start order that keeps the save.