Palworld server settings generator

Common questions

Where do I put PalWorldSettings.ini?

On Linux it's Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini, on Windows Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/PalWorldSettings.ini. Replace the file and restart the server — Palworld reads it once at startup, so nothing takes effect until it restarts.

Do I fill in passwords and ports if I rent a server from you?

No. On a hosted machine the server password is changed from the Console, the admin password is generated and shown to you (the forced save before each backup needs it), and the ports are already set up — that form only has the world settings. The extra fields on this page are for people running their own machine.

I edited the file and nothing changed in game.

Three usual causes. The server wasn't restarted — settings are read once at startup. Or the line is broken: it's one comma-separated list, so a comma, equals sign, bracket or quote inside a value splits it in the wrong place, and Palworld's response to a broken line is to fall back to defaults for every setting at once — which looks like "my edits were ignored" rather than an error. Or there's a WorldOption.sav in the world folder: while it's there, the server doesn't read this file at all (see the WorldOption.sav question).

What is WorldOption.sav in my world folder, and should I delete it?

It's a snapshot of the in-game world settings, and saves moved from a single-player or co-op world to a dedicated server often bring it along. When it's in the server's world folder, the server takes its settings from it and ignores PalWorldSettings.ini — when we tested this on a real server in October 2026, even the admin password was replaced by the empty one inside it, and every REST API call failed authentication. To manage settings with the ini, stop the server, move the file out of that world's folder under Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ (keep a copy), then start it again. If you want to keep the rates you tuned in co-op, read them off the in-game world settings and enter them here before you move it. Worlds converted with our save converter don't include this file.

The file it gives me is shorter than mine. Is something missing?

No. Palworld uses its own default for any setting that isn't listed, so a short file is a complete one — that's also how our own servers are configured. If you paste your existing file in first, everything in it comes back out, including the settings this tool doesn't manage.

Why is there no Difficulty setting?

Palworld's official configuration docs for 1.0 don't list it, and the default file that ships with the server has Difficulty=None. To change difficulty as a whole, use the four presets above the form: their values are what the in-game world settings switch to for each difficulty, they set all twelve at once, and you can fine-tune each one afterwards.

Should I enable RCON or the REST API?

Only if you'll use an admin panel, a bot or scripts — and then the REST API is enough: the developers have deprecated RCON, and it also mangles player names in non-Latin scripts. Both rely solely on the admin password, so set a long one first, and don't open either port to the internet on your firewall — the official docs state the REST API isn't designed to be exposed directly to the internet. For remote admin, go through an SSH tunnel.

Why can't I set the world seed or the randomizer here?

Those are decided when the world is generated and can't be changed afterwards — Palworld's own settings screen says so too. Listing them would suggest they still do something.