Renting and Setting Up a Palworld Server

Order the server

  1. Go to game-serverhosting.de
  2. Choose at least 8 GB RAM (Palworld needs a lot of memory)
  3. The server is set up automatically

Important settings

You'll find the settings in PalWorldSettings.ini:

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(
  Difficulty=None,
  DayTimeSpeedRate=1.0,
  NightTimeSpeedRate=1.0,
  ExpRate=1.5,
  PalCaptureRate=1.5,
  PalSpawnNumRate=1.0,
  PalDamageRateAttack=1.0,
  PalDamageRateDefense=1.0,
  PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.0,
  PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.0,
  bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,
  DeathPenalty=Item,
  ServerName="My Palworld Server",
  ServerPassword="secret",
  AdminPassword="admin123",
  MaxPlayers=32
)

Recommended adjustments

Setting Default Recommended (PvE) Description
ExpRate 1.0 1.5-2.0 XP multiplier
PalCaptureRate 1.0 1.5 Increase the capture rate
PalSpawnNumRate 1.0 1.0-1.5 Spawn more Pals
DeathPenalty All Item Only lose items

Joining

  1. Start Palworld → "Join Multiplayer"
  2. At the bottom, choose "Join Dedicated Server"
  3. Enter the IP and port (default: 8211)

Admin commands

/AdminPassword <password>    # Log in as admin
/Shutdown <seconds>          # Shut down the server
/Save                        # Save the world
/KickPlayer <steamid>        # Kick a player
/BanPlayer <steamid>         # Ban a player