{"id":721559,"date":"2025-11-19T15:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5WHULhE49rnJMMvPYR5pXR"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:22:48","slug":"how-to-set-up-a-dedicated-server-in-palworld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-set-up-a-dedicated-server-in-palworld\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up a dedicated server in Palworld"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Palworld dedicated servers can host up to 32 players combing through its islands for Pok\u00e9mon-like monsters and valuable resources. Developer Pocketpair has plans to increase that number in a future update, as well as add an in-game method for server hosting. Right now, though, hosting your own Palworld dedicated server takes a few extra steps.<\/p>\n

To set up a multiplayer server, you need the Steam version of the game.<\/strong> Due to the complexities of updating games on consoles<\/a>, the Xbox\/Microsoft Store\/Game Pass version of the game doesn't currently allow dedicated servers of any kind. The only way to have a persistent multiplayer server for you and your friends is to buy it on Steam, and because crossplay isn't a thing yet, your friends will need it there too.<\/p>\n

The process to set up a Palworld dedicated server is mostly painless, but keep in mind that other players will need to know your IP address to join. You don't want to go around announcing your IP address to random people, so be careful with who you give it to.<\/p>\n

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You can find detailed instructions on how to set up your Palworld dedicated server below, but here's a<\/strong> brief list of steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Install and launch Palworld once<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Install Palworld Dedicated Server<\/strong> (enable Tools if you don’t see it)<\/li>\n
  3. Open Palworld Dedicated Server installation folder<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Open DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini<\/strong> and copy everything below line 3<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Navigate to PalServer\\Pal\\Saved\\Config\\WindowsServer<\/strong> and paste text into PalWorldSettings.ini<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Change desired settings then save<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Launch Palworld Dedicated Server<\/li>\n
  8. Choose Play Palworld Dedicated Server<\/strong> and click Play<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How to set up your dedicated server<\/h2>\n

    Once you've purchased Palworld on Steam, it'll show up in your game library. You'll need to launch the game once so it creates all the files it needs in its installation folder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    After that, close the game and look for “Palworld Dedicated Server” in your Steam library.<\/strong> If it doesn't show up, click the drop down filter menu above your list of games and enable “Tools”.<\/strong> Before you click Launch, right click Palworld Dedicated Server in the list, hover your cursor over Manage and select Browse local files<\/strong> to bring up its installation folder.<\/p>\n

    In the folder, there are a number of files, but you only need to worry about “DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini”.<\/strong> For the next step, you need to open it with a program like Notepad<\/strong> by right clicking it, hovering over Open with and selecting your desired text editor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Select and copy all the text below the third line<\/strong> where it says “To change the server settings\u2026” It should include “[\/Script\/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]” and all the text below it. Close the window and go back to the PalServer folder that you were on a second ago.<\/p>\n

    Now you need to paste all that text into another file. That one is located in PalServer > Pal > Saved > Config > WindowsServer.<\/strong> Among all the ini files in there, you'll see “PalWorldSettings.ini”.<\/strong> Open it with Notepad just like you did the previous file and paste the text in.<\/p>\n

    You can change a few things in here before you save and close the file. Below is a list of the most important settings you can change by replacing the text between the quotes:<\/p>\n