How to Create a Palworld Server Guide

Creating a Palworld game server is an easy process that can be done from either a dedicated server or your home computer. Alternatively, you can choose a Palworld server host that will fit your needs.

Option #1: Renting a Palworld server (see example control panel below!)

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Server Requirements

Windows 10/11, Server 2016/2019/2022 & 64-Bit

Quad Core processor (requires up to 2 full cores)

Up to 4GB memory (currently uses around 1GB memory)

12GB disk space (install folder)

Step 1: Fetching Game Server files

The best method to get dedicated server game files is via the dedicated server depot on Steam via SteamCMD.

1. Create a folder where you wish to store your Palworld game server hosting files
2. Inside of the folder, place the newly downloading SteamCMD.exe file
3. Create a batch file named SteamCMD.bat
4. Place the following code in this batch file:

@echo off

start "" steamcmd.exe +login USER PASS +force_install_dir "C:\Some\Path\Where\You\Want\Game\Server\Files\To\Go" +app_update 2394010 validate +quit

1. Right-click SteamCMD.bat and Run as Administrator
2. Your game server files should be completely downloaded by now

Step 2: Setting up a Palworld Dedicated Server

1. Create a batch file named PalworldServer.bat in your newly created Palworld server folder from step 1
2. Place the following code in this batch file:

start PalServer.exe -ServerName="My Server Title" -port=12345 -players=32 -log -nosteam

Step 3: Configuring your Palworld Server

Now comes the fun part, setting up your Palworld game server to your liking. There are some launch parameters to be aware of.

-log - Enables logging

There are also a few files that can be configured.

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Make sure to modify the following in order to get your game server to work:

name - Changes the host name of your game server
password - Enables a password to join
saveDirectory - Changes the location of the save directory
logDirectory - Changes the location of the log directory
ip - Set to the home IP, you can find your home ip here: https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+my+ip
gamePort - No need to change
queryPort - No need to change
slotCount - Changes the max allowable number of players (max is 16)

Step 3: Port Forwarding

Add an incoming rule to your Windows Firewall to allow TCP/UDP port (game port) 15636, (Steam query port) 15637 (or whichever ports you decide to use)

You may additionally need to add a forwarding rule to your network router. You can use PortForward.com to read how to do this.

Location of World Save Data

To locate your save folder, navigate to this folder:

savegame

There will be two files, back them up both in order to make a backup.

Additional Resources and Reading

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