Palworld dedicated server

SteamCMD app ID

2394010

Install

steamcmd +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit

Anonymous login

yes (Palworld Server Guide install command uses +login anonymous; anonymous fetch of depot 2394012 succeeded, checked 2026-09-25)

OS support

Linux, Windows (server depots in SteamCMD app info)

Current build

25247047, public branch updated 2026-09-15 03:02 UTC

Install directory

PalServer

Ports

Port	Protocol	Purpose	Source
8211	UDP	Game traffic (default, changeable with -port)	Palworld Server Guide: Requirements “UDP Port 8211 (Default, Changeable)”
25575	not documented	RCON (RCONEnabled=False by default)	RCONPort in DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini (shipped in depot) “RCONPort=25575”
8212	not documented	REST API (RESTAPIEnabled=False by default)	RESTAPIPort in DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini (shipped in depot) “RESTAPIPort=8212”

Config files

What	Path	Source
Server settings (Linux)	Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini	DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini header comment (shipped in depot)
Shipped defaults (copy this; edits to it are ignored)	DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini, in the install directory	Palworld Server Guide: Configuration parameters

Launch options (from SteamCMD app info)

OS	Command
Windows	PalServer.exe -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -UseMultithreadForDS
Linux	PalServer.sh EpicApp=PalServer -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -UseMultithreadForDS -publiclobby
not specified	PalServer.exe -publiclobby -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -UseMultithreadForDS -publiclobby (“Open and start as a community server”)

Settings

122 settings from DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini (depot 2394012); descriptions from docs.palworldgame.com. Descriptions are quoted exactly; blank where the game documents none.

Setting	Default	Description
Difficulty	None
RandomizerType	None	“Pal spawn randomization mode: None = no randomization; Region = randomize per region; All = fully randomized.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
RandomizerSeed	""	“Seed value used when Pal spawn randomization mode is enabled.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bIsRandomizerPalLevelRandom	False	“If true, wild Pal levels are fully random. If false, levels are randomized within each area’s intended range.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
DayTimeSpeedRate	1.000000	“Daytime progression speed.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
NightTimeSpeedRate	1.000000	“Nighttime progression speed.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
ExpRate	1.000000	“EXP gain multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalCaptureRate	1.000000	“Capture rate multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalSpawnNumRate	1.000000	“Pal spawn rate. (Impacts performance.)” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalDamageRateAttack	1.000000	“Damage dealt by Pals multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalDamageRateDefense	1.000000	“Damage taken by Pals multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PlayerDamageRateAttack	1.000000	“Damage dealt by players multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PlayerDamageRateDefense	1.000000	“Damage taken by players multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PlayerStomachDecreaceRate	1.000000	“Player hunger depletion rate multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate	1.000000	“Player stamina depletion rate multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate	1.000000	“Player natural HP regen multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep	1.000000	“Player HP regen while sleeping multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalStomachDecreaceRate	1.000000	“Pal hunger depletion rate multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalStaminaDecreaceRate	1.000000	“Pal stamina depletion rate multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalAutoHPRegeneRate	1.000000	“Pal natural HP regen multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep	1.000000	“Pal HP regen while sleeping (in Palbox) multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
BuildObjectHpRate	1.000000
BuildObjectDamageRate	1.000000	“Damage multiplier to buildings.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate	1.000000	“Building decay speed multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
CollectionDropRate	1.000000	“Gatherable items multiplier” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
CollectionObjectHpRate	1.000000	“Gatherable objects health multiplier” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate	1.000000	“Gatherable objects respawn interval” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
EnemyDropItemRate	1.000000	“Dropped item quantity multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
DeathPenalty	Item	“Death Penalty None : No drops, Item : Drop all items except equipment, ItemAndEquipment : Drop all items, All : Drop all items and all Pals on team” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage	False
bEnableFriendlyFire	False
bEnableInvaderEnemy	True	“Enable Invader” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bActiveUNKO	False
bEnableAimAssistPad	True
bEnableAimAssistKeyboard	False
DropItemMaxNum	3000
PhysicsActiveDropItemMaxNum	-1	“Maximum number of dropped items that can use physics behavior.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
DropItemMaxNum_UNKO	100
BaseCampMaxNum	128	“Total number of bases across the server.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
BaseCampWorkerMaxNum	15	“Maximum number of Pals per base (max 50). Increasing this value raises processing load.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
DropItemAliveMaxHours	1.000000
bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers	False	“If no guild members log in, automatically delete structures and base Pals.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers	72.000000	“Offline duration before bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers triggers. Ignored if bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers is False.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
GuildPlayerMaxNum	20	“Max player number of guild.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
BaseCampMaxNumInGuild	4	“Maximum number of bases per guild. Default: 4 (max 10). Increasing this value raises processing load.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PalEggDefaultHatchingTime	1.000000	“Time to hatch a Huge Egg (hours). Note: Other eggs also require time to incubate.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
WorkSpeedRate	1.000000
AutoSaveSpan	30.000000
bIsMultiplay	False
bIsPvP	False	“Enable PvP” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bHardcore	False	“Enable Hardcore. You will not be able to respawn on death.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bPalLost	False	“Permanently lose Pals on death.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bCharacterRecreateInHardcore	False	“Whether you may recreate your character upon death in Hardcore mode.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop	False
bEnableNonLoginPenalty	True
bEnableFastTravel	True	“Enable fast travel.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bEnableFastTravelOnlyBaseCamp	False	“Restrict fast travel to between bases only.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bIsStartLocationSelectByMap	False	“Whether to allow players to choose their starting location.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bExistPlayerAfterLogout	False	“Whether players enter a sleeping state at their current location when logging out.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer	False
bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX	False	“Show base area boundaries.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bBuildAreaLimit	False	“Prevent building near structures such as fast-travel points.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
ItemWeightRate	1.000000	“Item weight multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
CoopPlayerMaxNum	4
ServerPlayerMaxNum	32	“Maximum number of players who can join the server.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
ServerName	"Default Palworld Server"	“Server name” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
ServerDescription	""	“Server description” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
AdminPassword	""	“Password used to obtain administrative privileges on the server.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
ServerPassword	""	“Password required to log in to the server.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowClientMod	True	“Allow players with mods enabled to join the server.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PublicPort	8211	“(Community server) Explicitly specify the external public port. (Does not change the server’s listening port.)” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PublicIP	""	“(Community server) Explicitly specify the external public IP.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
RCONEnabled	False	“Enable RCON.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
RCONPort	25575	“Port number used for RCON.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
Region	""
bUseAuth	True
BanListURL	"https://b.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt"
RESTAPIEnabled	False	“Enable the REST API.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
RESTAPIPort	8212	“Listening port for the REST API.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bShowPlayerList	False	“Enable the player list on the ESC menu.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
ChatPostLimitPerMinute	30	“Maximum number of chat messages allowed per minute.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
CrossplayPlatforms	(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac)	“Allowed platform to connect the server. Default: (Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac)” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bIsUseBackupSaveData	True	“Enable world backups. Enabling this increases disk load.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
LogFormatType	Text	“Log format: Text or Json” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bIsShowJoinLeftMessage	True	“On dedicated servers, show in-game messages when players join/leave.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
SupplyDropSpan	180	“Meteorite / supply drop interval (minutes).” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
EnablePredatorBossPal	True
MaxBuildingLimitNum	0	“Per-player building count cap (0 = unlimited).” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
MaxBuildingLimitNumPerPlayer	0
ServerReplicatePawnCullDistance	15000.000000	“Pal sync distance from players (cm). Minimum 5000 – maximum 15000.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowGlobalPalboxExport	True	“Allow saving to the Global Palbox.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowGlobalPalboxImport	False	“Allow loading from the Global Palbox.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
EquipmentDurabilityDamageRate	1.000000	“Equipment durability loss multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
ItemContainerForceMarkDirtyInterval	1.000000	“How often to force re-sync while a container UI is open (seconds).” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
PlayerDataPalStorageUpdateCheckTickInterval	1.000000
ItemCorruptionMultiplier	1.000000	“Item corruption speed multiplier.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
MonsterFarmActionSpeedRate	1.000000	“Item production speed multiplier from grazing.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
FishingDifficultyRate	1.000000	“Fishing difficulty (0.1–1.0)” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
DenyTechnologyList		“Disable specific technologies. Specify Technology IDs . Example: DenyTechnologyList=("PALBOX", "RepairBench"))” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes	0	“Guild rejoin cooldown (minutes).” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
AutoTransferMasterCheckIntervalSeconds	3600.000000
AutoTransferMasterThresholdDays	14
MaxGuildsPerFrame	10
BlockRespawnTime	5.000000	“Cooldown before you can respawn after death (seconds).” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold	0.000000	“Survival-time threshold (seconds) for applying the respawn cooldown multiplier set by RespawnPenaltyTimeScale on a subsequent death.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
RespawnPenaltyTimeScale	2.000000	“Multiplier applied to the respawn cooldown.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_BaseCamp	False	“Whether to show, on the map, the number of PvP-exclusive items in each base.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_Player	False	“Whether to show player locations and the number of PvP-exclusive items on the map.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
AdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode	"PlayerDropItem"	“When bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode is enabled, the ID of the item to drop.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
AdditionalDropItemNumWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode	1	“When bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode is enabled, the quantity of the item to drop.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode	False	“Whether to drop a special item when a player is killed while PvP is enabled.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bEnableVoiceChat	False	“Enable in-game voice chat.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
VoiceChatMaxVolumeDistance	3000.000000	“Distance at which voice chat volume does not attenuate.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
VoiceChatZeroVolumeDistance	15000.000000	“Distance at which voice chat volume becomes zero.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowEnhanceStat_Health	True	“Allow allocating stat points to HP.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowEnhanceStat_Attack	True	“Allow allocating stat points to Attack.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowEnhanceStat_Stamina	True	“Allow allocating stat points to Stamina.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowEnhanceStat_Weight	True	“Allow allocating stat points to Carry Weight.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bAllowEnhanceStat_WorkSpeed	True	“Allow allocating stat points to Work Speed.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
bEnableBuildingPlayerUIdDisplay	False	“Whether to display the creator’s player ID on structures.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters
BuildingNameDisplayCacheTTLSeconds	60
bAllowEnemyCampSpawnNearBaseCamp	False	“Whether to allow enemy bases to spawn near player bases.” — docs.palworldgame.com: Configuration parameters

Changed in the last server update

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