Palworld Dedicated Server Docker

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This is a Docker container to help you get started with hosting your own Palworld dedicated server.

This Docker container has been tested and will work on the following OS:

• Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
• Windows 10,11
• MacOS (including Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3).

This container has also been tested and will work on both x64 and ARM64 based CPU architecture.

Important

Looking to host a server for Xbox players? Follow this guide here!

Sponsors

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Massive shoutout to the following individual sponsors

    

Official Documentation

Server Requirements

Resource	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	4 cores	4+ cores
RAM	16GB	Recommend over 32GB for stable operation
Storage	8GB	20GB

How to use

Keep in mind that you'll need to change the environment variables.

Docker Compose

This repository includes an example docker-compose.yml file you can use to set up your server.

services:
   palworld:
      image: thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest
      restart: unless-stopped
      container_name: palworld-server
      stop_grace_period: 30s # Set to however long you are willing to wait for the container to gracefully stop
      ports:
        - 8211:8211/udp
        - 27015:27015/udp
        # - 8212:8212/tcp  # Port for REST API if REST_API_ENABLED: true
      environment:
         PUID: 1000
         PGID: 1000
         PORT: 8211 # Optional but recommended
         PLAYERS: 16 # Optional but recommended
         SERVER_PASSWORD: "worldofpals" # Optional but recommended
         MULTITHREADING: true
         RCON_ENABLED: true
         RCON_PORT: 25575
         TZ: "UTC"
         ADMIN_PASSWORD: "adminPasswordHere"
         COMMUNITY: false  # Enable this if you want your server to show up in the community servers tab, USE WITH SERVER_PASSWORD!
         SERVER_NAME: "palworld-server-docker by Thijs van Loef"
         SERVER_DESCRIPTION: "palworld-server-docker by Thijs van Loef"
         ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM: "Steam" # Defaults to "Steam" if not set, set this to "Xbox" if you want to host a server for Xbox players. CROSSPLAY BETWEEN XBOX-STEAM IS NOT YET SUPPORTED
      volumes:
         - ./palworld:/palworld/

As an alternative, you can copy the .env.example file to a new file called .env file. Modify it to your needs, check out the environment variables section to check the correct values. Modify your docker-compose.yml to this:

services:
   palworld:
      image: thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest
      restart: unless-stopped
      container_name: palworld-server
      stop_grace_period: 30s # Set to however long you are willing to wait for the container to gracefully stop
      ports:
        - 8211:8211/udp
        - 27015:27015/udp
        # - 8212:8212/tcp  # Port for REST API if REST_API_ENABLED: true
      env_file:
         -  .env
      volumes:
         - ./palworld:/palworld/

Docker Run

Change every <> to your own configuration

docker run -d \
    --name palworld-server \
    -p 8211:8211/udp \
    -p 27015:27015/udp \
    -v ./palworld:/palworld/ \
    -e PUID=1000 \
    -e PGID=1000 \
    -e PORT=8211 \
    -e PLAYERS=16 \
    -e MULTITHREADING=true \
    -e RCON_ENABLED=true \
    -e RCON_PORT=25575 \
    -e TZ=UTC \
    -e ADMIN_PASSWORD="adminPasswordHere" \
    -e SERVER_PASSWORD="worldofpals" \
    -e COMMUNITY=false \
    -e SERVER_NAME="palworld-server-docker by Thijs van Loef" \
    -e SERVER_DESCRIPTION="palworld-server-docker by Thijs van Loef" \
    -e ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM="Steam" \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    --stop-timeout 30 \
    thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest

As an alternative, you can copy the .env.example file to a new file called .env file. Modify it to your needs, check out the environment variables section to check the correct values. Change your docker run command to this:

docker run -d \
    --name palworld-server \
    -p 8211:8211/udp \
    -p 27015:27015/udp \
    -v ./palworld:/palworld/ \
    --env-file .env \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    --stop-timeout 30 \
    thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest

Kubernetes

All files you will need to deploy this container to kubernetes are located in the k8s folder.

Follow the steps in the README.md here to deploy it.

Running without root

This is only for advanced users

It is possible to run this container and override the default user which is root in this image.

Because you are specifiying the user and group PUID and PGID are ignored.

If you want to find your UID: id -u If you want to find your GID: id -g

You must set user to NUMBERICAL_UID:NUMBERICAL_GID

Below we assume your UID is 1000 and your GID is 1001

• In docker run add --user 1000:1001 \ above the last line.
• In docker compose add user: 1000:1001 above ports.

If you wish to run it with a different UID/GID than your own you will need to change the ownership of the directory that is being bind: chown UID:GID palworld/ or by changing the permissions for all other: chmod o=rwx palworld/

Using helm chart

The official helm chart can be found in a seperate repository, palworld-server-chart

Environment variables

You can use the following values to change the settings of the server on boot. It is highly recommended you set the following environment values before starting the server:

• PLAYERS
• PORT
• PUID
• PGID

Variable	Info	Default Values	Allowed Values	Added in Version
TZ	Timezone used for time stamping backup server	UTC	See TZ Identifiers	0.1.0
PLAYERS*	Max amount of players that are able to join the server	16	1-32	0.1.0
PORT*	UDP port that the server will expose	8211	1024-65535	0.1.0
PUID*	The uid of the user the server should run as	1000	!0	0.6.0
PGID*	The gid of the group the server should run as	1000	!0	0.6.0
MULTITHREADING**	Improves performance in multi-threaded CPU environments. It is effective up to a maximum of about 4 threads, and allocating more than this number of threads does not make much sense.	false	true/false	0.1.0
COMMUNITY	Whether or not the server shows up in the community server browser (USE WITH SERVER_PASSWORD)	false	true/false	0.1.0
PUBLIC_IP	You can manually specify the global IP address of the network on which the server running. If not specified, it will be detected automatically. If it does not work well, try manual configuration.		x.x.x.x	0.1.0
PUBLIC_PORT	You can manually specify the port number of the network on which the server running. If not specified, it will be detected automatically. If it does not work well, try manual configuration.		1024-65535	0.1.0
SERVER_NAME	A name for your server		"string"	0.1.0
SERVER_DESCRIPTION	Your server Description		"string"	0.1.0
SERVER_PASSWORD	Secure your community server with a password		"string"	0.1.0
ADMIN_PASSWORD	Secure administration access in the server with a password		"string"	0.4.0
UPDATE_ON_BOOT**	Update/Install the server when the docker container starts (THIS HAS TO BE ENABLED THE FIRST TIME YOU RUN THE CONTAINER)	true	true/false	0.3.0
RCON_ENABLED***	Enable RCON for the Palworld server	true	true/false	0.1.0
RCON_PORT	RCON port to connect to	25575	1024-65535	0.1.0
REST_API_ENABLED	Enable REST API for the palworld server	false	true/false	0.35.0
REST_API_PORT	REST API port to connect to	8212	1024-65535	0.35.0
QUERY_PORT	Query port used to communicate with Steam servers	27015	1024-65535	0.1.0
ALLOW_CONNECT_PLATFORM	Specify if you are hosting a dedicated server for Steam or Xbox players	Steam	Steam/Xbox	0.38.0
BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION	Setting affects frequency of automatic backups.	0 0 * * *	Needs a Cron-Expression - See Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron	0.19.0
BACKUP_ENABLED	Enables automatic backups	true	true/false	0.19.0
USE_BACKUP_SAVE_DATA	Enables native automatic backups	true	true/false	0.35.0
DELETE_OLD_BACKUPS	Delete backups after a certain number of days	false	true/false	0.19.0
OLD_BACKUP_DAYS	How many days to keep backups	30	any positive integer	0.19.0
AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION	Setting affects frequency of automatic updates.	0 * * * *	Needs a Cron-Expression - See Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron	0.20.0
AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED	Enables automatic updates	false	true/false	0.20.0
AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES	How long to wait to update the server, after the player were informed. (This will be ignored, if no Players are connected)	30	Integer	0.20.0
AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION	Setting affects frequency of automatic updates.	0 0 * * *	Needs a Cron-Expression - See Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron	0.21.0
AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED	Enables automatic reboots	false	true/false	0.21.0
AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES	How long to wait to reboot the server, after the player were informed.	5	Integer	0.21.0
AUTO_REBOOT_EVEN_IF_PLAYERS_ONLINE	Restart the Server even if there are players online.	false	true/false	0.21.0
TARGET_MANIFEST_ID	Locks game version to corespond with Manifest ID from Steam Download Depot.		See Manifest ID Table	0.27.0
INSTALL_BETA_INSIDER	Installs the latest Beta version of the Palworld dedicated server	false	true/false	0.38.0
DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL	Discord webhook url found after creating a webhook on a discord server.		https://discord.com/api/webhooks/<webhook_id>	0.22.0
DISCORD_SUPPRESS_NOTIFICATIONS	Enables/Disables @silent messages for the server messages.	false	boolean	0.34.0
DISCORD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT	Discord command initial connection timeout	30	!0	0.22.0
DISCORD_MAX_TIMEOUT	Discord total hook timeout	30	!0	0.22.0
DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE	Discord message sent when server begins updating	Server is updating...	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE	Discord message sent when server completes updating	Server update complete!	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_START_MESSAGE	Discord message sent when server begins to start	Server has been started!	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_START_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_START_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE	Discord message sent when server begins to shutdown	Server is shutting down...	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE	Discord message sent when server has stopped	Server is stopped!	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PLAYER_JOIN_MESSAGE	Discord message sent when player joins the server	player_name has joined Palworld!	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PLAYER_JOIN_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_PLAYER_JOIN_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PLAYER_LEAVE_MESSAGE	Discord message sent when player leaves the server	player_name has left Palworld.	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PLAYER_LEAVE_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_PLAYER_LEAVE_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_BACKUP_MESSAGE	Discord message when starting to create a backup	Creating backup...	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_BACKUP_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_BACKUP_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_BACKUP_MESSAGE	Discord message when a backup has been made	Backup created at file_path	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_BACKUP_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_BACKUP_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE	Discord message when starting to remove older backups	Removing backups older than old_backup_days days	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_PRE_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE	Discord message when successfully removed older backups	Removed backups older than old_backup_days days	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_POST_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_ERR_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE	Discord message when there has been an error removing older backups	Unable to delete old backups, OLD_BACKUP_DAYS is not an integer. OLD_BACKUP_DAYS=old_backup_days	"string"	0.31.0
DISCORD_ERR_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE_ENABLED	If the Discord message is enabled for this message	true	boolean	0.31.0
DISCORD_ERR_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE_URL	Discord Webhook URL for this message (if left empty will use DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL)		"string"	0.31.0
DISABLE_GENERATE_SETTINGS	Whether to automatically generate the PalWorldSettings.ini	false	true/false	0.24.0
DISABLE_GENERATE_ENGINE	Whether to automatically generate the Engine.ini	true	true/false	0.30.0
ENABLE_PLAYER_LOGGING	Enables Logging and announcing when players join and leave	true	true/false	0.31.0
PLAYER_LOGGING_POLL_PERIOD	Polling period (in seconds) to check for players who have joined or left	5	!0	0.31.0
USE_DEPOT_DOWNLOADER	Uses DepotDownloader to download game server files instead of steamcmd. This will help hosts incompatible with steamcmd (e.g. M-series Mac)	false	true/false	0.39.0

*highly recommended to set

** Make sure you know what you are doing when running this option enabled

*** Required for docker stop to save and gracefully close the server

ARM64-exclusive environment variables

ARM64 hosts can use the following variables to tweak their server setup. This includes known relevant Box64 configurations one can modify for better server stability/performance.

For the Box64 configurations, please see the their official documentation for more info.

Tip

Set ARM64_DEVICE to the most appropriate setting for your device. generic is expected to work on all devices but better stability can be found with specifying your device. For more specific device compatibility, create an issue on the base image repo.

Variable	Info	Default Values	Allowed Values	Added in Version
BOX64_DYNAREC_STRONGMEM	[Box64 config] Enable/Disable simulation of Strong Memory model	1	0, 1, 2, 3	0.23.0
BOX64_DYNAREC_BIGBLOCK	[Box64 config] Enables/Disables Box64's Dynarec building BigBlock.	1	0, 1, 2, 3	0.23.0
BOX64_DYNAREC_SAFEFLAGS	[Box64 config] Handling of flags on CALL/RET opcodes	1	0, 1, 2	0.23.0
BOX64_DYNAREC_FASTROUND	[Box64 config] Enable/Disable generation of precise x86 rounding	1	0, 1	0.23.0
BOX64_DYNAREC_FASTNAN	[Box64 config] Enable/Disable generation of -NAN	1	0, 1	0.23.0
BOX64_DYNAREC_X87DOUBLE	[Box64 config] Force the use of Double for x87 emulation	0	0, 1	0.23.0
ARM64_DEVICE	Specify Box64 build to be used based on host device. This setting is only applicable for ARM64 hosts.	generic	generic, m1, rpi5, adlink	0.39.0

Game Ports

Port	Info
8211	Game Port (UDP)
8212	REST API Port (TCP)
27015	Query Port (UDP)
25575	RCON Port (TCP)

Using RCON

RCON is enabled by default for the palworld-server-docker image. Opening the RCON CLI is quite easy:

docker exec -it palworld-server rcon-cli "<command> <value>"

For example, you can broadcast a message to everyone in the server with the following command:

docker exec -it palworld-server rcon-cli "Broadcast Hello everyone"

This will open a CLI that uses RCON to write commands to the Palworld Server.

List of server commands

Command	Info
Shutdown {Seconds} {MessageText}	The server is shut down after the number of Seconds
DoExit	Force stop the server.
Broadcast	Send message to all player in the server
KickPlayer {SteamID}	Kick player from the server..
BanPlayer {SteamID}	BAN player from the server.
TeleportToPlayer {SteamID}	Teleport to current location of target player.
TeleportToMe {SteamID}	Target player teleport to your current location
ShowPlayers	Show information on all connected players.
Info	Show server information.
Save	Save the world data.
UnBanPlayer {SteamID}	Unban player {SteamID} from the server.

For a full list of commands go to: https://tech.palworldgame.com/settings-and-operation/commands

Using REST API

REST API is not enabled by default. If used, please set REST_API_ENABLED to true.

docker-compose.override.yml

services:
  palworld:
    environment:
      REST_API_ENABLED: true

The palworld-server-docker image provides rcon-cli as well as rest-cli.

$ docker exec -it palworld-server rest-cli
Usage: rest-cli <api> [options]
api:
  announce <json> ... announce message.
  ban <json>      ... ban player.
  info            ... show server informations.
  kick <json>     ... kick player.
  metrics         ... show server metrics.
  players         ... show online players.
  save            ... save the world.
  settings        ... show server settings.
  shutdown <json> ... shutdown server.
  stop            ... force stop server.
  unban <json>    ... unban player.
options:
  '{...}'         ... json.
  -               ... json from stdin.
  -h, --help      ... help.

For example, you can broadcast a message to everyone in the server with the following command:

CLI parameter style:

docker exec -i palworld-server rest-cli announce "Broadcast Hello everyone"

JSON parameter style:

docker exec -i palworld-server rest-cli announce '{"message":"Broadcast Hello everyone"}'

JSON pipe style:

echo '{"message":"Broadcast Hello everyone"}' | docker exec -i palworld-server rest-cli announce -

rest-cli allows you to call REST APIs directly without exposing ports outside the container.

List of REST APIs

API	Info
info	Get the server information.
players	Get player list.
settings	Get the server settings.
metrics	Get the server metrics.
announce	Announce message.
kick {SteamID}	Kick player.
ban {SteamID}	Ban player.
unban {SteamID}	Unban player.
save	Save the world.
shutdown {Seconds} {MessageText}	Shutdown the server
stop	Force stop the server.

For an official documents go to: https://tech.palworldgame.com/category/rest-api

Creating a backup

To create a backup of the game's save at the current point in time, use the command:

docker exec palworld-server backup

This will create a backup at /palworld/backups/

The server will run a save before the backup if rcon is enabled.

Restore from a backup

To restore from a backup, use the command:

docker exec -it palworld-server restore

The RCON_ENABLED environment variable must be set to true to use this command.

Important

If docker restart is not set to policy always or unless-stopped then the server will shutdown and will need to be manually restarted.

The example docker run command and docker compose file in How to Use already uses the needed policy

Manually restore from a backup

Locate the backup you want to restore in /palworld/backups/ and decompress it. Need to stop the server before task.

docker compose down

Delete the old saved data folder located at palworld/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<old_hash_value>.

Copy the contents of the newly decompressed saved data folder Saved/SaveGames/0/<new_hash_value> to palworld/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<new_hash_value>.

Replace the DedicatedServerName inside palworld/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini with the new folder name.

DedicatedServerName=<new_hash_value>  # Replace it with your folder name.

Restart the game. (If you are using Docker Compose)

docker compose up -d

Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron

The server is automatically backed up everynight at midnight according to the timezone set with TZ

Set BACKUP_ENABLED enable or disable automatic backups (Default is enabled)

BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION is a cron expression, in a Cron-Expression you define an interval for when to run jobs.

Tip

This image uses Supercronic for crons see supercronic or Crontab Generator.

Set BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION to change the default schedule. Example Usage: If BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION to 0 2 * * *, the backup script will run every day at 2:00 AM.

Configuring Automatic Updates with Cron

To be able to use automatic Updates with this Server the following environment variables have to be set to true:

• RCON_ENABLED
• UPDATE_ON_BOOT

Important

If docker restart is not set to policy always or unless-stopped then the server will shutdown and will need to be manually restarted.

The example docker run command and docker compose file in How to Use already use the needed policy

Set AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED enable or disable automatic updates (Default is disabled)

AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION is a cron expression, in a Cron-Expression you define an interval for when to run jobs.

Tip

This image uses Supercronic for crons see supercronic or Crontab Generator.

Set AUTO_UPDATE_CRON_EXPRESSION to change the default schedule.

Configuring Automatic Reboots with Cron

To be able to use automatic reboots with this server RCON_ENABLED enabled.

Important

If docker restart is not set to policy always or unless-stopped then the server will shutdown and will need to be manually restarted.

The example docker run command and docker compose file in How to Use already use the needed policy

Set AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED enable or disable automatic reboots (Default is disabled)

AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION is a cron expression, in a Cron-Expression you define an interval for when to run jobs.

Tip

This image uses Supercronic for crons see supercronic or Crontab Generator.

Set AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION to change the set the schedule, default is everynight at midnight according to the timezone set with TZ

Editing Server Settings

With Environment Variables

Important

These Environment Variables/Settings are subject to change since the game is still in beta. Check out the official webpage for the supported parameters.

Converting server settings to environment variables follow the same principles (with some exceptions):

• all capital letters
• split words by inserting an underscore
• remove the single letter if the setting starts with one (like 'b')

For example:

• Difficulty -> DIFFICULTY
• PalSpawnNumRate -> PAL_SPAWN_NUM_RATE
• bIsPvP -> IS_PVP

Variable	Description	Default Value	Allowed Value
DIFFICULTY	Game Difficulty	None	None,Normal,Difficult
DAYTIME_SPEEDRATE	Day time speed - Larger number means shorter days	1.000000	Float
NIGHTTIME_SPEEDRATE	Night time speed - Larger number means shorter nights	1.000000	Float
EXP_RATE	EXP earn rate	1.000000	Float
PAL_CAPTURE_RATE	Pal capture rate	1.000000	Float
PAL_SPAWN_NUM_RATE	Pal appearance rate	1.000000	Float
PAL_DAMAGE_RATE_ATTACK	Damage from pals multipiler	1.000000	Float
PAL_DAMAGE_RATE_DEFENSE	Damage to pals multipiler	1.000000	Float
PLAYER_DAMAGE_RATE_ATTACK	Damage from player multipiler	1.000000	Float
PLAYER_DAMAGE_RATE_DEFENSE	Damage to player multipiler	1.000000	Float
PLAYER_STOMACH_DECREASE_RATE	Player hunger depletion rate	1.000000	Float
PLAYER_STAMINA_DECREASE_RATE	Player stamina reduction rate	1.000000	Float
PLAYER_AUTO_HP_REGEN_RATE	Player auto HP regeneration rate	1.000000	Float
PLAYER_AUTO_HP_REGEN_RATE_IN_SLEEP	Player sleep HP regeneration rate	1.000000	Float
PAL_STOMACH_DECREASE_RATE	Pal hunger depletion rate	1.000000	Float
PAL_STAMINA_DECREASE_RATE	Pal stamina reduction rate	1.000000	Float
PAL_AUTO_HP_REGEN_RATE	Pal auto HP regeneration rate	1.000000	Float
PAL_AUTO_HP_REGEN_RATE_IN_SLEEP	Pal sleep health regeneration rate (in Palbox)	1.000000	Float
BUILD_OBJECT_DAMAGE_RATE	Damage to structure multipiler	1.000000	Float
BUILD_OBJECT_DETERIORATION_DAMAGE_RATE	Structure determination rate	1.000000	Float
COLLECTION_DROP_RATE	Getherable items multipiler	1.000000	Float
COLLECTION_OBJECT_HP_RATE	Getherable objects HP multipiler	1.000000	Float
COLLECTION_OBJECT_RESPAWN_SPEED_RATE	Getherable objects respawn interval - The smaller the number, the faster the regeneration	1.000000	Float
ENEMY_DROP_ITEM_RATE	Dropped Items Multipiler	1.000000	Float
DEATH_PENALTY	Death Penalty None: No death penalty Item: Drops items other than equipment ItemAndEquipment: Drops all items All: Drops all PALs and all items.	All	None,Item,ItemAndEquipment,All
ENABLE_PLAYER_TO_PLAYER_DAMAGE	Allows players to cause damage to players	False	Boolean
ENABLE_FRIENDLY_FIRE	Allow friendly fire	False	Boolean
ENABLE_INVADER_ENEMY	Enable invaders	True	Boolean
ACTIVE_UNKO	Enable UNKO (?)	False	Boolean
ENABLE_AIM_ASSIST_PAD	Enable controller aim assist	True	Boolean
ENABLE_AIM_ASSIST_KEYBOARD	Enable Keyboard aim assist	False	Boolean
DROP_ITEM_MAX_NUM	Maximum number of drops in the world	3000	Integer
DROP_ITEM_MAX_NUM_UNKO	Maximum number of UNKO drops in the world	100	Integer
BASE_CAMP_MAX_NUM	Maximum number of base camps	128	Integer
BASE_CAMP_WORKER_MAX_NUM	Maximum number of workers	15	Integer
DROP_ITEM_ALIVE_MAX_HOURS	Time it takes for items to despawn in hours	1.000000	Float
AUTO_RESET_GUILD_NO_ONLINE_PLAYERS	Automatically reset guild when no players are online	False	Bool
AUTO_RESET_GUILD_TIME_NO_ONLINE_PLAYERS	Time to automatically reset guild when no players are online	72.000000	Float
GUILD_PLAYER_MAX_NUM	Max player of Guild	20	Integer
BASE_CAMP_MAX_NUM_IN_GUILD	Max bases of Guild	4	Integer
PAL_EGG_DEFAULT_HATCHING_TIME	Time(h) to incubate massive egg	72.000000	Float
WORK_SPEED_RATE	Work speed muliplier	1.000000	Float
AUTO_SAVE_SPAN	Time between autosaves (seconds)	30.000000	Float
IS_MULTIPLAY	Enable multiplayer	False	Boolean
IS_PVP	Enable PVP	False	Boolean
CAN_PICKUP_OTHER_GUILD_DEATH_PENALTY_DROP	Allow players from other guilds to pick up death penalty items	False	Boolean
ENABLE_NON_LOGIN_PENALTY	Enable non-login penalty	True	Boolean
ENABLE_FAST_TRAVEL	Enable fast travel	True	Boolean
IS_START_LOCATION_SELECT_BY_MAP	Enable selecting of start location	True	Boolean
EXIST_PLAYER_AFTER_LOGOUT	Toggle for deleting players when they log off	False	Boolean
ENABLE_DEFENSE_OTHER_GUILD_PLAYER	Allows defense against other guild players	False	Boolean
INVISIBLE_OTHER_GUILD_BASE_CAMP_AREA_FX	unknown	False	Boolean
COOP_PLAYER_MAX_NUM	Maximum number of players in a guild	4	Integer
REGION	Region		String
USEAUTH	Use authentication	True	Boolean
BAN_LIST_URL	Which ban list to use	https://api.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt	string
SHOW_PLAYER_LIST	Enable show player list	True	Boolean
SUPPLY_DROP_SPAN	Interval for supply drop (minutes)	180	Integer

Manually

When the server starts, a PalWorldSettings.ini file will be created in the following location: <mount_folder>/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini

Please keep in mind that the ENV variables will always overwrite the changes made to PalWorldSettings.ini.

Important

Changes can only be made to PalWorldSettings.ini while the server is off.

Any changes made while the server is live will be overwritten when the server stops.

For a more detailed list of server settings go to: Palworld Wiki

For more detailed server settings explanations go to: shockbyte

Using discord webhooks

1. Generate a webhook url for your discord server in your discord's server settings.

2. Set the environment variable with the unique token at the end of the discord webhook url example: https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1234567890/abcde

send discord messages with docker run:

-e DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1234567890/abcde" \
-e DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE="Server is updating..." \

send discord messages with docker compose:

- DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1234567890/abcde
- DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE=Server is updating...

Locking Specific Game Version

Warning

Downgrading to a lower game version is possible, but it is unknown what impact it will have on existing saves.

Please do so at your own risk!

If TARGET_MANIFEST_ID environment variable is set, will lock server version to specific manifest. The manifest corresponds to the release date/update versions. Manifests can be found using SteamCMD or websites like SteamDB.

Version To Manifest ID Table

Version	Manifest ID
0.1.3.0	1354752814336157338
0.1.4.0	4190579964382773830
0.1.4.1	6370735655629434989
0.1.5.0	3750364703337203431
0.1.5.1	2815085007637542021
0.2.0.6	1677469329840659324
0.2.1.0	8977386334474359538

Reporting Issues/Feature Requests

Issues/Feature requests can be submitted by using this link.

Known Issues

Known issues are listed in the documentation