Palworld Dedicated Servers and how to set them up

We explain how to make a dedicated server in Palworld for multiplayer

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A Palworld dedicated server will allow players to get the most from online multiplayer, having their own personal server into which up to 32 players can come and hang out, creating guilds and working either with or against each other. Admittedly, right now dedicated servers are unique to the Steam version of Palworld specifically - those on Xbox or PC Game Pass will have to make do without that option, at least for the time being. Otherwise, this guide below will explain how to set up a dedicated server in Palworld, and set you up for online play nicely!

How to set up a Dedicated Server in Palworld

You can set up a dedicated server in Palworld (in Steam only) by doing the following:

  1. Install and open Palworld at least once.

  2. InstallPalworld Dedicated Serveron Steam (it’ll be under “Tools”)

  3. Open the Palworld Dedicated Server Installation Folder via Properties

  4. Open the fileDefaultPalWorldSettings.iniin Notepad and copy everything beneath the third line.

  5. Go toPalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServerin your files and paste the copied text intoPalWorldSettings.ini, then save and quit.

  6. Launch the Palworld Dedicated Server, and selectPlay Palworld Dedicated Server.

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This process is specific to Steam - there’s no way to set up a server if you’re going via Xbox or even PC Game Pass. You can adjust features like server name, description and add passwords in the PalWorldSettings.ini file, then after you start a dedicated server, players can join simply through thePalworld multiplayeroption in the regular game, picking “Join Multiplayer Game” and searching for the server you’ve made.

If you want further info on how safely to run a server for the game, the developers of Palworld have anofficial tutorial on how the feature works here.

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