Palworld

Palworld Server Administration Guide

Configure PalWorldSettings.ini — passwords, rates, PvP, crossplay, RCON and the REST API on your HypeServ Palworld server.

Almost everything about your Palworld world is controlled from one file: PalWorldSettings.ini. This guide shows where it lives, how it's structured, and the settings you'll change most often.

Where the config lives

In the HypeServ panel, open the Files tab and navigate to:

Server Files

Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini

Always stop the server before editing the config, then start it again. Editing while the server is running can cause your changes to be overwritten on shutdown.

How the file is structured

All gameplay options live on a single line inside an OptionSettings=( ... ) block, under a section header:

PalWorldSettings.ini

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,ServerName="My HypeServ Server",ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,...)

Keep everything on that one line and separated by commas. Text values go in quotes (ServerName="..."), numbers and True/False do not. A missing bracket or comma can make the whole line reset to defaults.

Most‑used settings

Server identity & access

Setting	What it does
`ServerName`	The name shown in the server list
`ServerDescription`	Short description of your server
`ServerPassword`	Require a password to join (leave empty for a public server)
`AdminPassword`	Password for admin commands, RCON and the REST API
`ServerPlayerMaxNum`	Maximum players (default `32`)
`PublicPort`	Game port — leave this as the port shown in your panel

Difficulty & PvP

Setting	What it does
`Difficulty`	Preset difficulty (`None` uses the individual rates below)
`bIsPvP`	Enable player‑vs‑player combat (`True` / `False`)
`bHardcore`	Permanent character death when enabled
`DeathPenalty`	What you drop on death: `None`, `Item`, `ItemAndEquipment`, or `All`

Rates (make the game easier, harder or faster)

Setting	What it does
`ExpRate`	Experience gain multiplier
`PalCaptureRate`	Pal capture success multiplier
`DayTimeSpeedRate` / `NightTimeSpeedRate`	How fast day / night pass
`CollectionDropRate`	Gatherable resource yield
`EnemyDropItemRate`	Quantity of items dropped by enemies
`PalDamageRateAttack` / `PalDamageRateDefense`	Pal combat multipliers
`PlayerDamageRateAttack` / `PlayerDamageRateDefense`	Player combat multipliers

Bases & guilds

Setting	What it does
`BaseCampMaxNum`	Total number of base camps on the server
`BaseCampMaxNumInGuild`	Bases per guild (default `4`, max `10`)
`GuildPlayerMaxNum`	Maximum members per guild

There are well over a hundred settings in total. For anything not listed here, open the file and search for the value — the names are descriptive. A settings generator makes it easy to build a valid OptionSettings line without hunting for commas.

Common tasks

Set a server password

Stop the server.
Open PalWorldSettings.ini in the Files tab.
Inside OptionSettings, set ServerPassword="your-password".
Save and start the server.

Players will now be asked for the password when connecting.

Control crossplay platforms

Palworld supports crossplay between Steam, Xbox, PlayStation 5 and Mac. The allowed platforms are controlled by:

CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac)

Remove a platform from the list to block it. On HypeServ, crossplay is enabled automatically — leave all four in the list unless you specifically want a single‑platform server.

Enable RCON

RCON lets you run admin commands remotely (see the Commands guide).

Allocate a port under the panel Ports tab (Assign a new port). HypeServ hands you a random port number — see the Ports guide.

In PalWorldSettings.ini, set (use the exact number the panel gave you):

RCONEnabled=True
RCONPort=<your allocated port>
AdminPassword="your-admin-password"

Restart the server and connect with any Source RCON client on that port.

Enable the REST API

Pocketpair is moving admin tooling toward the REST API (the long‑term replacement for RCON).

Allocate a port under the panel Ports tab — HypeServ assigns a random port number. See the Ports guide.
Set RESTAPIEnabled=True and RESTAPIPort=<your allocated port> to match that number.
Restart, then authenticate with HTTP Basic auth: username admin, password = your AdminPassword.

Backups & saves

Your world saves live under Pal/Saved/SaveGames/. Palworld auto‑saves periodically, and you can also force a save with the /Save command.

Enable in‑game backups with bIsUseBackupSaveData=True.
Use the panel Backups tab to snapshot and restore your world (every HypeServ plan includes backup slots).
Because of the memory leak, pair backups with a scheduled restart (panel Scheduler).

After changing any setting, restart the server and watch the Console tab to confirm it loaded without errors — a malformed OptionSettings line silently reverts to defaults.

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If you still need help

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