Palworld Server

This is an unofficial Docker container to let you host a dedicated Palworld server. You have the possibility to change every config option simply via environment variable.

Warning

Players from Xbox PC/Console will not be able to join a dedicated server. ¹

How to use

1. Create a folder on your machine where later the server should be saved in (e.g. /home/example/palworld-server)

2. The folder has to have the following permissons: User ID 1000 und Group ID 1000 (use chown -R 1000:1000 /home/example/palworld-server)

3. Create a docker compose file

   version: '3'
   
   services:
     server:
       image: spirit1998hd/palworld-server:latest
       ports:
         - 8211:8211/udp
       environment:
         ServerName: '"YourServerName"'
         ServerDescription: '"YourServerDescription"'
         ServerPassword: '"YourPassword"'
         AdminPassword: '"YourAdminPassword"'
       restart: unless-stopped
       volumes:
         - type: bind
           source: /home/example/palworld-server
           target: /home/steam/palworld

4. Replace all placeholder values (don't forget to change the source volume to the folder you created in step 1)

5. Start the compose script. All game file will now be saved in the folder you created in step 1

Important

' -> let the container know it's a string

" -> to save the string in the config (without it the variabnle in the config would get reconized as a string)

Tip

PalWorldSettings.ini can be edited but will be overwritten on every restart

Enviroment variables

You can simply add these in the docker compose file.

Variable	Description	Default
Difficulty	Difficulty of the game	None
DayTimeSpeedRate	Day time speed	1.0
NightTimeSpeedRate	Night time speed	1.0
ExpRate	EXP rate	1.0
PalCaptureRate	Pal capture rate	1.0
PalSpawnNumRate	Pal appearance rate	1.0
PalDamageRateAttack	Damage from pals multipiler	1.0
PalDamageRateDefense	Damage to pals multipiler	1.0
PlayerDamageRateAttack	Damage from player multipiler	1.0
PlayerDamageRateDefense	Damage to player multipiler	1.0
PlayerStomachDecreaceRate	Player hunger depletion rate	1.0
PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate	Player stamina reduction rate	1.0
PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate	Player auto HP regeneration rate	1.0
PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep	Player sleep HP regeneration rate	1.0
PalStomachDecreaceRate	Pal hunger depletion rate	1.0
PalStaminaDecreaceRate	Pal stamina reduction rate	1.0
PalAutoHPRegeneRate	Pal auto HP regeneration rate	1.0
PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep	Pal sleep health regeneration rate (in Palbox)	1.0
BuildObjectDamageRate	Damage to structure multipiler	1.0
BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate	Structure determination rate	1.0
CollectionDropRate	Gatherable items multipiler	1.0
CollectionObjectHpRate	Gatherable objects HP multipiler	1.0
CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate	Gatherable objects respawn interval	1.0
EnemyDropItemRate	Dropped Items Multipiler	1.0
DeathPenalty	Death penalty	All
GuildPlayerMaxNum	Max player of Guild	20
PalEggDefaultHatchingTime	Time(h) to incubate massive egg	72.0
ServerPlayerMaxNum	Maximum number of people who can join the server	32
ServerName	Server name	"Default Palworld Server"
ServerDescription	Server description	""
AdminPassword	Admin Password	""
ServerPassword	Set the server password.	""
PublicPort	Public port number	8211
PublicIP	Public IP	""
RCONEnabled	Enable RCON	False
RCONPort	Port number for RCON	25575

Ports

Port	Description
8211	Default Game Port (also used for direct connection)
25575	Default RCON Port (disabled by default)

FAQ

How to start a second server on the same machine?

Just change the ports of your container for the server in the compose file. By default it would be 8211 but you can change it to something like 8212. Don't forget to also port forward the new port.

Footnotes

1. Xbox players can only join by invite code (max 4 players). That also counts for players who bought the game in the Microsoft Store. ↩