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 both Linux (Ubuntu/Debian) and Windows 10.

Important

At the moment, Xbox Gamepass/Xbox Console players will not be able to join a dedicated server.

They will need to join players using the invite code and are limited to sessions of 4 players max.

Server Requirements

Resource	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	4 cores	4+ cores
RAM	16GB	Recommend over 32GB for stable operation
Storage	4GB	12GB

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 setup 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
      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="World of Pals"
         - SERVER_DESCRIPTION="Awesome World of Pal"
      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-folder>:/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="World of Pals" \
    -e SERVER_DESCRIPTION="Awesome World of Pal" \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest

Tip

If you want to stop the container with a custom stop grace period then run: docker stop --name palworld-server --time 30

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.

Using helm chart

Follow up the docs on the README.md for the helm chart to deploy.

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
TZ	Timezone used for time stamping backup server	UTC	See TZ Identifiers
PLAYERS*	Max amount of players that are able to join the server	16	1-32
PORT*	UDP port that the server will expose	8211	1024-65535
PUID*	The uid of the user the server should run as	1000	!0
PGID*	The gid of the group the server should run as	1000	!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
COMMUNITY	Whether or not the server shows up in the community server browser (USE WITH SERVER_PASSWORD)	false	true/false
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
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
SERVER_NAME	A name for your server		"string"
SERVER_DESCRIPTION	Your server Description		"string"
SERVER_PASSWORD	Secure your community server with a password		"string"
ADMIN_PASSWORD	Secure administration access in the server with a password		"string"
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
RCON_ENABLED***	Enable RCON for the Palworld server	true	true/false
RCON_PORT	RCON port to connect to	25575	1024-65535
QUERY_PORT	Query port used to communicate with Steam servers	27015	1024-65535

*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

Important

Boolean values used in environment variables are case sensitive because they are used in the shell script.

They must be set using exactly true or false for the option to take effect.

Game Ports

Port	Info
8211	Game Port (UDP)
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

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.

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

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.

Editing Server Settings

With Environment Variables

Important

These Environment Variables/Settings are subject to change since the game is still in beta

Variable	Description	Default Value	Allowed Value
DIFFICULTY	Game Difficulty	None	None,Normal,Difficult
DAYTIME_SPEEDRATE	Day time speed - Smaller number means shorter days	1.000000	Float
NIGHTTIME_SPEEDRATE	Night time speed - Smaller 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	1.000000	Float
ENEMY_DROP_ITEM_RATE	Dropped Items Multipiler	1.000000	Float
DEATH_PENALTY	What will drop when you die	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_MAXNUM	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
PAL_EGG_DEFAULT_HATCHING_TIME	Time(h) to incubate massive egg	72.000000	Float
WORK_SPEED_RATE	Work speed muliplier	1.000000	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
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

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 explanations of server settings go to: shockbyte

Reporting Issues/Feature Requests

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

Known Issues

Known issues are listed in the wiki