Server settings + admin

Palworld's settings live in PalWorldSettings.ini (in /data/palworld/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/). Stop the server before editing.

Important settings

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(
  ServerName="Your Palworld Server",
  ServerDescription="",
  ServerPassword="",
  AdminPassword="<strong-password>",
  MaxPlayers=32,
  Difficulty=None,                       ; None / Casual / Normal / Hard
  DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,
  NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,
  ExpRate=1.000000,
  PalCaptureRate=1.000000,
  PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,
  PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,
  PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000,
  bIsPvP=False,
  bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,
  bEnableFastTravel=True,
  CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,
  EnableInvaderEnemy=True,
  DropItemMaxNum=3000,
  BaseCampMaxNum=128,
  GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,
)

Common tweaks:

• Boosted XP — ExpRate=2.0 or higher
• Easier captures — PalCaptureRate=2.0
• More Pals — PalSpawnNumRate=2.0
• PvP mode — bIsPvP=True, bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=True

Admin commands

Connect to the server. In chat, type:

/AdminPassword <your AdminPassword from settings>

You're now admin. Useful commands:

Command	What it does
/Shutdown <seconds> <text>	Graceful shutdown with broadcast
/DoExit	Immediate shutdown
/Broadcast <text>	Server-wide message
/KickPlayer <SteamID>	Kick
/BanPlayer <SteamID>	Ban
/UnBanPlayer <SteamID>	Unban
/TeleportToPlayer <SteamID>	TP to player
/TeleportToMe <SteamID>	TP player to you
/ShowPlayers	List connected players
/Info	Server info
/Save	Force save

Save your changes! Palworld auto-saves at intervals but /Save before a restart is good practice.

RCON

Palworld supports RCON. Set RCONEnabled=True and a RCONPort=25575 in the settings. Then connect with any RCON client (mcrcon, RCON Web Admin) using the AdminPassword as the RCON password.