Where does PalWorldSettings.ini go?

On Windows the server reads Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/PalWorldSettings.ini and on Linux it reads Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini, both inside the PalServer folder. The DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini sitting in the root is only a sample and the server never reads it, which is the most common reason people think their settings did nothing. If the Saved folder is not there yet, start the server once and it gets created.

Do I need to restart the server after changing settings?

Yes, and the edit has to happen while the server is stopped. Palworld loads OptionSettings at boot and writes its own in-memory copy back over the file when it shuts down, so anything you change while it is running gets overwritten on the next stop. Stop the server, save the new file, start it again, then check the startup log to confirm your values took.

Do I have to include every setting in the file?

No. Any key you leave out falls back to the game default, so a short line with only your changes is valid. Use the only-changed switch to see that shorter version. Most admins still keep the full line, because the server rewrites the file with every key on shutdown anyway and a complete file makes it obvious what a value was before you touched it.

Can I load the config my server already runs?

Yes. Open the import box, paste your existing PalWorldSettings.ini or just the OptionSettings line, and every value the generator recognises is loaded into the form. Keys it does not know, for example something added in a newer patch, are reported back to you instead of being dropped silently, and values it cannot read are listed so you can fix them by hand.

Why do some settings do nothing on my dedicated server?

A handful of options in the struct belong to the in-game co-op session, not to a dedicated server. bIsMultiplay and CoopPlayerMaxNum are the usual pair: on a dedicated server the slot count comes from ServerPlayerMaxNum instead. PublicIP and PublicPort only change how the server advertises itself to the community list, not the port it actually binds to, which your host or your command line sets.

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Build a complete PalWorldSettings.ini for your Palworld dedicated server. Every option the 1.0 server reads, grouped and explained, with Casual, Hardcore and PvP presets, import of the file you already run, and a live preview of the exact OptionSettings line.

Presets

A preset is a starting point you can still edit. Anything a preset does not touch keeps the stock game value.

Server name, passwords, player slots, crossplay, RCON and the REST API.

Max playersServerPlayerMaxNum

Slots on the server. 32 is the supported ceiling and each slot adds real memory use.

Server nameServerName

Name in the server browser. Commas are safe, double quotes are not.

Server descriptionServerDescription

Short blurb shown next to the server name.

Admin passwordAdminPassword

Password for in-game admin commands, RCON and the REST API. Leave it empty and none of the three can be used.

Server passwordServerPassword

Password players must enter to join. Empty means the server is open.

Public portPublicPort

Port advertised to the community server list. It does not change the port the server binds to.

Public IPPublicIP

External address advertised to the community list. Leave empty and it is detected automatically.

Enable RCONRCONEnabled

Remote console for admin commands and scheduled restarts. Needs an admin password.

Off

RCON portRCONPort

Port RCON listens on. Your host has to open it before anything can connect.

RegionRegion

Region label used by the community server list.

Use authenticationbUseAuth

Verifies players against the platform account service. Keep it on.

Ban list URLBanListURL

Shared ban list the server pulls at boot. The old api.palworldgame.com address returns an empty list since 1.0.

Enable REST APIRESTAPIEnabled

HTTP admin API. It authenticates as admin with your admin password, so never expose the port publicly.

Off

REST API portRESTAPIPort

Port the REST API listens on.

Show player listbShowPlayerList

Lets players open the connected-player list from the escape menu.

Off

Chat messages per minuteChatPostLimitPerMinute

Per-player chat rate limit. Lower numbers blunt spam bots.

Crossplay platformsCrossplayPlatforms

Which stores may connect, written as a tuple. Removing a platform locks those players out completely.

Join and leave messagesbIsShowJoinLeftMessage

Announce in chat when a player connects or disconnects.

Voice chatbEnableVoiceChat

In-game proximity voice chat.

Off

Voice full-volume distance (cm)VoiceChatMaxVolumeDistance

Within this range voice chat plays at full volume.

Voice cutoff distance (cm)VoiceChatZeroVolumeDistance

Beyond this range voice chat is silent.

PalWorldSettings.ini

Only write settings I changed0 changed

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,RandomizerType=None,RandomizerSeed="",bIsRandomizerPalLevelRandom=False,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,ExpRate=1.000000,PalCaptureRate=1.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,BuildObjectHpRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000,EnemyDropItemRate=1.000000,DeathPenalty=Item,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,PhysicsActiveDropItemMaxNum=-1,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,BaseCampMaxNumInGuild=4,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=1.000000,WorkSpeedRate=1.000000,AutoSaveSpan=30.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=False,bHardcore=False,bPalLost=False,bCharacterRecreateInHardcore=False,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=False,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=True,bEnableFastTravel=True,bEnableFastTravelOnlyBaseCamp=False,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=False,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=False,bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX=False,bBuildAreaLimit=False,ItemWeightRate=1.000000,CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="Default Palworld Server",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",bAllowClientMod=True,PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=25575,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://b.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt",RESTAPIEnabled=False,RESTAPIPort=8212,bShowPlayerList=False,ChatPostLimitPerMinute=30,CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac),bIsUseBackupSaveData=True,LogFormatType=Text,bIsShowJoinLeftMessage=True,SupplyDropSpan=180,EnablePredatorBossPal=True,MaxBuildingLimitNum=0,ServerReplicatePawnCullDistance=15000.000000,bAllowGlobalPalboxExport=True,bAllowGlobalPalboxImport=False,EquipmentDurabilityDamageRate=1.000000,ItemContainerForceMarkDirtyInterval=1.000000,PlayerDataPalStorageUpdateCheckTickInterval=1.000000,ItemCorruptionMultiplier=1.000000,MonsterFarmActionSpeedRate=1.000000,GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes=0,AutoTransferMasterCheckIntervalSeconds=3600,AutoTransferMasterThresholdDays=14,MaxGuildsPerFrame=10,BlockRespawnTime=5.000000,RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold=0.000000,RespawnPenaltyTimeScale=2.000000,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_BaseCamp=False,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_Player=False,AdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode="PlayerDropItem",AdditionalDropItemNumWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=1,bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=False,bEnableVoiceChat=False,VoiceChatMaxVolumeDistance=3000.000000,VoiceChatZeroVolumeDistance=15000.000000,bAllowEnhanceStat_Health=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Attack=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Stamina=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Weight=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_WorkSpeed=True,bEnableBuildingPlayerUIdDisplay=False,BuildingNameDisplayCacheTTLSeconds=60)

Save this as PalWorldSettings.ini in Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer on Windows, or Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer on Linux, while the server is stopped. On a DoomHosting server you can upload it in the file manager or paste it into the Config tab of the control panel.

Checks

Only the copy in Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer or Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer is read. Editing DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini changes nothing.
Palworld reads this file at boot and writes its own values back over it on shutdown. Stop the server, save the file, then start it again.

How PalWorldSettings.ini works

Palworld does not use one line per setting. Every option lives inside a single OptionSettings=(...) struct under the [/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings] header, separated by commas. One stray comma or quote breaks the whole struct and the server quietly boots on defaults instead, which is why hand-editing this file goes wrong so often.

Every option here comes from the parameter list in the official Palworld server guide and from the DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini that ships with the dedicated server, with the names left exactly as the game writes them. Nothing is renamed or translated, so what you copy is what the server reads.

Pick a preset for a quick baseline, then tune individual values. The rates are multipliers where 1 is the stock game, so 2 is double and 0.5 is half. The checks panel watches for the combinations that usually go wrong, such as RCON without an admin password or PvP mode without player damage.

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