Short answers to the questions Palworld server owners ask most on PlayNHost, from joining and crossplay to presets, worlds, whitelists and restarts. Each answer links to the full guide.
Getting started
How do my friends join? In Palworld, Join Multiplayer Game, paste the address from the Play with friends card into the box at the bottom and press Connect. Full guide
How do I invite friends? Click Copy invite message on the Play with friends card and paste it in your chat. Full guide
How do I know the server is ready? The Console shows Running Palworld dedicated server on and the badge says Online. Full guide
Can Xbox, PS5 and Mac players join? Pocketpair's guide says yes for a community server, and your server starts as one with all four platforms allowed. Full guide
How do I turn crossplay off? Set Crossplay Platforms to Steam under Game Settings and restart. Full guide
Does the server need its own copy of Palworld? No. Each player needs their own copy of the game. Full guide
How many players can join? Your plan's slots, 1 to 32 in the panel. Full guide
How do I change the server name? Settings, Game Settings, Server Name, then restart. Full guide
How do I add a password? Type it in Server Password under Game Settings and restart. Full guide
Rules and settings
How do I make a 2x or 3x server? Apply the Casual (2x) or Fast progression (3x) preset on Gameplay Settings, or set Experience rate yourself. Full guide
What presets are there? Palworld defaults, Casual, Fast progression (3x), Hardcore, PvP and Lighter server. Full guide
How do I keep items on death? Set Death penalty to None. Full guide
How do I turn on PvP? Apply the PvP preset, or switch on PvP, Players can hurt other players and Base defences attack other guilds. Full guide
Can I run a hardcore server? Yes: the Hardcore preset, or the Hardcore and Lose Pals on death switches. Full guide
Can I allow more Pals per base? Yes, Pals working per base, up to 50. Full guide
My settings change nothing in the game. Why? The world has its own WorldOption.sav. Full guide
Can I use mods? Not on the server today: Pocketpair support server mods on the Windows build only, and your server runs the Linux build. Full guide
Worlds
Can I bring my single-player or co-op world? Yes: zip the world folder and click Upload a world on Worlds. Full guide
Why is the co-op host level 1 on the server? The host played under a fixed local ID; on a server they get a new one. Full guide
Can I keep several worlds? Yes, and switch with Load this world on Worlds. Full guide
Can I undo the last hour? Yes: restore a snapshot on Worlds. Full guide
How do I wipe the server? Run World Reset on Quick Tasks, with Back up the server first on. Full guide
Can I download my world? Yes: download a backup, or the world folder from Files. Full guide
Is my server backed up? Every night if your plan includes backups, and whenever you click Start backup. Full guide
Players
How do I become admin? Type /AdminPassword and the Admin Password from Game Settings in the game. Full guide
How do I kick or ban someone? Open the menu on their row of the Active players card. Full guide
How do I unban someone? Bans on the same card, even with the server stopped. Full guide
Is there a whitelist? Palworld's settings have none, so the panel adds one: Whitelist on the Active players card. Full guide
How do I message everyone? Type broadcast and your message in the Console. Full guide
Running the server
Does Stop save the world? Yes. The panel saves first, then stops with a 15-second warning to players. Full guide
Why does my server restart every morning? The Daily restart warns players 10, 5 and 1 minutes ahead, then installs Palworld updates and frees memory. You can switch it off. Full guide
How do I update Palworld? Restart: Auto Update installs the newest version at every start. Full guide
How much memory does Palworld need? Pocketpair list 16 GB and add "Recommended for larger than 32GB"; an empty PlayNHost server uses under 1 GB. Full guide
What does This server ran out of memory mean? The system stopped the server at its memory limit. Full guide
Something else is wrong. Palworld server problems and fixes
