Newbie friendly, How to Setup a Palworld Dedicated Server guide. Follow the each step to have your own Palworld Server.
You need a dedicated server to host your Palworld server. If you don’t have you can install a Palworld server on your home computer too.
Let’s start.
First create a folder in your desktop.
Palworld Server Folder
Visit the SteamCMD website to find SteamCMD tool.
Steamcmd website
Steamcmd website
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Scroll the page and find the Downloading SteamCMD section.
Download Steamcmd
Download Steamcmd
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Download the steamcmd.zip and extract zip file.
Unzip Steamcmd
Unzip Steamcmd
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Run the steamcmd.exe
Start SteamCMD
Start SteamCMD
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Wait until you see Steam>
Run login steamcmd - 1
Type this code : login anonymous and Hit the Enter
Login the steam - 2
Login the steam - 2
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You will see the output like above. After that copy and paste this code:
app_update 2394010 validate
Run app update command steamcmd -1
This code will download all the required Palworld dedicated server files and validate it.
You will see the downloading process. Wait until it finishes.
Download palworld server files
Download palworld server files
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Steamcmd finished the Palwolrd Server files download and verified it.
Steamcmd app update install finished
Steamcmd app update install finished
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We downloaded the server files successfully.
Downloaded Palworld Server Files
Downloaded Palworld Server Files
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Go to this folder location to find PalServer.exe.
C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\PalworldServer\steamapps\common\PalServer
Palworld Server Files Location
Palworld Server Files Location
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In that folder you will see PalServer.exe. This is our game server starter application.
Palworld server Start
Palworld server Start
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Click the PalServer.exe to run your Palworld Server. That is it. You successfully Setup a Palworld Dedicated Server .
After you click and start the PalServer.exe, a new windows will be opened.
Running Palworld Server Screen
Running Palworld Server Screen
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If you close that windows your Palworld Dedicated Server will stop.
You can join your server with your VDS IP address. Don’t forget to add default port end of your IP address.
If you do not know how to join your Palworld Dedicated Server, Please check this tutorial: How to connect Palworld Server?