Guides
Palworld
Configure your Palworld server, manage settings, backups, and more.
Basics
Getting started with your Palworld server
A tour of the EZ Game Host panel for your new Palworld server: where everything lives, how to start and stop the server, and how to tell from the log that it booted successfully.
5 min read
How players join your server
Where to find your server's connection address in the EZ Game Host panel and what your players need to do to join your Palworld server.
3 min read
Sending admin commands from the console
How the console input relays admin commands to your Palworld server over RCON, plus the most common Palworld admin commands.
4 min read
Configuration
Changing server name, passwords, and player limit (Startup variables)
The Startup tab is the place to change your server's name, description, passwords, player limit, and connection platform, and why editing those keys in the INI directly will not work.
5 min read
Editing gameplay settings (PalWorldSettings.ini)
How to edit Palworld's gameplay options (XP rates, death penalty, PvP, base camp limits, and more) in PalWorldSettings.ini and apply your changes with a restart.
5 min read
Managing files (file manager and SFTP)
Browse, edit, download, and upload your server's files with the panel's file manager, connect over SFTP for bulk transfers, and learn where Palworld keeps its save data.
5 min read
Operations
Backing up your server
Check your backup allowance, create a backup of your Palworld server from the panel, and keep an extra offline copy of your save data.
4 min read
Scheduling automatic restarts and other tasks
Create cron-based schedules for automatic restarts and other nightly work, with a daily 09:00 UTC restart as a worked example.
4 min read
Giving friends access and auditing activity
Invite friends or co-admins with limited permissions instead of sharing your password, and use the Activity page to see exactly who did what.
4 min read
Updates, renaming, and reinstalling your server
Keep Palworld up to date, rename your server in the panel and in the in-game server browser, read the Settings page, and reinstall as a last resort.
5 min read