Creating and Setting Up a Palworld Server

Creating a Palworld server at RespawnHost

This guide takes you from ordering to your first login on your own Palworld server. It takes under 5 minutes — the server itself is online in under 90 seconds.

Requirements

• A RespawnHost account — register here
• Balance on your account (prepaid system, top up e.g. via PayPal or credit card)
• Palworld on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation 5 or Game Pass

Step 1: Start your order

1. Open the Palworld order page (or go via respawnhost.com/en/palworld-server-hosting and hit Get your server).
2. Log in if you haven’t already.

Step 2: Choose a billing model

RespawnHost offers two models — you pick during checkout:

Model	How it works	Best for
Fixed plan	Fixed price for a term (1, 3, 6 or 12 months — 1 month = 30 days), paid upfront from your balance. 3 months: −10%, 6 months: −15%, 12 months: −20%.	24/7 operation, communities
Pay-Per-Use	Billed by the second — you only pay while the server is running. Server off = no costs.	Casual sessions, weekend runs

Step 3: Choose package and location

• Package: Pick by group size — for 2–4 players the entry package (8 GB RAM) is enough; bigger guilds go for 12–16 GB or more. See Which Palworld package is right for me? for details.
• Location: Germany (Frankfurt) for Europe or USA (Salt Lake City) for North America. Pick whatever is closest to you and your players.

Complete the order — the server installs automatically and is ready in under 90 seconds.

Step 4: Set the basics

In the panel you’ll find your server’s startup variables:

Setting	Meaning
Server Name	Name in the server browser. Pick something memorable — console players can only find you via search!
Server Description	Short description in the browser (optional, max. 128 characters)
Server Password	If set, only players with the password can join (letters, numbers, - and _)
Admin Password	Required — used to get admin rights in-game (see below)
Max Players	1–32 players
Crossplay	Allowed platforms, default: Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac (all)
Auto Update	Updates the server automatically on every start (recommended: on)

All gameplay rules (XP rate, capture rate, death penalty, egg hatching …) are set comfortably in the config editor — see Configuring your Palworld server.

Step 5: Start and connect

1. Hit Start in the panel. After a short moment the status shows “Online”.

2. **PC (Steam):** Launch Palworld → **Join Multiplayer Game** → find your server in the **community server browser**, or enter **IP:port directly** at the bottom (IP and port are shown in the panel). 3. **Xbox / PS5 / Game Pass:** Consoles **cannot join via IP** — search for your server name in the in-game **community server browser**.

Becoming admin

Open the in-game chat (Enter) and type:

/AdminPassword YOURPASSWORD

Using the admin password from step 4 grants you admin rights and access to server commands.

Good to know

Next steps

• Configuring your Palworld server — XP rates, death penalty, hatching times & more
• Which package is right for me? — RAM recommendations by group size
• Installing Palworld Mods — PAK mods from CurseForge