/palworld-server-ubuntu

Instructions to get an own dedicated Palworld server on Ubuntu running.

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Guide for a dedicated Palworld Server running on Ubuntu

Big thanks to A1RM4X for the basic instructions to setup a dedicated Palworld server on Debian:

Requirements

  • fresh and clean Ubuntu Server installation (tested with version 22.04)
  • SSH access

Setup

  1. Go to your root user

  2. Update and upgrade your packages:

    apt update && apt dist-upgrade

  3. Install SteamCMD using the following commands:

    apt install software-properties-common
apt-add-repository non-free
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt update
apt install steamcmd

  4. Install sudo and create a new user (here the username steam will be used):

    apt install sudo
sudo adduser steam
sudo passwd steam
usermod -aG sudo steam

Downloading the files by using SteamCMD

  1. Login as user steam:

    su steam

  2. Run SteamCMD to download all the files of the server:

    /usr/games/steamcmd +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit

    All the files will now be downloaded into the folder Steam in the home directory.

Creating symlinks to get the server running

  1. Create new directories:

    mkdir ~/.steam
mkdir ~/.steam/sdk32
mkdir ~/.steam/sdk64

  2. Create the necessary symlinks:

    ln -s /home/steam/.local/share/Steam/steamcmd/linux32/steamclient.so /home/steam/.steam/sdk32/
ln -s /home/steam/.local/share/Steam/steamcmd/linux64/steamclient.so /home/steam/.steam/sdk64/

Running the server

  1. Go to the Palworld server directory:

    cd ~/Steam/steamapps/common/PalServer

  2. Copy the default server settings to the configuration folder

    cp DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini

    You can now use a text editor of your choice to change all the possible settings for the server by editing this file.

  3. Run the server starting script:

    ./PalServer.sh -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -UseMultithreadForDS