PalWorld-Docker

This is a Docker container used to run your own Palworld multi-player game server.

Environment-Variables

Start Up Options

These settings change how the game server behaves on on start.

Variable	Description	Default Values	Allowed Values
UPDATE_ON_START	Update the game server files on container start.	true	true/false
ENABLE_MULTITHREAD	Improves performance on multi-threaded CPU environments.	true	true/false
MAX_PLAYERS	Maximum number of players permitted on the server.	32	1-32
GAME_PORT	Port number the game server listens on.	8211	1024-65535
PUBLIC_ENABLE	Setup as a community server and will be discoverable.	false	true/false
PUBLIC_IP	If not specified, it will be detected automatically.		ip address
PUBLIC_PORT	If not specified, it will be detected automatically.		1024-65535

Server Settings

These variables modify some of the game configuration options.

Variable	Description	Default Values	Allowed Values
SERVER_NAME	Server name.	Palworld Server	string
SERVER_DESC	Server description.	Palworld Server	string
SERVER_PASSWORD	Server password required to connect to server.		string
ADMIN_PASSWORD	Password used for RCON.		string
RCON_ENABLED	Enable RCON for remote management.	false	true/false
RCON_PORT	Port number for RCON.	25575	1024-65535

For other changes you can modify /config/palworld/PalWorldSettings.ini, please refer to https://tech.palworldgame.com/optimize-game-balance.

Examples

Docker Run

docker run -d \
    --name palworld \
    -p 8211:8211/udp \
    -v ./palworld:/data/palworld \
    -e SERVER_NAME="Palworld Server" \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    bubylou/palworld:latest

Docker-Compose

version: '3.9'
services:
  palworld:
    container_name: palworld
    image: bubylou/palworld:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - UPDATE_ON_START=true
      - MULTITHREAD_ENABLE=true
      - MAX_PLAYERS=32
      - GAME_PORT=8211
      - PUBLIC_ENABLE=false
      - PUBLIC_IP=
      - PUBLIC_PORT=
      - SERVER_NAME="Palworld Server"
      - SERVER_DESC="Palworld Server"
      - SERVER_PASSWORD=
      - ADMIN_PASSWORD=CHANGE_ME_PLEASE
      - RCON_ENABLED=false
      - RCON_PORT=25575
    ports:
      - 8211:8211/udp
      - 27015:27015/tcp # required for RCON
    volumes:
      - palworld-app:/app/palworld # game server files
      - palworld-config:/config/palworld # palworld config files
      - palworld-data:/data/palworld # game/world save
volumes:
  palworld-app:
  palworld-config:
  palworld-data: