Palworld Server Manager for Windows
SupportedWindows · Cross-play
Palworld dedicated servers are famously fiddly — ports, config files, and updates that arrive right when your group wants to play. Gone Wrong Servers turns that into a guided setup: pick Palworld, answer a few plain-language questions, and it installs, configures and verifies the server for you.
Already running a server? Import it. Gone Wrong Servers detects your existing installation and manages it in place — your world, settings and mods stay exactly where they are.
Game-aware Windows server manager
Windows · Cross-play
What you get
Palworld, handled
Supported capabilities
- Guided dedicated server install
- Import an existing Palworld server
- World backups and one-click recovery
- Safe update flow before patch day
- Firewall and connection assistance
Cross-play can be enabled during setup so players on different storefronts can join the same world.
From install to invite
- Choose Palworld and a setup preset
- Gone Wrong Servers installs and verifies the dedicated server
- Connection setup checks ports and firewall rules
- Share the join details with your friends and play
Palworld and its artwork are the property of their respective owners. Gone Wrong Servers is independent third-party software.
Palworld technical snapshot
The real server package, files, and network path
This is the server-specific layer behind the guided experience. It identifies the actual package and the data that must survive an update, so you can verify what the app is managing or follow the complete manual guide yourself.
- Official server
- Palworld Dedicated Server
- Install and update
- SteamCMD or Steam Library > Tools
- App ID 2394010
- Server process
- PalServer.exe
- Player scope
- 64-bit Windows and Linux dedicated servers; this guide's paths target Windows
Player-facing ports
| Port | Protocol | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 8211 (configurable) | UDP | Player traffic and direct-IP joining |
| 8212 in official examples | TCP | Authenticated REST administration |
Preserve these native files
Pal/Saved/SaveGamesWorld, player, guild and companion save statePal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/PalWorldSettings.iniActive Windows server configuration
Edition and cross-play
Current official documentation lists Steam, Xbox/Microsoft Store, PS5 and Mac in the default CrossplayPlatforms value, but console players require Community Server discovery.
Mods and extensions
Pocketpair now documents native Workshop server mods for the Windows dedicated server; this is different from older unofficial loader instructions.
Administration
Use the documented in-game commands or authenticated REST API on a trusted management network; Pocketpair has deprecated RCON.
Diagnose the exact symptom
Palworld troubleshooting
The server starts, local or direct-IP joining may work, but searching the Community Server list returns no matching result.
Palworld Community Server Not Showing
Fix a Palworld dedicated server that works by direct IP but is not showing in the Community Server list.
Open the tested checklist →
The server works on the host PC or local network, but an outside player cannot connect by direct IP, times out, or sees an unstable network connection.
Palworld Server Ports and Windows Firewall
Configure Palworld dedicated server ports, Windows Firewall and router forwarding without exposing unnecessary services.
Open the tested checklist →
A Palworld update is available, but the server contains an irreplaceable shared world, or players see a dedicated server version mismatch after an update.
Update a Palworld Server Without Losing Your World
Safely update a Palworld dedicated server with a backup, clean stop, world verification and tested rollback path.
Open the tested checklist →
The world rolled back, loads as new, reports a failed save or failed backup copy, or no longer matches the expected player and base progress.
Palworld Server Backup and Recovery
Create restorable Palworld server backups and recover the correct world without overwriting your only good copy.
Open the tested checklist →
The server starts normally, but its name, player limit, password or gameplay values remain unchanged after editing an INI.
Palworld Server Settings Not Applying: Edit the Active INI
Fix Palworld settings that revert or stay at defaults by locating the active WindowsServer INI, protecting the world and validating its one-line tuple.
Open the tested checklist →
A dashboard or script depends on RCON, disconnects unpredictably, or requires the administrator to forward a management port to the public Internet.
Palworld RCON to REST Migration Without Public Exposure
Move Palworld automation away from deprecated RCON to the authenticated REST API while keeping management ports private and preserving save controls.
Open the tested checklist →
A Workshop package is downloaded under the server's Mods folder, but it is absent in game or disappears after restart.
Palworld Native Workshop Server Mod Not Loading
Diagnose a Palworld Windows Workshop server mod by checking Info.json eligibility, PackageName, PalModSettings.ini, restart deployment and save safety.
Open the tested checklist →
Public beta
BETA is available now
Download the current Windows build directly from the official GitHub release. No signup or hosting account is required.
Start with a Windows computer you control. This installer is code-signed by GoneWrongGaming LLC. Check that publisher name in Windows before installing. The download page includes the exact filename and SHA-256 checksum.
- Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
- 11 supported games
- Backups, updates and recovery guidance