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# Palworld | How to change Palworld server settings

# How to change Palworld server settings

This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through setting up a the necessary settings to customize your Palworld server such as setting up a password. 

1. Make sure that server is offline

2. To set up server settings, first locate the file `DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini`. You can find this file in the file manager on the control panel. The file should be in your container directory. You can use the command `Ctrl+F` to open a searchbar to look for this file. The path is `/home/container/DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini` and should like the image below. You have to copy all the text in this file.

![Example settings file](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/96b07f66ef6ab800/examplepng_1fhpwuq.png)

3. Paste the content in the file `PalWorldSettings.ini`. you can find this file in the following directory:  `Pal » Saved » Config » LinuxServer » PalWorldSettings.ini` on The file should look similar to the image below. This file should now look like the file below. 

![Settings](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/96b07f66ef6ab800/settingspng_1j9rgnp.png)

4. In there you can edit the needed values for settings, set up server description, set adminpassword and change various gameplay settings

| As example DealthPenalty options are: **None** : nothing is lost, **Item** : only items, **ItemAndEquipment** : items and equipment, **All** :  everything

| Make sure to save the changes for them to apply

5. **Start the server and all done!**

## Explanation of all the settings you can change. 

| Setting | Explanation | 
| --- | --- | --- |
| Difficulty  | None - Doesn't seem to matter for dedicated servers. |
| DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000 | Changes how long daytime lasts. |
| NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000 | Changes how long night lasts. Suggested 5.000000 |
| ExpRate=1.000000 | Modifies how much experience you get. |
| PalCaptureRate=1.000000 | How likely you are to capture Pals. |
| PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000 | How frequently Pals spawn. |
| PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000 | How much damage Pals do. |
| PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000 | How much damage Pals take. |
| PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000 | How much damage players do. |
| PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000 | How much damage players take. |
| PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which hunger decreases. |
| PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which stamina decreases. |
| PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000 | How quickly HP will be automatically restored when hurt. |
| PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000 | How much HP is regenerated while sleeping. |
| PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which Pal hunger decreases. |
| PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which Pal stamina decreases. |
| PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000 | How quickly Pal HP will be automatically restored when hurt. |
| PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000 | How much Pal HP is regenerated while sleeping. |
| BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000 | Damage to objects. |
| BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000 | How much damage built objects will take over time. |
| CollectionDropRate=1.000000 | Rate at which items are gathered from things like trees or rocks. |
| CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000 | How much HP breakable world items have. |
| CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000 | How quickly objects like trees respawn. |
| EnemyDropItemRate=1.000000 | Frequency enemies will drop items. |
| DeathPenalty=All | Determines what is dropped on death. Can be set to none. |
| bEnableAimAssistPad=True | Lets you enable or disable aim assist. |
| bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False | Lets you enable or disable aim assist |
| DropItemMaxNum=3000 | Max amount of dropped items allowed at one time. |
| BaseCampMaxNum=128 | Max amount of bases that can be built at once. |
| BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15 | Max amount of worker Pals that can be at a camp. |
| DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000 | How long dropped items will stay spawned before disappearing. |
| bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False | If true, a guild will be disbanded if no players are online. |
| AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000 | How quickly an inactive guild will be disbanded. |
| GuildPlayerMaxNum=20 | Max guild player number. |
| PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=72.000000 | How long it takes to hatch Pal eggs. Suggested 15,000000 |
| WorkSpeedRate=1.000000 | How quickly Pals work. |
| CoopPlayerMaxNum=4 | Max amount of players in a party. |
| ServerPlayerMaxNum=32 | Max players allowed on a server (caps at 32). |
| ServerName="Default Palworld Server" | Server name |
| ServerDescription="" | What is shown when selecting the server in the list. Don't Touch this | 
| AdminPassword="" | Password used to grant admin access. | 
| ServerPassword="" |  Password needed for regular players to join. | 

If you want to know how to set a password for your Palworld server, please checkout [this tutorial](https://help.skynode.pro/en/article/palworld-how-to-setup-a-password-on-a-palworld-server-o2e3rz/)

|| If you do not have a Palworld server with Skynode yet, you can find our plans and pricing [here](https://www.skynode.pro/palworld-hosting)