Palworld: Server Using RCON
What is RCON?
RCON is an interface in various programs, such as game servers, with which remote maintenance and remote administration can be carried out. This interface can be used to manage servers that are already running and can be reached. The interface can then be accessed with a specific remote maintenance program and the server can thus be managed.
Accessing your Configuration File
In order to use RCON, you will have to begin by accessing your server's configuration and enabling this feature. You can edit the configuration file either through your server's webinterface or directly through FTP.
- Via WI Config file
- Via FTP
Via Webinterface Config File
We recommend using this method as it is the easiest.
The Server must be stopped before the config can be edited, editing the config and restarting the server will result in any changes being undone.
Simply head over to the Configs section on your gameserver's webinterface and press the blue edit file button, as seen below:
A text editor will open up allowing you to directly edit the file. In the file, search for the RCONEnabled parameter and set this to true, for example: RCONEnabled=True. We recommend using CTRL+F to open your browser's search tool to help with this.
Right beside it, there will also be an RCONPort parameter. This is the RCON interface port that you will use to connect later on.
We advise you not to change this value for your gameserver, as this is predefined and altering it may break functionality. For self-hosted Palworld servers on VPS products, you can edit this but ensure that you port forward the selected port.
Via FTP
The Server must be stopped before the config can be edited, editing the config and restarting the server will result in any changes being undone.
Another method of editing your configuration file, is through FTP. If you are not familiar with using FTP, we recommend you to have a look at the FTP file access guide. However, this method takes longer and if you wish to directly edit the file contents, we recommend simply using the Configs section on your gameserver's webinterface as mentioned.
Once you have connected to your server through FTP, head over to the following directory:
../Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ # For Windows
../Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ # For Linux
Find the PalWorldSettings.ini file and open this. In the file, search for the RCONEnabled parameter and set this to true, for example: RCONEnabled=True.
Right beside it, there will also be an RCONPort parameter. This is the RCON interface port that you will use to connect later on.
We advise you not to change this value for your gameserver, as this is predefined and altering it may break functionality. For self-hosted Palworld servers on VPS products, you can edit this but ensure that you port forward the selected port.
Make sure to restart your server once you have adjusted your configuration details.
Using RCON
Now that you have you have enabled RCON in your server's configuration, you will be able to access Palworld's RCON interace via the port that was defined in the file.
You will need to use an RCON program to connect to this. We recommend using RCON Console as it is open-source.
In the RCON program of your choice, you will have to input the IP address of your server and the RCON port that was defined in the configuration file. Ensure that your gameserver is online and running.
Ensure that you are entering the RCON Port you viewed in the configuration file and not the port that you connect to your server through. This is a common mistake.
If the connection is successful, you will now be able to send commands to your Palworld sever through the RCON Console program that you chose.
Check out our Palworld server commands guide to view all the currently available commands that you can run through RCON.
You have successfully enabled RCON on your Palworld server.