How to join your Palworld server

Steam and Mac players join your Palworld server by typing its address and port, like palbox.play.wilderack.com:27411. Xbox and PS5 players find it by name in the Community Servers list instead.

Your address and port

Your address is on the address card on Overview, with a copy button.

• It looks like palbox.play.wilderack.com:27411. The part after the colon is the port.
• The port is picked for your server. It is not Palworld’s default, 8211, so don’t type that unless you have a Dedicated IP.
• The How to join card on Overview shows these steps for your server.

Join by address on Steam or Mac

1. Copy the address from the address card.
2. Start Palworld and choose Join Multiplayer Game.
3. Under the server list, find the box for an IP address.
4. Paste your address with its port, like palbox.play.wilderack.com:27411.
5. Connect. Type the server password if the game asks.

Palworld 1.0 made it easier to type addresses and to save server passwords, so joining again next time is quicker.

Join on Xbox or PS5

Console players can’t type an address. They use the community server list:

1. Start Palworld and choose Join Multiplayer Game.
2. Open Community Servers.
3. Search for your server’s name, the ServerName you set in Settings.
4. Pick it and join. Type the password if there is one.

For your server to be in that list, it must be set up as a community server with crossplay on, and it must be awake. The crossplay guide walks through it.

Players on the Microsoft Store (Game Pass) PC version can use the community list too.

Find it in the community list on PC

Steam and Mac players can also use Community Servers and search by name. Joining by address is faster and works even when the server is asleep, so we recommend it for PC players.

Server passwords

A password keeps out people you didn’t invite.

• Set it in Settings, or as ServerPassword in PalWorldSettings.ini.
• Restart the server so it takes effect.
• Everyone types the same password when they join, on every platform.

The server password is different from the admin password. Never share the admin password with players.

Joining a sleeping server

Your server naps when nobody is playing.

• By address: joining wakes it, usually in a couple of seconds. If the first try times out, connect again.
• From the community list: a sleeping server isn’t listed. Open the wake link play.wilderack.com/w/palbox first, wait until Overview says Running, then search again. It can take a few minutes to show up in the list after it wakes.
• For console groups: if you play with Xbox or PS5 friends a lot, keep the server awake under Settings > Sleep, or add awake hours for your usual play times.

Can’t connect?

Check these first:

1. Did you type the port? Without it, the game can’t find your server.
2. Is the server stopped? A server you stopped by hand doesn’t wake on join. Press Start on Overview.
3. Did Palworld update? Players and server must be on the same version. Your server updates itself unless you pinned a version.
4. Console players can’t see it? Check crossplay is on and the server is awake.

For more, see the game can’t reach the server, Xbox or PS5 players can’t find the server and the rest of the common errors page.