Finding the server
Your Palworld server is public and appears in the list of community servers:
- In Palworld choose Join Multiplayer Game (Dedicated Server).
- Open the Community Servers tab at the top and search for your server name.
Quicker: enter the address with port at the bottom of the same window (shown at the top of your server page, e.g. 1.2.3.4:8211) and click Connect.
After starting it can take a few minutes until the server is in the list – a direct connection works right away.
"Version mismatch"
This almost always happens right after a Palworld update: the game is already updated, the server not yet.
Fix: restart the server on the server page. It downloads the update automatically on start (as long as Automatic updates is on in the startup variables). Then the versions match again. The command Info in the Console tab shows the server's version.
Wrong or missing password
If you set a server password (Startup variables tab), Palworld asks for it when joining. Mind upper and lower case. If you don't want one, leave the field empty and restart.
Server full
A Palworld server allows at most 32 players – set the exact number under Max players.
Connection drops or timeout
- Check that the server is running (status at the top of the server page) and whether the console shows errors.
- If the server has been running for a long time, memory can fill up. A restart helps immediately, a daily automatic restart permanently – see How much memory does a Palworld server need?.
- More tips: Palworld server lags – what helps?
Still stuck?
Open a ticket – ideally with the time it didn't work. Then we find the reason in the log.