Palworld Port Forwarding Guide Palworld has been released in early access! But how do you start a server to play with your
Palworld Port Forwarding Guide
Palworld has been released in early access! But how do you start a server to play with your friends? This guide will show you how port forward your router so that your friends can join your Dedicated Server!
Port forwarding will require you to make changes to your router, this can interfere with normal operation, proceed with caution.
Step 1: Prerequisites
- You’ve setup your server (following this guide).
- Access to your router.
- (Preferably) A wired internet connection. Wifi can get unstable and can cause issues with people connecting to your server.
- A Static IP address on your computer (Not sure how to do this? check out this guide!).
Step 2: Firewall Rules
Before you and your friends can connect to the Palworld server, you’ll need to make changes to your firewall to allow connections on specific ports.
By default, a Palworld server uses the following ports:
| Default Port (UDP only) | Port Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 27015 | Query Port | This is the port that you need to enter in the game when you first connect to a dedicated server. |
| 8211 | Game Port | This port can be redirected at the moment. It is automatically incremented if multiple instances of the server are launched and the default is in use already. |
Now you can add these port exceptions to the firewall by hand, but let’s not, that takes way too much time, let’s do something different:
- Press + R to open a run window.
- Type PowerShell and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run it as administrator.
- Type the following 3 commands:
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Palworld Port 27015" dir=in action=allow protocol=UDP localport=27015
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Palworld Port 8211" dir=in action=allow protocol=UDP localport=8211And now your firewall has been magically configured!
Step 3: Finding your local IP address
Now, let’s move forward by port forwarding. Before doing that, you would want to set a static IP address on your computer.
After you’ve done that, you can move forward with the actual port forwarding:
First, you’ll need to know what the IP addresses of your computer and router are. This can be done by doing the following:
- Press + R to open a run window.
- Type CMD and press Enter. (This should open a black window.)
- Please type “ipconfig” and press enter.
You’ll see some information about the network settings:
You’ll want to make a note of the “Default Gateway” & IPv4 address. In my case, it is:
- Default Gateway: 192.168.2.254
- IPv4 address: 192.168.2.202
Step 4: Login to your router
You’ll need to enter the Default Gateway address in your browser and log in to your router, as shown in the image below:
Every router is different!
Visit portforward.com scroll down to "Select your router from the list of manufacturers" and select the router that you have. Then navigate to the port forward page of your router.
Step 5: Port forwarding your Palworld Server
Once you’ve navigated to the Port Forwarding rules, please enter the following information:
| Rule Name | IP Address | Port Range | Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palworld Query Port | -Your IPv4 Address- | 27015 – 27015 | UDP |
| Palworld Game Port | -Your IPv4 Address- | 8211- 8211 | UDP |
Now hit save and your Palworld server should open to the public!
Step 6: Testing if the ports are open
Your friends cannot connect on your local IP Address
For that, you'll need your public IP address. You can use a site like www.whatismyip.com to get your public IP address.
Once you have your public IP address, you can move forward with testing the UDP connection to your palworld server.
- Make sure the Palworld Server is running
- Go to https://check-host.net/check-udp
- Enter <your_public_ip_address>:8211
- Press “UDP Port“
For example:
If the port forward is successful the results should look like:
If your result looks do not look like the image above, you’ll need to check your Firewall and Port Forward settings again.
Step 7: Connecting to your Palworld Server
Woohoo! You’ve made it to the last step! You’re in the home stretch.
Now you can finally boot up your game.
Once in the main menu, click on Dedicated Server and then the “Join” on the bottom of the screen.
Only YOU can use "localhost" as the address, your friends will need to enter you public IP address.
You can find your public IP address on www.whatismyip.com
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By Thijs van Loef
Posted on: 20/01/2024
2 Comments on Palworld Port Forwarding Guide
HI! great tutorials, i am not familiar to making game server but i need to learn sopme. all clear until step 7. based on your tutorialm, what IP address should i write for me and my friends to connect to the dediated server?
If the server is installed on the same system you game on, then it you should be able to use "localhost:8211". Your friends need to have your public IP to connect to the server, you can find that on www.whatsmyip.com. for example: 69.41.225.111:8211