# Palworld Dedicated Server Docker

> Open-source Docker image for a self-hosted Palworld dedicated server with automatic updates, backups, RCON and a REST API, deployable via Docker Compose or Kubernetes.

- **Category:** Game Servers
- **Licence:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 2.8.1
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Shell
- **Platforms:** Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Helm
- **Tags:** Multiplayer, Modding, Game Server, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Steamcmd, Dedicated server, Rcon, Palworld, Survival, Crossplay, Palworld Dedicated Server, Dedicated Gameservers, Palworld Server Docker

## Description

A container image that runs the Palworld dedicated server on your own hardware, aimed at players who want a private multiplayer world with friends. It downloads and installs the game server files automatically through SteamCMD, exposes nearly every world setting as an environment variable, and bundles conveniences such as RCON access, a built-in REST API, cron-driven automatic updates and backups, Discord webhook notices and Steam Workshop mod support. Deployment is documented for plain Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes manifests and an official Helm chart, and the image works on Linux, Windows, macOS (including Apple Silicon) and Raspberry Pi, on both x64 and ARM64. A separate tag runs the Windows server binary under Wine. The docs list at least 4 CPU cores and 16 GB RAM as minimum server hardware. The project is MIT-licensed and maintained by Thijs van Loef.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker)
- [Website](https://hub.docker.com/r/thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker)
- [Docker](thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker)
- [Discord community](https://discord.gg/UxBxStPAAE)
- [GHCR container package](https://github.com/thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker/pkgs/container/palworld-server-docker)

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