How do I make myself admin on my Palworld server?

Palworld doesn’t keep a list of admins. You set an admin password in PalWorldSettings.ini, then type it into the game’s chat. Anyone who enters the right password gets admin powers, so treat it like the keys to the place.

Set the admin password

1. Stop your server from the Game Panel.
2. Open your Game Panel’s file manager and go to Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ or Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/. Which one you have depends on whether your server runs Palworld’s Linux or Windows build.
3. Open PalWorldSettings.ini. Everything is on one long line that starts OptionSettings=(.
4. Find AdminPassword= on that line and put your password inside the quote marks after it, like AdminPassword="something-long-and-yours".
5. Save the file and start your server.

If the file is empty, or the OptionSettings line isn’t there, follow How do I change the game settings on my Palworld server? to set it up first.

Become admin in the game

1. Join your server.
2. Press Enter to open the chat.
3. Type /AdminPassword followed by a space and your password, then press Enter.

That’s it. The admin commands below now work for you.

What admin lets you do

Type these in the chat the same way. Where a command needs <SteamID>, that’s the player’s Steam ID. Use /ShowPlayers to look up who’s connected.

/Shutdown and /DoExit stop the server. Start it again from your Game Panel afterwards.

Keep the two passwords different

Palworld has two passwords, and they do very different jobs:

• ServerPassword is the one everyone needs to join. You’ll be handing it out to your mates.
• AdminPassword gives admin powers to whoever types it.

If they’re the same, every player who can join can also make themselves admin. Pick a separate, longer admin password and keep it to yourself.

If you set a password and the commands still don’t work, the server may not be reading your edits. See Why aren’t my Palworld server settings changing?