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A Palworld dedicated server holds up to 32 players in one persistent world, against four in a co-op session, and the world keeps running when the host logs off. Pocketpair ships the server for Linux as a free SteamCMD download, and since version 1.0 left early access on 10 July 2026 its documentation has changed in ways older guides miss: the multithreading flags every tutorial copies are no longer recommended, and RCON is deprecated in favour of a REST API. On Ubuntu or Debian the setup runs from Pocketpair's own hardware requirements through the install, PalWorldSettings.ini and a systemd unit that saves the world before it stops, to the one port players need, crossplay for Xbox and PS5, backups and updates. Server-side mods are the one thing a Linux server cannot run.