Palworld on Pterodactyl: First 15 Minutes

First 15 minutes

1. Open the client area, then the Game Panel link (or go straight to panel.chapter22hosting.com).
2. Select your Palworld server → Start.
3. Watch Console until the egg’s ready marker appears (egg looks for the breakpad AppID line).
4. Open Startup / Variables: set SERVER_NAME, optional SERVER_PASSWORD, and a strong ADMIN_PASSWORD.
5. Note the Network allocation (IP:port) for friends.
6. Optional: create a Schedule for restarts and enable Backups before big INI edits.

Related guides

• How to Set Up Palworld
• Ports Explained
• Access Game Panel (backlog)

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the panel?

https://panel.chapter22hosting.com — log in with the credentials from your welcome email / client area.

WISP?

Chapter22 game hosting uses Pterodactyl. WISP is retired.

First update long?

SteamCMD may update on first boot — watch the console until the ready line appears.

Need help?

If you are stuck after following this guide, open a ticket from the Chapter22 client area with the exact error, the port or DNS change you made, and whether the service listens locally (ss / Resource Monitor) but fails externally.

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