Palworld dedicated servers can be uploaded from either co-op or other dedicated servers. While this typically results in losing some player data on Windows servers, migrating from dedicated servers using Linux is much less risky. It can be done with minimal risk of losing any data. The community has found ways to help Windows dedicated servers transfer their saves without losing the player data by directly editing the files themselves.
Note: Transferring a save to a dedicated server may result in lost progress! Player saves may be fixed by following the instructions here. Make any backups locally to preserve server data.
1. Download the world save from the desired server located in the Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0 directory. Some providers may require an SFTP Client.
2. Extract the save to an empty folder if it is zipped.
3. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.
4. Stop the server. If it hasn't been run before, start it once before stopping to pre-generate files.
5. Go to the Files tab.
6. Find the following directory: /home/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0 .
7. Right-click the world folder and press Delete.
8. Upload the world file from step 2.
9. Copy the folder name. Press Right-click > Rename to highlight.
10. Find the following directory: /home/container/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer .
Note: If using a Palworld Modded Server, the file path will end with
/WindowsServerinstead of/LinuxServer.
11. Open the GameUserSettings.ini file.
12. Navigate to the [PalGameLocalSettings] section.
13. Next to DedicatedServerName=, input the name from step 9.
14. Once finished editing, choose Save.
15. Start the server.