How to shut down a Palworld server

After /AdminPassword <password> in chat, type /Shutdown 60 Restarting and the server stops in 60 seconds, showing players your message.

Shutdown

Shuts the server down after an optional countdown in seconds and shows players a message you choose.

/Shutdown [Seconds] [MessageText]

Examples

/Shutdown 300 Restarting for an update

Five minute warning before a restart.

/Shutdown 60

Stops the server in one minute.

Arguments

SecondsOptional: Delay in seconds before the server stops.
MessageTextOptional: Message shown to everyone on the server.

What it does

Use /Shutdown for a planned stop, for example before an update: give players a countdown and a reason so they can get somewhere safe. Without arguments the server shuts down normally. Unlike DoExit, this is the graceful way to stop the server.

The game's own description: Shutdown the server. If [Seconds] is specified, the server will shut down after the specified time has elapsed. The server participant will be notified of what you have entered in [MessageText].

Good to know

Run /Save first if you want to be sure the latest progress is on disk.

Run it on your server

Admin commands are typed in game chat after /AdminPassword, or from the console on the server page. Settings go in world settings and apply at the next start. New to this? Start a Palworld server first.

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