Palworld: install server-side .pak mods by hand
PalworldGuideDrop your .pak file into install/palworld/Pal/Content/Paks/~mods/ using the Files card or SFTP, then restart your server. Your hand-placed paks are safe:…
Drop your .pak file into install/palworld/Pal/Content/Paks/~mods/ using the Files card or SFTP, then restart your server. Your hand-placed paks are safe: they survive restarts, server moves, and are included in your backups. The one mistake to avoid: the top-level /Pal folder is your save data, and a pak placed under /Pal/Content never loads.
Where pak mods go
Palworld's dedicated server only loads loose .pak mods from two folders inside the game install:
install/palworld/Pal/Content/Paks/~mods/for regular pak mods (most mods).install/palworld/Pal/Content/Paks/LogicMods/for Blueprint "logic" paks (the mod page will say if it needs LogicMods; these also need the UE4SS loader, see below).
Both folders already exist on your server. Mods you install from the Mods card land in the same ~mods folder; your hand-placed files sit next to them and are never touched by our updates.
Install one
Open the folder
Expand the Files card and browse to install > palworld > Pal > Content > Paks > ~mods. Or connect over SFTP (Connect with SFTP) and go to /install/palworld/Pal/Content/Paks/~mods/.
Upload the .pak
Drag the .pak file in (or use Upload). For big files, SFTP is the comfortable route.
Restart
Restart your server from the dashboard. Loose paks load at startup, so nothing changes until the restart.
Things that will NOT work
Putting the pak under the top-level
/Palfolder. That tree is your world save data. The game never reads paks from there, and/Pal/Contentdoes not even exist on the server.Expecting a client-side mod to work from the server. Many Palworld mods change things on the player's own game (models, UI, textures) and must be installed by each player instead. A quick sanity check: if the mod page talks about visuals or menus, it is probably client-side. See Palworld mods and console players.
UE4SS Lua mods (the other kind of hand-placed mod)
Lua/C++ mods live in install/palworld/Pal/Binaries/Linux/Mods/ (one folder per mod). Hand-placed folders there also survive restarts and server moves. One honest limitation: the UE4SS loader itself only starts when at least one UE4SS mod from the Mods card is installed on your server. If you only have hand-placed Lua mods, install any UE4SS mod from the card too so the loader is active.
Need help?
Ask on Discord or email support@haptic.gg with the mod's name and a screenshot of where you placed the file.
Mods from our catalog install from the Mods card with no file work: Palworld Steam Workshop mods.
The
~modsfolder loads paks in alphabetical order; prefix a number (001_MyMod_P.pak) if one mod must load before another. That ordering is a Palworld/Unreal rule, not something we control.
