Restoring a backup
Interactively restore from a backup
To restore from a backup, use the command:
docker exec -it palworld-server restore
The RCON_ENABLED environment variable must be set to true to use this command.
If docker restart is not set to policy always or unless-stopped then the server will shutdown and
will need to be manually restarted.
The example docker run command and docker compose file in the Quicksetup already uses the needed policy
Manually restore from a backup
Locate the backup you want to restore in /palworld/backups/ and decompress it.
Need to stop the server before task.
docker compose down
Delete the old saved data folder located at palworld/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<old_hash_value>.
Copy the contents of the newly decompressed saved data folder Saved/SaveGames/0/<new_hash_value> to palworld/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<new_hash_value>.
Replace the DedicatedServerName inside palworld/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini with the new folder name.
DedicatedServerName=<new_hash_value> # Replace it with your folder name.
Restart the game. (If you are using Docker Compose)
docker compose up -d