---
title: "Enabling PvP on Your Palworld Dedicated Server"
description: "How to turn on PvP in Palworld"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/126-enabling-pvp-on-your-palworld-dedicated-server
collection: "Palword"
updated: 2026-06-07
language: en
---

# Enabling PvP on Your Palworld Dedicated Server

How to turn on PvP in Palworld

Player vs. Player (PvP) combat lets players and their Pals battle each other - a fun and competitive feature for community servers.

### ⚙ Enabling PvP (New Worlds)

You can enable PvP in your server’s Config tab when creating a new world.

1.  Log in to the ChipHead Panel.
    
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2.  Stop your server.
    
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3.  Open the Config tab.  
    (We recommend clicking on **</> Raw** to view this config file.)
    
4.  Set "PvP" to True.
    
5.  Set "Player to Player Damage" to True.
    
6.  Navigate back to **Dashboard** and start your server.
    
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> **Success:** Your new world will now have PvP enabled.

### 🔧 Enabling PvP (Existing Worlds)

If your server already has a world running, config changes may not apply automatically.

You’ll need to update the world options directly.

1.  Stop your server.
    
2.  Go to the Files tab and navigate to:
    
    1.  Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/
        
3.  Open "PalWorldSettings.ini" and copy all its contents.
    
4.  Visit [https://palworldoptions.com/](https://palworldoptions.com/)
    
5.  Click on **Import Settings**
    
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6.  Paste the contents into the editor and click **Load Config.**
    
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7.  Set both of these to True:
    
    1.  bIsPvP=True
        
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    2.  bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=True
        
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8.  Click "Generate WorldOption.sav".
    
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9.  Upload the new WorldOption.sav to:
    
    1.  Navigate to **Management > Files** on the ChipHead Panel
        
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    2.  Navigate to Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<YourSaveString>/
        
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    3.  Upload the WorldOption file from step 8.
        
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10.  Start your server.
     
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> **Success:** Your existing world will now have PvP mode enabled.