How to enable the Palworld REST API on GodLike.host

GodLike.host doesn't ship the REST API pre-enabled, and the port it gives you can't be guessed from your game port — so auto-discovery can't find it on its own. Here's the exact sequence, self-service, no support ticket needed.

Step 1

Open a port for the REST API

In your panel: Port & Domains → Add Additional Port. This is self-service — no ticket required. Write down the port number GodLike gives you; it's pool-allocated, not derived from your game port, so there's no pattern to guess later.

Step 2

Point the REST API at that port

Go to Files → PalWorldSettings.ini and set:

RESTAPIEnabled=True
RESTAPIPort=<the port from Step 1>

Step 3

Set your admin password — in the right place

This is the step people get wrong: the admin password does not go in the .ini file. Set it under Config → Startup Variables instead — the startup command's -adminpasswordflag overrides anything in the .ini, so an .ini-only password silently won't work.

Gotcha: GodLike's admin-password field rejects special characters. Stick to letters and numbers if you hit a save error.

Step 4

Restart and verify

Restart your server from the panel. Once it's back up, paste your server's address and the port from Step 1 into Tamerdeck — we'll confirm the REST API answers before asking for your password.

One more mix-up to avoid: GodLike's panel pre-allocates an RCONport by default — that's a separate, older protocol, not the REST API. Having RCON already set up doesn't mean REST is; you still need Steps 1–3 above.