Palworld Server RAM Calculator
Most “how much RAM do I need for Palworld” answers are a single flat number copied across a dozen blogs. That's not enough. Base activity and mods change the answer more than player count ever will.
Answer four quick questions below and we'll give you a RAM recommendation with the reasoning shown, not a black-box number.
How many player slots you want available, not just how many are usually online at once.
A handful of active bases with regular production.
Vanilla server, no mods installed.
Scheduled daily restarts
Worth leaving on. See why below.
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For 10 players, medium base activity, no mods.
Why this number
- Base tier for 10 players+16GB
- Medium base and automation activity+4GB
- No mods+0GB
- Rounded up to the nearest server tier+4GB
CPU: Go for clock speed over core count. Pal AI, breeding timers, and base logic mostly run on a single thread.
Storage: SSD or NVMe, with at least 20GB free for the install and world saves.
This is an estimate, not gospel. Real usage depends on your world, your Pals, and how you play, so there's no single right number.
Palworld has a known memory leak, so RAM creeps up the longer your server stays online, no matter how active the world is. Scheduled restarts, on by default here, are what keep that in check, so the number above should hold steady.
Your bases matter more than your player count
Working Pals keep grinding away whether their owner's online or not. BaseCampWorkerMaxNum is your direct lever for that load, dial it in with our Settings Configurator.
Where These Numbers Come From
We cross-referenced Pocketpair's own guidance against what other hosting providers publish, and the numbers below are where they agree.
2-4 players, casual
Pocketpair's official minimum. A few sources warn it gets crash-prone over long uptime if you're not restarting on a schedule.
5-8 players
Comfortable headroom for a small group with a couple of active bases running at once.
8-16 players, established world
This is Pocketpair's own recommendation, so treat it as your anchor number for a mid-size server, not a guess.
16-24 players, heavy bases
You'll need this once base count and working Pals climb alongside player count, not just to cover the extra player slots.
24-32 players, endgame or modded
Every source agrees here for max-slot servers running breeding farms, heavy automation, or a modpack.
Stop guessing at a flat RAM number
Answer four quick questions and get a recommendation sized to how your server actually gets played, not a number copied from a blog post.
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How much RAM does Pocketpair officially recommend?
16GB for an established server with 8 to 16 players. Treat that as your anchor number, not a guess. Smaller, casual servers can get by on less, and bigger or more active ones will need more.
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Does player count alone determine RAM needs?
No, and this trips a lot of people up. Base and Pal activity matters more than raw player count. Working Pals keep simulating whether or not their owner is online, so a 5-player server with sprawling production bases can use more RAM than a 10-player server with modest builds. BaseCampWorkerMaxNum is your direct lever for that, adjustable in our Settings Configurator.
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Why does my server use more RAM over time?
Palworld has a well-documented memory leak, so RAM climbs the longer your server stays online, no matter what's happening in the world. The fix is a scheduled daily restart, not more RAM.
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Is Palworld CPU or RAM bound?
Both, but CPU tends to be the real bottleneck once bases get busy. Pal AI, breeding timers, and base logic run mostly on a single thread, so a fast CPU beats a many-core one every time.
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Is this calculator giving me an exact number?
No, and you should be skeptical of any tool that claims otherwise. Modeling exact byte-level RAM usage per Pal or per structure just isn't something the available data supports. What you get here is a transparent, source-backed estimate with the reasoning shown, not a formula pretending to be more precise than it is.