What is autopalexpress?

AutoPalExpress is a Windows desktop app that makes it easier to run your own dedicated server for the video game Palworld. Normally, running a game server like this means working through command line windows, editing configuration files by hand, managing firewall settings, and organizing mod folders manually. AutoPalExpress wraps all of that in a browser-based dashboard that runs locally on your own PC while you keep full control of the server. The app is meant for private servers shared with friends, not for exposing to random members of the public. The person who creates the first account automatically becomes the super admin, and that person can invite trusted friends as regular admins to help manage day-to-day tasks. From the dashboard you can start, stop, restart, and save the actual Palworld server, deploy a brand new server or import an existing one, and even run several separate servers side by side, each with its own folder, mods, and network ports. Beyond basic server control, AutoPalExpress handles updates through SteamCMD, lets you edit world settings through guided forms instead of raw config files, and manages advanced launcher options for super admins only. It can install and update a mod loading tool called UE4SS, browse Palworld mods from Nexus Mods without needing a personal API key, and let the super admin connect their own Nexus account to approve mod installs that regular admins have requested. Other features include scheduled backups and restarts, importing save files from another PC, viewing and moderating connected players through Palworld's own REST API, and a dashboard showing CPU, memory, and player counts. Installation is a single downloadable setup file for Windows, after which you create the super admin account and either deploy a new server or import one you already run. The README is direct that the app uses plain HTTP by default for simplicity and warns against exposing the admin panel to the open internet without extra protection like a VPN or reverse proxy, since login sessions are not encrypted over HTTP. The project does not state its license in the README.