{"id":11593,"date":"2025-01-11T15:33:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/?p=11593"},"modified":"2025-05-13T14:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:25:29","slug":"host-a-dedicated-server-for-7-days-to-die-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/host-a-dedicated-server-for-7-days-to-die-game\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Host A Dedicated Server For 7 Days to Die Game?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Host A Dedicated Server For 7 Days to Die Game?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you want to play the game with dozens of players, you must have more hardware resources to handle that load. Similarly, if you want to play with less than <\/span>10 players <\/b>then a basic server will do. You might bump into numerous issues during game play if you do not configure the server appropriately.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, you will learn How to Host A Dedicated Server For 7 Days to Die Game.<\/span><\/p>\n

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
\n<ServerSettings>
\n<property name=”ServerIP” value=”yourexternalip_not_127.0.0.1″ \/>
\n<property name=”ServerPort” value=”25000″ \/>
\n<property name=”ServerIsPublic” value=”true” \/>
\n<property name=”ServerName” value=”InternationalFreaks” \/>
\n<property name=”ServerPassword” value=”*****” \/>
\n<property name=”ServerMaxPlayerCount” value=”64″ \/>
\n<property name=”GameWorld” value=”Navezgane” \/>
\n<property name=”GameName” value=”t3″ \/>
\n<property name=”GameDifficulty” value=”2″ \/>
\n<property name=”GameMode” value=”GameModeSurvival” \/>
\n<property name=”EnemySpawning” value=”true” \/>
\n<property name=”ShowAllPlayersOnMap” value=”false” \/>
\n<property name=”FriendlyFire” value=”true” \/>
\n<property name=”BuildCreate” value=”false” \/>
\n<property name=”DayNightLength” value=”20″ \/>
\n<property name=”DayCount” value=”0″ \/>
\n<property name=”FragLimit” value=”0″ \/>
\n<property name=”MatchLength” value=”0″ \/>
\n<property name=”RebuildMap” value=”false” \/>
\n<property name=”ControlPanelEnabled” value=”true” \/>
\n<property name=”ControlPanelPort” value=”8080″ \/>
\n<property name=”ControlPanelPassword” value=”******” \/>
\n<property name=”TelnetEnabled” value=”false” \/>
\n<property name=”TelnetPort” value=”25003″ \/>
\n<property name=”DisableNAT” value=”false” \/>
\n<\/ServerSettings><\/p>\n

Next, edit the <\/span>startdedicated.bat<\/b> file.<\/span><\/p>\n

@echo off<\/span><\/p>\n

rem<\/span><\/p>\n

rem Starts a dedicated server<\/span><\/p>\n

rem<\/span><\/p>\n

rem -quit, -batchmode, -nographics: Unity commands<\/span><\/p>\n

rem -configfile<\/span> \u00a0 : Allows server settings to be set up in an xml config file. Use no path if in the same dir or full path.<\/span><\/p>\n

rem -dedicated\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : Has to be the last option to start the dedicated server.<\/span><\/p>\n

echo|set \/p=”251570″ > steam_appid.txt<\/span><\/p>\n

start 7daystodie -quit -batchmode -nographics -configfile=serverconfig.xml -dedicated<\/span><\/p>\n

echo Wait until game started<\/span><\/p>\n

timeout 15<\/span><\/p>\n

echo.<\/span><\/p>\n

echo Connect to the service interface. use ‘shutdown’ to stop the server<\/span><\/p>\n

echo.<\/span><\/p>\n

if exist “Tools\/bin\/putty.exe” (<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Tools\/bin\/putty.exe” -raw localhost 8081<\/span><\/p>\n

) else (<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0telnet localhost 8081<\/span><\/p>\n

)<\/span><\/p>\n

echo.<\/span><\/p>\n

echo Server is running in background, you can close this window<\/span><\/p>\n

echo.<\/span><\/p>\n

pause<\/span><\/p>\n

Port Forwarding<\/span><\/h2>\n

If your server is connected to a router then you will have to inform it about incoming connections, which will be used by your server. This process is known as port forwarding. To allow other players to join the game, you will have to port forward <\/span>25000-25003 <\/b>(UDP) ports.<\/span><\/p>\n