FREE Dedicated Server Setup Guide - 7 Days To Die 1.0 LAUNCH!

[@Vedui42]

If you need to setup a 7 Days To Die (or other game server) consider using a VPS solution! Video STEP-by-STEP Guide - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJaahWhoZ8SCpLM and head to hostinger.com/vedui42 and use Discount Code (10 %): VEDUI42

[@ladybug591]

Hi there Vedui - so nice to see you are still giving us good guidance and tips as always. Thank you for all your videos. Regards to all.

[@Vedui42]

My pleasure 😊 I do what I can!

[@Player_forty_one]

Super easy to follow and setup. Port forwarding was easy too. Just had to read the info the router gives you on setting up the service locally, what ports/port ranges, then add that to your local PC services under NAT settings and bam. You are online and hosting your game with friends without having to be logged into the game. Thanks!

[@Vedui42]

Glad it helped! Usually the port forwarding is what gives people a headache. And unfortunately, that's network, not game server related specifically, so it's super hard to help.

[@vampire7878]

Dedicated server on your own computer more than half the time do not work to allow friends join your server. However, they will work for all your local computers. There is a reason why you don't see much servers on multiplayer search via 7 days to die menu. Half the blame is due to steam and the other 7D2D. Of course you would be able to connect via IP only. The dedicated servers that do work are from a select few who do not have limits on the modem/router. If your ISP has you under the more popular growing cgnat lock then it is not possible for anyone besides you locally to join your server. Between newer ISP equipment and steam updates the dedicated server management is becoming more and more problematic. Even if you have a open router with all ports there is your hardware and software getting in the way(mostly software). It is 900% easier to do a rent a server. Sadly, rent a servers are becoming more and more greedy with plans with fake schemes telling you the cheap plans are "out of stock" when in reality they can't handle the population and/or flux in traffic load. Dedicated servers via steam are laggy too.(the host local person will not realize this as much as your friend or two if working to join) In the end renting a server is still less laggy and much easier. We all want to have a server up 24/7 so when were gone others can join in. We live in a greedy world where programming is becoming rushed and cheaper(steam always messing things up with unessary hotfixes and update server rules) things are getting tangled up on purpose that you may resort to your pocket book.

[@Player_forty_one]

@vampire7878 that's a lot. It literally took me 5 minutes but okay.

[@Vedui42]

@@vampire7878 I agree that rented servers are "often" much better, and it's my preferred way of doing serious multiplayer. However I've also run local servers for gaming sessions, across many different games, and found it work fine for individual gaming sessions. As a rule of thumb, if I'm only playing once in a while, I prefer to run a dedicated local server. If it's for more serious game play with more people, where you need 24/7 access for everyone, then a rented server is pretty much always the way to go :)

[@istrasci]

Very clear and well-explained for beginners!

[@Vedui42]

Glad it was helpful! It's generally easy to get the server up, port forwarding can be a pain so I made a video for that (albeit Palworld, tho the method is the same :)

[@KuraBitur]

Excellent video brother, quick and to the point with important information. Thank you so much!

[@Vedui42]

Glad it was helpful!

[@blainebickle1178]

I miss your videos summarizing the updates and patches. Like the one that came out yesterday

[@Vedui42]

Thank you :) As I was on holiday while 1.0 was dropping, I decided not to make a 1.0 experimental video of it, and rather wait for the full 1.0 release so we can see what's really there and latest changes. Not perfect, but I believe in taking holidays even though it does impact the channel, family is important :D I hope you're doing well and enjoying your summer!

[@blainebickle1178]

@@Vedui42 that's great to hear :) looking forward to them

[@shratt]

only reason doing this is just so people i play with can play without me logging in, is that still possible with this??

[@Vedui42]

Yes it is :)

[@RelaxStayFrosty]

can you edit the servers settings after you have started the server? Through editing the same file you did setting it up or will it restart the world.

[@Vedui42]

Yes you can. As long as you do not edit the world parts (ie, game name, map name etc) the rest of the settings are fine to edit. Then restart the server :)

[@CHAOSMOVEMENT]

The game overwrote my serveradmin xml file when it created the world, erasing my steam ID from the file. In the servers xml file, web console is off, so i don't know how to shut down and restart this thing. I'm lost. Edit: Figured it out. It was the little comments text on either side of the admin list.

[@Vedui42]

Glad you found it :) Yeah, I always try to suggest people make a copy of serveradmin, serverconfig.xml etc.

[@CHAOSMOVEMENT]

@@Vedui42 Yeah I made backups of the entire server folder, the config file, the server admin file, and the saves folders. Backing up with Syncback daily. Things are going way better now that it's a dedicated server.

[@Vedui42]

Dedicated servers are easier to manage, as things are kept (relatively anyhow) separate. Enjoy!

[@Goofy4u223]

whats the best operating system to host a 7DTD server.. we have been scratching our head on this..

[@Vedui42]

Windows is the easiest, a linux is cheapest :)

[@Thpso231]

can I setup with no steam installed on my VPS ?

[@Vedui42]

Hi there. What VPS are you using? I've been using hostinger, which uses AMP. It uses steam command line to install which is fine too. Don't need the GUI, commandline works fine. I made an OLD video but in general it should work anyhow. Try it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaC8l4SXabpqb6M maybe I need to make an updated video though!

[@tankfu1]

TFP really needs to make it so that I can run the Dedicated Server on a separate machine and play the client game on my gaming PC. Setup would be a lot simpler if they would just stick the same game interface for setting up servers as they use for the game client. My whole family plays this game and I don't want to run it on my gaming PC 24/7 just so they can log in when I'm not around.

[@Vedui42]

You can. Many people do just that. They run the server on a separate server pc, and play on their gaming pc. The only difference is, that since steam does not allow multiple logins from same steam ID... on the server pc, run the starting batch file instead inside the folder, instead of through the Steam client UI, and it'll work just fine :)

[@calinpana4114]

unexpected data received.server is either running an incompatible version or requires the client to install mods. Any help??? i changed only the loot abundance , xp multiplier and loot respawn days

[@Vedui42]

Likely different version of client and the server. Check the log at the top it'll tell which version it is, then compare with client :) It's also possible a mod is there in the path causing issues, but I'd check version first.

[@negueba235689]

Can some one help me. I follow all the steps but keep getting the same problem every time. I click connect ( i write my password ) Game try to connect but nothing happens and then timeout. I try with a RGW , give server a name and the game a name. When i start the server i get some yellow text. ______________________________________ I get a full page of green text, but then this in yellow -> 2024-09-14T23:16:02 3.313 WRN Couldn't create a Convex Mesh from source mesh "Head" within the maximum polygons limit (256). The partial hull will be used. Consider simplifying your mesh. A lot of new green text and then this in yellow -> 2024-09-14T23:16:08 8.610 WRN save folder does not exist A lot of new green text and then 3 of this yellow lines -> 2024-09-14T23:16:37 38.382 WRN Texture with ID 2740 and with size 6144x6144 was too large for graphics device maximum supported texture size (4096x4096). Falling back to a dummy texture. Generate mip maps to provide lower size fallback. Then some more green text and all is done. = 2024-09-14T23:16:42 42.944 INF StartGame done 2024-09-14T23:16:43 43.951 INF [Steamworks.NET] GameServer.LogOn successful, ++++++ __________________________________________ If I start game and find my server and try connect to it. I can see new green text in the server window 2024-09-14T23:17:35 96.151 INF Reloading serveradmin.xml 2024-09-14T23:17:35 96.151 INF Loading permissions file at 'C:\Users\audio\AppData\Roaming/7DaysToDie\Saves/serveradmin.xml' 2024-09-14T23:17:35 96.151 INF Permissions file unchanged, skipping reloading But I cant login , i only get timeout. So this is where i am stuck. I close server down, but i find no folder or wrold or game name in the server folders. What I just made the server creat ? Why I look for this is to also understand where the server generate the world folder and saves. My goal in the end was moving my multyplayer world and save to a server. But I cant even start a new world on the server yet :D ??? Thanks

[@Vedui42]

Hi there. 2024-09-14T23:16:42 42.944 INF StartGame done indicates the server is up. You also seem to get TO the server and can input password, but then it simply won't connect further, is that correct? That makes me wonder if there's a networking issue, as the server seems to be running. C:\Users\audio\AppData\Roaming/7DaysToDie\Saves is where the saves should be, check that folder? :)

[@JtCasey-h2n]

When will dedicated servers release on consoles

[@Vedui42]

I suspect it'll only be when cross-play with PC is available, as that itself should set everything up for accessing dedicated servers. :) So ... end of this year?

[@saveme2000]

so how many players can this server hold on a map

[@Vedui42]

It really depends on your server specs, but in general 7 days to die regardless starts to run into performance issues as you increase players. Officially, it supports up to 8. Inofficially it'll handle more. But since zombie cap is server wide, too many players means all players see less zombies because the total number is spread out.

[@Mlemt]

what about other save files? Like a saved world how can I put that on my dedicated srver

[@Vedui42]

Hello! Check this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g37VZIiEgb-hqtk ... it should help. :)

[@ericwest2797]

This server is run off of my own computer, yes? I need to set up a server that isn't set on my computer because when the server runs off of my computer it lags out the game, so I need another host.

[@Vedui42]

Yes. If you need a server off another computer, you end up leasing (paying for) that. I do it all the time, but there IS a cost to it. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5O7i6mDf6mml6s

[@baremetaltechtv]

You run the server like he does in the video, just run it on an old computer or laptop you have and connect to it from your normal gaming pc.

[@StatesideBeast]

I port forwarded, but my nephew still can't connect to my server.

[@Vedui42]

If you can connect locally, the server is confirmed running and it's a network issue. It could be other things, firewall is very rare, and even rarer ISP blocking. Often port forwarding is a big hassle.

[@StatesideBeast]

@@Vedui42 I tried everything suggested. I just gave In and rented a server.

[@Vedui42]

That tends to be the fallback yeah. At some point, spending 12 bucks a month is worth more than spending hours and hours and hours and never resolving it. The good news though, is that once you get port forwarding to work for ANY game server, chances are you can replicate it across other games, as the port forwarding part when it works is pretty much the same. Just I have heard of ISP's blocking, and or just port forwarding on the router not being properly enabled so it just won't work. Painful I know!

[@pizza11536]

Do friends also have to port forward

[@Vedui42]

They do not, only the host/server.

[@marcslotboom9422]

How can i fix: could not retrieve server information

[@Vedui42]

Depends. Is this happening when you try to connect on the SAME pc, or from outside your network? If it's the same PC, it's likely the server is not running. If it's outside network, it's more likely a port forwarding issue :)

[@kjoshua125]

@@Vedui42 I get this same error for a friend who is not on the same network and is trying to join my server. I have a dedicated PC that I can join using its IP address. But my friend is unable to join and gets that error. I even tried a few different ports and had my friend join with those same ports and updated it in my port forwarding config. What do I try next?

[@Vedui42]

It sounds like you're able to join using the IP address from the lan. Which means the server is running, and you're running into network issues likely port forwarding. I linked a port forwarding guide (for palworld, but it's essentially the same, just different ports) that might help. Unfortunately port forwarding issues is the most common problem for running any server, and it's one of those things that are unrelated to the specific game server and just network related which is notoriously difficult to track down :(

[@markdavenportjr5129]

Thanks for the update. But I'm sticking with A21 Darkness Falls until khaine releases DF mod for 1.0. :)

[@Vedui42]

Yeah wonder how long it'll take the modders this time. :) For a21 it took quite a while to get the big overhauls up and full release.

[@mobileplayers5008]

Nah better wait July 25 for stable version

[@Vedui42]

It seems fairly stable. However the server seems to not be managing memory/ram properly always. Had my server go from 5-6 GB to 15 gb.

[@MR-vj8dn]

I've had multiple dedicated servers active since long. It's been stable enough for eight years 😄

[@hellfire437]

what would cause the server window to not pop up? ive tried setting up via steamcmd and this way both just open the command prompt window that tells me the server is running in the background

[@Vedui42]

Check the log? It should always pop up, but maybe an error is closing it as fast as well?

[@hellfire437]

@@Vedui42 no log was being produced when the issue happened, but i ended up redoing a steamcmd version using the "easy steamcmd" tool another creator made and it fired up as it should have, im thinking it had missing files that didn't get installed after verifying, had a similar issue with my pz server where it didn't create the player database file causing it to think whoever attempted to connect to the server was banned.

[@Vedui42]

That can happen yes. I suspect it's steam which goes wrong or partially aborts, and fails in downloading. It's less now, but it used to be more common before that the answer was "delete and redownload" because too often some files never were installed by steam.