Guide: How To Install A Local Server On Your PC For Single Player DayZ & Mod Testing & Experimenting

UPDATE! As of update 1.26 you MUST have the following line of code in your serverDZ.cfg otherwise IT WILL NOT START!
shardId = 111; // any number over 100
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Although DayZ Offline Mode is a simpler way of getting DayZ running on a local machine, it has certain compromises such as being unable to save your progress.
If you want a true DayZ server experience - for single player fun or testing and experimentation with mods - then installing a local server on your PC or Laptop is the way to go.
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[@ScalespeederGaming]

UPDATE! As of update 1.26 you MUST have the following line of code in your serverDZ.cfg otherwise IT WILL NOT START! shardId = 111; // any number over 100 THANKYOU!

[@waflja5111]

Thank you! Started my own local server and everything works just fine.

[@ericcopley4512]

Where do I add this line of code ?

[@elixvudvn1217]

Does it matter where we place this new code? edit: upon further investigating, it seems steam has updated the dayz server tool to have this code in it already

[@MM-ig1iv]

so it's.. serverDZ.cfg shardld=111;

[@RagingSock]

FYI: Downloaded the DayZ Server Mod today, it included the serverDZ.cfg file already, so you basically can skip this step. Also included the shardId parameter already.

[@clarkkent1177]

Let me first say, I've been a sole SCUM player for years because of the offline singleplayer, let's me enjoy exploring, crafting and building without fear of a random player sniping me from a distance, suffice to say I'm not a fan of PVP. Stumbled across this video followed your instructions and now I can enjoy DayZ without being killed by anything other than the environment, zombies or my own stupidity. You are a legend, and have more than earned my subscription. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@jonyuddah64]

literally the exact same reason i was looking for this video

[@redbloodedamerican2346]

So this does Still work?

[@danx2793]

Really? I can't get it to work. constant errors

[@redbloodedamerican2346]

@@danx2793 it worked for me but I has ro do a few other things.

[@Pixiestix4681]

@@danx2793 are you removing all the extra stuff from files? some people leave notes within them that have to be deleted

[@chucks5419]

This still works as of 02/26/2023. I got tired of being killed on the "Official Servers". Thank you for this excellent tutorial.

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Glad to help!

[@FuryFight3r]

A better way to access the Steam Games local files is to right click the game in your steam library ('DayZ Server' in this case) hover over 'manage' and click 'Browse Local Files' this will take you directly to where ever the specific Games/Tools Installed files. I only suggest this because when I do any tutorial video in regards to navigating your way to the Steam Library I often get many comments saying 'Cant find steam folder', 'Can't find 'common' folder', 'Found steam folder but my game is not here'. Great video also! I can now learn how to survive in general and understanding the game better without being shot in the back every few minutes :P

[@rucifail]

If I could give you a second thumbs up for watching it again a year or so later, I would. Thanks buddy.

[@rafaeldimas3305]

For those who read this... I found this vid a year later, and it works just fine. You have my like and subscription.

[@Osprofail]

Out on vacation and I gotta say this most certainly quenches my gaming addiction LOL. Thank you. Very informative video

[@OZTutoh]

I learnt how to set up my local server using your video and now I'm pointing everyone towards this video as well.

[@bluemoonman2726]

Appreciate it man. As perfect of a tutorial as it could be. I've always wanted to try days solo and you've allowed me to do so :)

[@ddchows]

ANYONE!! who is trying to do this right now after updates you need to know that serverDZ.cfg is already downloaded with the steam server downloads just need to go in and edit it with note++ do not copy and paste the serverDZ.cfg from the web page just edit the one already on the game file!!!! if you dont you will just run into countless errors trying find dayz exe. but the rest of the video with "start.bat" is all correct fix all that awesome vid thanks alot!!!

[@johnpeterson2987]

I noticed that and saw that both files are the same as far as I can tell. So does it matter which one you edit if as long as you have one?

[@tombooze74]

I didn’t see any of this. Is there a way to restart please

[@reigdaer]

i have been looking for days about how to add the god damn mods, and you show me how to do it in 10 seconds, i salute you sir

[@troy4340]

A perfect tutorial. 100% working. Slow and clear speaking.....just the way I like it! Cheers.

[@Kemo_Robby]

Very simple and to the point. Thank you for this. I can now learn to play this game and teach my son before we go online and get destroyed. For what it's worth, you've earned a new subscriber.

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Rekwan]

Very informative video and very well spoken. Your video possibly saved me HOURS of troubleshooting regarding the "profiles" part of your video. I could not figure out where the profiles folder was located for a local server setup and every video or website I found didn't provide the syntax you provided. Thank you very much for this video and all your other videos that I'm sure will be just as useful. Subscribed.

[@spiritwolf7]

I'm impressed..this is best complete guide how to start a own online lan server..took me 35 minutes..needed to go back to check that I did everything right..and it works..so ty so much for this excellent guide 😃 cant wait till i can go through your modding content..its so easy to understand in so many ways,you are an excellent teacher

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Glad it helped!

[@rghughes]

A very good tutorial. Very smooth and understandable. If it's "not working" for you, I suggest going back and re-watching. You likely missed something.

[@coralinejones4491]

Thank you soo much! For this video and the how to install CF & COT on local server video. I've been struggling to set this up for over 2 weeks now. Every video explains something different and this is the only video that explains step-by-step what to do.

[@kalex07]

Thank you dude. I brought DayZ after hearing about the offline mod and thought that I had wasted my money when I found out that it doesn't save progress. I really don't have the time anymore to build up in an online game so this is perfect.

[@dirkgallian2538]

I SOOOOOOOOOOOO appreciate your efforts with this video. I live in a world with very limited bandwidth and slow internet speed in general and this has allowed me to enjoy one of my most favorite games THANK YOU! I have been working on loading mods into this configuration (Zomberry specifically) and try as I might I am still flumuxed (old dude gamer) with the locations of the .json files etc. Any added instruction would be a blessing!

[@ninekings3795]

Can you assist me to also enjoy this game. I have been trying to do so for some time now..

[@slaternapier1640]

This was a PERFECT tutorial my friend. Other articles breezed over too much for "beginner guides" imo. I've never modded a game before, aside from Sims (i think that was most's first). Thanks again!

[@suivezlemir]

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar :) Brilliant video, much appreciated

[@KingRubyRed]

Thank you so much for such an easy and informative video! I never thought I'd be able to make my own single player server but thanks to you, now I have! yay =)

[@MrThomasHandley]

THANK YOU!!! Followed your tutorial to the T and I can finally play by myself. Tired of my crap being raided and all that hard work for nothing. Plus, at times when my ping on online servers exceeds 1,200+ ms, kinda makes it hard to find the best times to actually play. Love this tutorial, thank you!!!

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Glad to help!

[@LessThanHum4n]

two years later and to this date I still use this vid to remake my server every update XD

[@James-nr1sp]

that sounds horrible.

[@LessThanHum4n]

@@James-nr1sp yeah it was bad but very easy to do, but it auto updates now anyways

[@James-nr1sp]

@@LessThanHum4n I've never used local, but want to make one to test server changes before pushing to prod.

[@LessThanHum4n]

@@James-nr1sp yeah, if I use the video it is very easy, and it does everything you need to

[@bomberaustychunksbruv4119]

I still play my own server, learned huge amount from it, my bro pops on with me.

[@Aya-ku6rl]

You explain with so much patience, it's a real pleasure and it's very helpful. Three of your videos were useful to me and I thank you for that!

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wilzzuu]

This is literally the only information I found about the profiles folder. Thank you for solving my problems!

[@MM-ig1iv]

Very cool man thanks! I was under the impression that you had to pay money each month to do this. this was all I was wanting to do... was run and experiment with my own private server. and mod it up and stuff. very cool. and indeed it is working!

[@drewrainbolt261]

Thanks for this!! I just started Dayz for the first time ever, and also at the same time, made the switch from console gaming (since atari, and yes i know im old) to pc gaming lol..so im learning how to game on mouse and keys, as well as dayz in all its glory. However this will help greatly to get the mechanics down and my fat console fingers to "think skinny" and learn all the hotkeys and such to prepare for pvp in live servers 😬 thanks again

[@wearywhimsy6454]

This was super helpful! now I can test things and have everything ready to go before getting a public server!

[@jameswillis3848]

Thanks, I found this a lot easier that messing around with the single player community mod

[@ToppsKillz]

Thanks again Rob for your videos. I been subscribed few years now had servers and stopped them but never used this till now since I am more interested in doing things how I want them then later make them mods or whatever. This made it easy even for someone who has a lot of server side experience.

[@wallpaper122]

You've save me alot of time and pain. It was so easy to follow you! Great work.

[@Tac0324]

Thanks! Great way to do the tutorial, straight to the point while explaining why/how it works briefly.

[@uncleclaps44]

Thanks for this, new to dayz and wanted to play around a little and get to understand the game a little better. lasted 4 hours on my first try and died to thirst, time to learn the maps and where i can find a well.

[@n1njakai528]

even in 2024 on windows 11 this worked perfectly THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

[@reykayman94]

2024 October. Still working following the instructions. Amazing video, thanks for the great explanation. Just two comments, when downloading DayZ Server from steam the ServerDZ.cfg was automatically created and the cfg file already contained the shardId line. I didn't change the value. And I started the server from a CMD window with administrator privileges just in case. Now to add mods. I'll update my comment after doing it.

[@chrisbevan1992]

nice man, i struggle like crazy to read and interpret instructions and you helped me big time! on to the next video to add mods :D

[@bryndal36]

New subscriber and found this to be incredibly insightful. I've been wanting to setup my own local server to play around with and now I have a much better idea on what to do. Thankyou.

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Welcome aboard!

[@maxvanderhaagen2757]

Thank you so much, made the whole process alot more understandable 🙏

[@AfricanSouljaBoy]

did it work?

[@maxvanderhaagen2757]

@@AfricanSouljaBoy Hi, sorry for the late reply. The guide still works, although depending on what you’re doing it may be missing stuff related to specific mods. He has multiple videos on how to mod your server but if you have any questions drop them here and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can!

[@JC-ht4ro]

I just followed this tutorial and my own local server is running!!! Thanks

[@sillykanji]

@16:34 Absolutely useful. Like learning ABC's with you. Well done!

[@DazzaBurns22]

Thanks very much mate. I just followed your video and found it all relatively easy, largely due to your great explanation and demonstration of the process. Now on to the adding mods video :) . Thanks again.

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Glad it helped

[@DazzaBurns22]

@@ScalespeederGaming hi mate, quick question. I'm wanting to set this up so the game starts and the character has specific items. All the instructions I see mention simply adding the items via the Server Console. But I can't seem to find out how to get the console up

[@revtmyers1]

brand new to DayZ. Thanks so much this made it extremely easy to do. Wanted to practice PVE and is hard to do when you die every time you say hi to someone.

[@mazz8533]

Yup, it is weird that devs didint do simple singleplayer mode to this.

[@alainderoo7063]

Dude, thank you so much for this. After hours going through lots of crappy content, yours was simple and exactly what I wanted. Able to play alone on my own PC. Awesome. Thanks. Now, I am still lost as far as being able to customize loaded loot at startup. Do you have any video on how to create a mission set of files so I can configure my character and environment for this?

[@jonnygeez]

Thanks, works perfectly in 2022, perfect for exploring the map and becoming familiar. Would love to know how to mod my local server to add more loot/vehicles etc.

[@mrsiborg]

Many setup server guides to this day (Dec 2024) still fail to mention to add the profile to the .bat so thanks for the useful information.

[@ItsJustMeBrett]

if you watching this is 2024 just know the cfg file is now already created when downloaded. if you don't want mods you can now just start the server and it'll work.

[@mattcrook4978]

thanks for all the help. im so lost but with your help, im slowly figuring it all out. next is to watch your modding video

[@jakeandmarshall]

What an amazing video😊. I’m also on my way to playing co op pve on dayz with one friend and no ppl. Also with mods, this is a good start to understanding the complicated nature of this game lol

[@YeahztvMH]

Thumbs up and a sub from me we used to play this game a lot but i've lost conntact with the person who used to own our server so having this has allowed me to enjoy the game again

[@phantomwolfx5547]

WOW Thank You So Much! I been wanting to play this game Single Player, Now i can finally play This. Thank You for showing us this!

[@Mutkagames]

Thank you plenty! I had the Config files already in my DayZServer folder so I skipped that part. Works fine and saved my progress etc.

[@scottsauve11]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Living in the country with too slow of internet to play multiplayer!

[@jamesthomson5929]

mate just want say thank you for your amazing vid was a life saver i can now learn the map and things instead of getting shot in head within 60 secs thanks peace and love from scotland uk xx

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Great!

[@seanarnett9895]

Wonderful guide, really clear and easy to follow!

[@pewjackman]

Bloody brilliant and well explained :D Thanks!

[@andrewwillard5625]

Amazing video man saved hours of searching on KZbin your a legend

[@organicclown38]

awesome. feels like every step of the way modding a server u have the solution lol

[@flex_prods]

I remember they released SinglePlayer mode in one version and then deleted it. It made me so happy for about 1 month xD. At least i can do it on my own

[@aliuzun899]

You are a true star mate, thank you so much for creating Dayz Tutorial videos!!!!!!!!!!

[@JamRag-hg9gs]

Thanks a lot for this video. Without it...i would not have had a clue lol. Top bloke cheers

[@MrFrostyankles]

Thanks. this is even easier now since the files are included in the download. The start bat file only needs to be configured and renamed and the config file only needs to be... well configured. I used this to get used to the game and learn the mechanics before jumping into pvp

[@GAMERxCOWBOY]

I followed step by step. Thank you very much! Everything works great.

[@mrbrittas3254]

if you build a base will it be there after pc shutdown and restart the next day?

[@GAMERxCOWBOY]

@@mrbrittas3254 oh yes. After I was finished playing for the time I'd shut the server down. Everything is saved. No issues!

[@AlonsoArayaAudiovisual]

Thank you so much. We needed this on 2021.

[@therealnikajae]

this guy needs to respond to his comments

[@springfieldpervert2736]

Thank you sir for showing us this helpful and good tutorial! i want to play the game solo on my own terms and conditions, And it is cool to see the creation of ones own server! Cheers! Pervert.

[@JoEx2k11]

If you are having problems with "DayZServer_x64.exe not found" but the path is correct, then you probably have the server installed in a different drive than C. For it to work, you should add a "/d" at the beginning of the serverLocation variable. Ex: "/d G:\Program Files\etc.."

[@DOWNUNDERDEVIL666]

hi can you please help me im having this exact problem

[@rb69420]

Thank you for making this. You are the best!

[@KenneXS]

Thank you for the tutorial very useful! I love you accent its bloody cool lad !!

[@ausfrog381]

Thanks for the video, I'm surprised how easy it was

[@ausfrog381]

Also could you make more videos on local servers, like dose loot respawn every time you restart the server

[@ddmannion]

Fantastic tutorial. Onemillionthumbsup!

[@Mr.Haveaword]

great explanation, honestly, I think my Nan could even start a server with your help!

[@nickbrown8892]

Great guide, thank you, worked first time too!

[@Stromakus]

Thank you very much. Works great. Best tutorial ever.

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Glad it helped

[@killzues4818]

Very nice video ! Got it first try he makes it quick and easy

[@MAarshall]

Thanks a bunch! I had to disable my mods in order to join but it works great :D

[@digitalbluestudios1016]

thanks so much!! this was surprisingly easy for me!!

[@felonymelody4773]

4000th like lol, thank you for the guide! Really helpful

[@mokowinek]

thank you for all of your tutorials!

[@antoseven8472]

hello, do you have a video where you explain the insertion of mods, admin tools etc etc

[@shadowedgemaster]

Thanks, dude! This was super helpful! :)

[@daggerhandgaming2706]

Outstanding! Thank you for this video it was a huge help to me. Well done Sir.

[@vu1tur395]

I’ve done everything to a T but the server isn’t showing up

[@DeeperLiveFR]

Doesnt work for me : 17:28:42 [ERROR][Server config] :: Server config not found! Make sure you launch server with "-config=" parameter. 17:28:42 [ERROR][Server config] :: hostName parameter is missing. And i followed exactly what you said

[@zammanyo283]

great tutorial! Thank you! subscribed :)

[@ScalespeederGaming]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Liquid_Truth]

this seems like I might be able to make my dream come true whoa...

[@jessbabe1993]

Are you really Tom Hardy? your voice is beautiful! haha thanks for all the help love your video's!

[@Leonsoos]

Broo your voice is Beautyful

[@bassbaboon6589]

Great guide - thank you!!

[@scallan81]

In order for the additional parameters section to work you need to change SteamQueryPort to 27016

[@TexasHotel1]

Thanks it's work surprisingly well and easily for me too.

[@kirsten7975]

are you able to spawn in loot?

[@TexasHotel1]

@@kirsten7975 "spawn in loot" ? What does that mean ? (english is not my mother tongue) My progression is saved everytime I connect to my local server. The first spawn my character was stuff like on vanilla server with just a shirt, shoes, pants.

[@kirsten7975]

@@TexasHotel1 I'm wanting to craft items, and need a way to spawn in any item i want.

[@TexasHotel1]

@@kirsten7975 Probably too late to answer but for others who read this it's a video to install a local server (playing alone on your own server offline) and not a way to install a mod to spawn every items you want. But it's probably possible to have both idk. The youtube channel Beanz has an quick and easy tutorial to install that but it's not possible to save and in my memory it's crash often with me. The video is "how to get offline mode" on Beanz youtube Channel.

[@bobsta1826]

4th time round i got it lol keep up the good work

[@kellymoore7518]

so this has been super helpful right up till the end.... i went into my server and left and no config folder showed up?

[@gmjakub789]

Very great video, my man! thank you.

[@jayjahn7081]

I did what you said and the server wouldnt start, kept getting a PID(different each time). And it kept trying to start and wouldnt stop. I dont know if theres a update thats the problem.

[@Codrelan]

Thanks man, this was really helpful.

[@2WheelsCo]

Still working as of Jan. 2025! Thanks!

[@MV-hx6jr]

I did everything as instructed in the video, twice, but when i try to launch dayz i get console message [ERROR][server config]:: Server config not found! Make sure you launch server with "-config=" parameter. [ERROR] [Server config]::hostName parameter is missing. but i do have config file, created from the instructions,, if anyone could help i would apretieate

[@ej191]

what a great guide!! thank you!