How to kick and ban players on your 7 Days to Die server

Type the game's own commands in the Console tab: kick and the player's name to remove them, ban add with the player, a duration and a unit to ban them, and ban remove to lift a ban. The panel has no kick or ban buttons for 7 Days to Die, so the Console is the way.

Find the player

Type listplayers in the Console to see who is online, with their names and IDs: How to see who is online on your 7 Days to Die server. Every command below takes the player's name, their in-game ID or their platform ID, such as Steam_ followed by their 17-digit Steam ID. Use the platform ID for a ban: it still matches if they change their name, and it works while they are offline.

Kick a player

1. Open your server in the panel and click the Console tab.
2. Type kick and a space, then the player's name or ID, for example kick Alex. You can add a reason in quotes after it.
3. Press Enter. The player is removed and can join again straight away.

Ban a player

1. Type ban add, then the player, the length and the unit, for example ban add Steam_ followed by the 17-digit ID, then 7 days. Units are minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. You can add a reason in quotes at the end.
2. Press Enter. A player who is online is removed, and cannot join until the ban ends.

For a ban that lasts, use a long time, such as 10 years.

See and lift bans

• ban list shows every ban, with its end time.
• ban remove and the player's ID lifts a ban, for example ban remove Steam_ followed by the 17-digit ID.

Good to know

• Bans are kept in .local/share/7DaysToDie/Saves/serveradmin.xml. They stay through restarts, wipes and new worlds.
• Admins can type the same commands in the game with F1.
• Type help ban or help kick in the Console for the exact form your game version takes.
• To let only chosen players in, use the whitelist: How to set up a whitelist on your 7 Days to Die server.
• The Console needs the console permission, if a friend manages the server with you: How to let a friend help run your 7 Days to Die server.