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Oxide plugins do not load on your 7 Days to Die server

7 Days to DieUpdated Oct 24, 20263 min read

Check the Oxide (uMod) switch on the Modding tab says On, restart, and read the Oxide lines at the top of the start in the Console. They say whether Oxide was applied and, if not, why.

Read the Console

Restart the server and watch the first lines:

Console lineWhat it meansWhat to do
Oxide applied. Plugins in oxide/plugins will load with the server.Oxide is runningCheck the plugin's folder and its own errors below
Could not download Oxide.The download failed this timeRestart once more
The Oxide download could not be unpacked.The download was damagedRestart once more
Oxide is switched on, but this server was installed before Oxide was and Reinstall the server to add it.Your server is older than the Oxide switchDownload your serverconfig.xml first (a reinstall puts back the game's stock copy), then open a ticket: support reinstalls it for you, after a backup
No Oxide lines at allOxide is switched offSwitch it on on the Modding tab

Each failure ends with STARTING WITHOUT OXIDE - plugins in oxide/plugins will NOT load. The server still starts, without plugins.

Other causes

  • Wrong folder: plugins go in oxide/plugins, as .cs files. The Mods folder is for other mods.
  • A brand new game update: Oxide may not have caught up yet. It usually releases the same day. Switch Oxide off until it has, then on again.
  • An old plugin: many 7 Days to Die plugins were last updated years ago and may not compile on the current game. The plugin's error is in the game's log: open Files, then logs, then latest.log. Oxide also keeps its own logs in oxide/logs.
  • Players cannot join once Oxide is on: switch EasyAntiCheat off on Settings, Game Settings. Oxide patches a game file, so the server needs EasyAntiCheat off, and players start their game with it off too.

The full guide: How to use Oxide plugins on your 7 Days to Die server. To ask support: How to open a support ticket.

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