Players see a version mismatch on your 7 Days to Die server

A version mismatch means the player's game and your server run different builds. Usually the game has just updated: restart the server so it takes the same update. If the server is held on an old build or another branch, change that first.

Why it happens

• The Fun Pimps released an update. Steam updated your players' games, and your server still runs the build it started with.
• Auto Update is off, so the server stays on its build.
• The server runs a test branch and the player does not, or the other way round.
• A mod on the server and the same mod on the player's game are different versions.

Fix it

1. In the panel, open the Settings tab, then Game Settings, and click Show advanced.
2. Check Auto Update is on. Switch it on if you are not holding a build on purpose.
3. Check Beta Branch. Empty means the current release. If it names a test branch, every player needs that branch too.
4. Restart the server and watch the Console download the update: How to update your 7 Days to Die server.
5. Ask the player to restart the game from Steam so it finishes updating.

Mods

If the versions match and a player is still refused, compare mod versions. Update the mod on the server and on the players' games to the same version: How to add mods to your 7 Days to Die server.

Test branches

A player on the experimental branch cannot join a server on the current release, and the other way round. In Steam they right-click the game, choose Properties, and pick the branch on the Game Versions & Betas tab. To change the server's branch, see How to switch your 7 Days to Die server to the experimental branch.