Short answers to the questions DayZ server owners ask most on PlayNHost. Each links to the full guide.
Getting started
How do I know the server is ready? The badge says Online and the Console shows Mission read. Full guide
How do my friends join? They search the DayZ server list for your Server Name, or connect with the Server Address from the Overview page. Full guide
Can Xbox or PlayStation players join? No. Your server runs the PC DayZ server from Steam, for players of DayZ on PC. Full guide
Which port do players use? The game port in the Server Address. The Steam Query Port and RCON Port are not typed by players. Full guide
How do I set a password? Server Password in Game Settings: up to 20 letters, numbers, dashes and underscores. Then restart. Full guide
How many players can join? As many as Max Players in Game Settings, which comes with your plan. Plans and their player counts are on the DayZ server hosting page.
Maps and world
Which maps can I run? Chernarus, Livonia and Sakhal, picked under Map in Game Settings. Badlands is not one of the choices. Full guide
Do my players need a DLC? On Sakhal, yes: the Frostline expansion. Chernarus and Livonia come with the base game. Full guide
Do I lose my world when I switch maps? No. Each map keeps its own world in its storage_1 folder. Full guide
How do I wipe the server? Persistence Wipe on Quick Tasks, with Back up the server first ticked. Full guide
Is my world backed up? Yes. New servers take an Automatic backup every night, without the game files. Full guide
How do I make days longer or nights shorter? Time Multiplier and Night Multiplier in Game Settings. 12 makes a day last 2 real hours. Full guide
Mods
Can I install mods from the Steam Workshop? Not by ID: DayZ servers on PlayNHost cannot download from the Steam Workshop yet. Upload each mod's folder and list it on the Workshop tab. Full guide
Why are players kicked after I added a mod? The mod's .bikey is missing from keys, or their mod version differs from the server's. Full guide
Why does my mod not load? Usually the folder name does not match. Read the [pnh-dayz] lines in the Console. Full guide
Admin
How do I see who is online? Set an RCON Password and restart. The Active players card then names everyone. Full guide
How do I kick or ban someone? Menu next to the player on Active players, then Kick or Ban. Full guide
How do I unban someone? With a BattlEye RCON tool: bans, then removeBan and the ban's number. Full guide
Can I use BattleMetrics? Yes, through BattlEye RCON with your server's IP, RCON Port and RCON Password. Full guide
Why do commands in the Console do nothing? The DayZ server reads no commands from the Console. Full guide
Updates and performance
Does the server update itself? Yes, at every start while Automatic Updates is on. Restart after a DayZ update. Full guide
Can it restart every night? Yes: add the ready-made Nightly restart on Quick Tasks. Full guide
Can I run DayZ Experimental? No. The server runs the stable DayZ server. Full guide
How much RAM does a DayZ server need? More than 4 GB even when empty, measured by PlayNHost on a vanilla server. Bohemia's server requirements list 6 GB. Full guide
Where are the server logs? In the profiles folder under Files: the .RPT server log and the .ADM admin log. Full guide
