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How to change the listing and joining settings of your Project Zomboid server

Project ZomboidUpdated Oct 18, 20265 min read

The Listing and joining group decides who can join your Project Zomboid server and how it shows up in the game's server list. It holds the Join password, the switch that closes the server to new accounts, and the checks that remove players with a slow connection or the wrong files.

Open the editor

  1. Open your server in the panel and click the Settings tab.
  2. In the list on the left, under Config files, click Server Settings. The file name is shown at the top.
  3. If the list says No config files yet, start the server once. The game writes its settings file the first time it runs.
The Config files list on the Project Zomboid Settings page with Server Settings and Sandbox Settings

The editor only saves while the server is stopped, because the game writes this file while it runs. Stop the server, change the settings below, then click Save only or Save & start. The full steps are in How to change Project Zomboid server settings in the panel. Headings such as Listing and joining appear in capitals in the editor, and the search box at the top finds any setting by its name.

Every setting in Listing and joining

SettingWhat it doesValues
Show in the in-game server listLists the server in Project Zomboid's own server browser. Servers always appear in the Steam server browser either way.On or off
Server name in the listThe name players see in the in-game and Steam server browsers. This does not rename your save; the Server Name setting on the Settings page does that.Text
Server descriptionThe description shown in the in-game server browser.Text
Join passwordPlayers must type this password to join. Leave it empty for no password.Text (the field shows dots)
Anyone can make an accountOn: new players create their account by joining. Off: whitelist only, so an admin must add each player first (for example with the adduser command).On or off
Welcome messageShown in chat when a player joins. <LINE> starts a new line and <RGB:1,0,0> colours the text after it.Text
Accounts per Steam userHow many accounts one Steam user may create on this server. 0 means no limit.A whole number from 0 to 2147483647
Non-Latin usernamesAllows characters such as Cyrillic in usernames.On or off
Remove dead players from the whitelistDeletes a player's account when their character dies, so on a whitelist-only server they cannot make a new one.On or off
Ping limit (ms)Players whose ping is higher than this are kicked. 0 turns it off.A whole number from 0 to 2147483647
Check game filesKicks players whose game or mod files do not match the server's.On or off

The settings most owners change

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