Project Zomboid admin commands that work

These are commands of the Project Zomboid server itself, taken from the game's own help list. In the panel Console you type them without a slash. In the game's chat an admin types the same command with a slash. Names and passwords go in double quotes. The game answers in the Console.

How to type a command

1. Open the Console tab. The server must be running.
2. Click the box Type a command, type the command, and press Enter.
3. Read the answer in the output.

Example: servermsg "The server restarts in 5 minutes". In game chat it is /servermsg "The server restarts in 5 minutes".

Commands for running the server

Commands for players

Most of these have a button on the Active players card: How to kick, ban and whitelist players on your Project Zomboid server.

Commands that need a player in game

Some commands act on the admin's own character or position, for example teleport, godmod, invisible and alarm. Type those in the game's chat as an admin, with a slash. Others, such as createhorde, lightning and thunder, take a player name when typed in the server Console. The game's help text for each says which.

Weather and world

startrain, stoprain, startstorm, stopweather and setTimeSpeed change the weather and the time speed. additem, addxp, addvehicle and changeoption give items, experience and vehicles and change an option. They change a running world, so back up before you use them: How to back up and restore your Project Zomboid world.

Good to know

• The command list is the game's. A new build can add or change commands, so type help for yours.
• The full list is also on the game's wiki page about admin commands: https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Admin_commands
• Commands that change settings, such as changeoption, can be undone by the panel at the next start for the values it owns: Your Project Zomboid settings keep changing back.
• How the Console works: How to use the Console on your Project Zomboid server.