Almost every headline setting on a 7 Days to Die server lives in one file, serverconfig.xml, in the root of your server files.
1. Open the file
- Open your server in the Game Panel and click Stop. Wait until the console shows the server is offline.
- Go to the Files tab.
- Click
serverconfig.xmlin the root folder to open the editor.
Every setting is a line in the same format. You change the text inside value, never the text inside name.
2. The settings people ask about most
| Property | What it does |
|---|---|
ServerName | The name shown in the server browser. |
ServerDescription | One line of text under the name in the browser. |
ServerPassword | Leave empty for an open server, or set a password to lock it. |
ServerMaxPlayerCount | Player slots. Raising it above what your plan is sized for will cost you frame rate. |
ServerVisibility | 2 public, 1 friends only, 0 not listed. |
GameDifficulty | 0 to 5, lowest to highest. |
GameName | The name of the save. Changing it starts a new save folder. |
DropOnDeath | 0 nothing, 1 everything, 2 toolbelt only, 3 backpack only. |
XPMultiplier | Percentage, 100 is normal. |
LootRespawnDays | Days before containers refill. |
A finished line looks like this:
<property name="ServerName" value="Wasteland Crew"/>
3. Save and restart
- Click Save Content in the file editor.
- Click Start on the console page.
- Check the console for the new server name as it boots.
4. If a value keeps reverting
- Editing the file while the server is running is the usual cause. Stop the server first.
- A few values are also exposed as fields on the Startup page of your server. That page is not linked in the sidebar, so open your server in the panel and add
/startupto the end of the address. Anything set there is applied at boot and will win over the file. - World related values such as
GameWorldandWorldGenSeeddo not change a world that already exists. See the troubleshooting guide in this category.
If a setting still will not stick, open a ticket and tell us the property name and the value you want.





