Question 1

Can PS5 and Xbox players join my 7 Days to Die server?

Accepted Answer

Yes. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S players have been able to join PC dedicated servers since V2.0 (27 June 2025), and every Connect server has crossplay switched on from its first start: up to 8 players with console crossplay, the most The Fun Pimps support. The game has conditions — EasyAntiCheat on, EOS sanctions respected, no more than 8 player slots, and the server on the latest version, the only one consoles run. When a setting breaks one of them, the game still starts but switches crossplay off for that session, and console friends simply cannot find the server. So the Server Settings tab refuses a save that would do that and tells you why, and the dashboard shows the game’s own crossplay verdict from the last start.

Question 2

Why does every plan have 8 player slots?

Accepted Answer

Because 8 keeps console crossplay working. It is the game’s own default slot count, and The Fun Pimps’ crossplay notes put the maximum supported player count for crossplay at 8. A bigger cap would quietly cost you your PS5 and Xbox friends, so we do not sell one. More RAM buys room for bigger generated worlds, more zombies and overhaul mods — not more seats.

Question 3

Will a game update reset my server settings?

Accepted Answer

Not on Connect. The game’s own serverconfig.xml is one of the files Steam installs and updates. Your server never reads it: on its first start it makes its own copy, serverconfig.connect.xml, and runs from that. The copy is not part of the game download, so no update writes to it. If an update adds a new setting, the game uses its default for it until you set it. Delete the copy and the next start makes a fresh one from the game’s defaults.

Question 4

Where did GameDifficulty, the blood moon and loot settings go?

Accepted Answer

Into the SandboxCode. In the V3.0 release notes (12 June 2026) The Fun Pimps moved 30 of the old serverconfig.xml settings — difficulty, every blood moon setting, day length, loot, XP and zombie speeds among them — into one SandboxCode property built in the game’s Sandbox Options menu. The Server Settings tab has a Sandbox code field for it and leaves the 30 retired settings out entirely, so nothing on the tab is a control the game no longer reads. Build your rules in-game under New Game → Sandbox Options, copy the code, paste it in and restart. A code copied before V3.1 may no longer be valid, so make a fresh one.

Question 5

Can I run Darkness Falls or Undead Legacy?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on the version each one is built for. Overhauls lag the game: Undead Legacy is built on V2.6, and Darkness Falls and Ravenhearst on V1.4. Stop the server, pick that version on the Server Settings tab and start it, and the server downloads it. Check the mod’s own page for the exact version it needs, then upload its files with the file manager or SFTP the way its author describes. Two things to know: overhauls are PC only, because PS5 and Xbox players are always on the latest version, and every PC player has to be on the same branch as the server — The Fun Pimps tell players who cannot connect to a dedicated server to “select the correct branch”.

Question 6

What happens to my world when I switch version?

Accepted Answer

It stays where it is. A pinned version gets its own settings file and its own save folder, so V2.6 starts with a V2.6 world, and switching back to Latest finds your V3 world and settings exactly as you left them. That is deliberate: V2.6 will not start on a V3 settings file (we tested it), and an older build should never open a world a newer one saved. To carry a world from one version to another, copy its save folder yourself, and take a backup first.

Question 7

Which version of 7 Days to Die does the server run?

Accepted Answer

The latest stable by default — V3.4.0, released 26 October 2026. The server checks Steam on every start, so a new stable installs on your next restart. To hold back instead, stop the server, pick V3.3.0, V2.6, V1.4 or Alpha 21.2 on the Server Settings tab and start it; the server stays on that version through every update until you choose Latest again.

Question 8

How much RAM does a 7 Days to Die server need?

Accepted Answer

Our test server used about 2 GB idle on Navezgane with nobody connected (V3.4.0, 4 November 2026). What grows it is the world and the horde: the server’s own config file flags zombie counts and view distance as heavy, and bigger generated worlds need more. Scout (6 GB) is for a vanilla group on Navezgane or a pregenerated map, Outpost (10 GB) is headroom for bigger generated worlds and more zombies, and Fortress (16 GB) is for overhaul mods. Nobody publishes RAM figures by world size or player count, so the upper plans are headroom, not measurements. You can change plan later and keep your world.

Question 9

How long does a new server take to come online?

Accepted Answer

The first install downloads the dedicated server from Steam, about 17.4 GB on disk. After that the server is ready for players about 70 seconds after it starts (our test server on Navezgane, V3.4.0). After a version switch, the next start downloads that build first, which takes a few minutes.

Question 10

Why do the plans come with so much disk space?

Accepted Answer

Scout has 40 GB, Outpost 60 GB and Fortress 80 GB. The game alone is about 17.4 GB, and a version switch or a major update downloads the new build alongside the old one before it swaps, so even the smallest plan holds two copies of the game plus your worlds and mods.

Question 11

Can I keep the server private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Set a join password on the Server Settings tab and anyone without it is turned away. Visibility has three settings: public in the server browser, friends only, or not listed, so players join by IP and port. Friends only rarely works on a dedicated server, because a server is never anyone’s Steam friend until someone has joined it by IP.

Question 12

Are backups included?

Accepted Answer

Yes: three backup slots on Scout, four on Outpost and five on Fortress. Take one by hand before anything risky — a version switch, a new overhaul, a fresh Sandbox code — and restore it with one click. Your worlds, settings and mods are files on the server, so the file manager and SFTP reach all of them too.

Question 13

Which regions can I host in?

Accepted Answer

Seven: Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Virginia, Dallas, Montreal and Sydney. Pick the one closest to most of your players at checkout; if the group turns out to be elsewhere, open a ticket and we can talk about moving the server.

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