Project Zomboid Server Hosting,
Live Before the Horde Arrives

Yes — every server we deploy runs Build 42 stable, the version that shipped multiplayer on 29 July 2026. Need the legacy branch instead? Switch to Build 41 from a single Beta Branch setting in your panel, and each branch keeps its own save. When The Indie Stone releases a patch, your server picks it up automatically on its next restart. No reinstall, no ticket.

Project Zomboid server hosting starts at $14.99/month. Survivor is $14.99 (10GB RAM, 30GB storage), Veteran is $21.99 (12GB — the size a modded B42 server actually wants), and Horde is $27.99 (16GB) for heavy Workshop lists and long-running worlds. No setup fee, no per-slot pricing, and you can change plans or cancel whenever you like.

More than Build 41 did — B42 simulates animals, basements and far more of the world server-side, and the engine wants roughly 6GB before a single mod loads. 10GB runs a vanilla world for a small group comfortably — in our own testing, Build 42 generating a fresh world was OOM-killed on an 8GB server, which is why we don’t sell one. Add a real Workshop mod list and 12GB is the honest sweet spot; heavy lists and long-running worlds want 16GB.

Yes. Project Zomboid servers install Workshop mods themselves from two settings — the Workshop item list and the mod list — and the server downloads everything on boot. You manage both from your control panel, with full file access if you prefer doing it by hand. One thing to know about B42: mods must be updated for Build 42 specifically. B41 mods will not load, so check the Workshop page says B42 before adding one.

If it is a Build 42 save — yes. Upload it through the panel file manager or SFTP and your world, characters and loot carry on, on a server that runs 24/7 whether you are online or not. Build 41 worlds are the honest exception: B42 changed the world format and B41 saves do not convert, which is The Indie Stone’s limitation rather than a hosting one.

You set the player cap yourself in the server settings — we never price by seats. Plan RAM is what actually limits a busy server: as a rule of thumb the engine wants its ~6GB base plus roughly half a gigabyte per concurrent player, so a 10GB server suits a small group of friends and 16GB carries a genuinely busy world.

No — Project Zomboid is a PC game. There is no console version, so there is no crossplay to configure: everyone joins from the PC build with your server’s IP and password.

Seven at launch: US East (Virginia), US Central (Dallas), London, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Montreal and Sydney. Pick the one closest to your group at checkout — and if your group shifts continents later, open a ticket and we can move the server.

Yes. Set a server password and share it with your group, or turn public visibility off entirely so the server never appears in the in-game browser. Both are ordinary settings in your panel.

It happens — B42 is actively patched and mod authors update at their own pace. Your server files and mod list are fully yours to manage, every plan includes backups you can roll back to, and support answers around the clock if a boot goes sideways after an update.