Servertest.ini Project Zomboid server explained

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In this guide, we are going to explain what each line on the servetest.ini in your project zomboid server.

The servertest.ini will be located on the below folder on your game panel

/home/container/.cache/Server

(better to set true)

DenyLoginOnOverloadedServer=true

Better to set true. If false and player join on overloaded server – can cause stuttering server.

Public=false

true = Show the server on the in-game browser. Note, Steam enabled servers are always visible in the Steam server browser

PublicName=My PZ server

Name of server displayed in both the in-game and Steam server browser (if applicable)

PublicDescription=Some server description

The description displayed in the in-game server browser.

MaxPlayers=16

Maximum number of players that can be on the server at one time, excluding admins. (for beta 41.64 allowed max 32 players)

PingFrequency=10

Time between each client ping, in seconds.

PingLimit=400

Ping limit in milliseconds before being kicked from the server. Set it to 0 to disable it

HoursForLootRespawn=0

After a container is looted for the first time, it must go this many number of INGAME hours before new loot is spawned. Loot respawn is not impacted by visibility or subsequent looting. After X hours, loot always respawns. All containers respawn loot at the same time.

Enable loot respawn if > 0.

In container must be less items then in MaxItemsForLootRespawn param

MaxItemsForLootRespawn=4

Containers with greater than or equal to number of items will not respawn.

ConstructionPreventsLootRespawn=true

Items will not respawn in buildings that players have built structures in (baricading counts).

DropOffWhiteListAfterDeath=false

Remove player accounts from the whitelist after death. Prevents creating a new character after death on open=false servers. (like hardcore server)

NoFire=false

All forms of fire are disabled, except for campfires.

AnnounceDeath=false

If true, every time a player dies a message will be displayed in the chat.

MinutesPerPage=1.0

The number of game-world minutes it takes to read one page of a book.

SaveWorldEveryMinutes=0

Autosave. Loaded parts of the map are saved after this many real-world minutes have passed. The map is usually saved only after clients leave a loaded area.

For autosave value must be > 0

PlayerSafehouse=false

Admins and players may claim safehouses.

AdminSafehouse=false

Only admins may claim safehouses.

SafehouseAllowTrepass=true

Allow non-members to enter a safehouse

SafehouseAllowFire=true

Allow fire to damage safehouses.

SafehouseAllowLoot=true

Allow non-members to take items from safehouses.

SafehouseAllowRespawn=false

Players spawn in a safehouse they were a member of before they died.

SafehouseDaySurvivedToClaim=0

Players must have survived this many game-world days before they may claim a safehouse.

SafeHouseRemovalTime=144

Players are automatically removed from a safehouse they have not visited for this many real-world hours.

AllowDestructionBySledgehammer=true

Allow players to destroy world objects with sledgehammers.

KickFastPlayers=false

Kick players that appear to be moving faster than is possible. May be buggy — use with caution.

ServerPlayerID=379545449

Determines if the character is from another server or singleplayer. This value may be changed by soft-resets. If this number does match the client, the client must create a new character. Used in conjunction with ResetID. Please, backup these IDs somewhere

(Recommend change this value after server wipe)

RCONPort=27015

The port for the RCON

For check what is RCON and how to remote connect to your server and send command by RCON check admin tools guide:Admin tools – build 41 MP 

A Guide for Project Zomboid

By: Aiteron

RCONPassword=

RCON password

DiscordEnable=false

Enable integration with Discord

DiscordToken=

Discord bot access token

DiscordChannel=

Discord channel name. If you got some troubles with it use channel ID

DiscordChannelID=

Discord channel ID. Not required. Use in case troubles with channel name

Password=12345

Clients must know this password to join the server. Ignored when hosting a server via the Hosts button.

MaxAccountsPerUser=0

Limits the number of different accounts a single Steam user may create on this server. Ignored when using the Hosts button.

SleepAllowed=false

Players may choose to sleep whenever tired.

SleepNeeded=false

Players get tired and need to sleep. Ignored if SleepAllowed=false

Configure settings.ini file [2/3]

SteamPort1=8766

UDP port for Steam. This port must be forwarded for Steam-enabled servers.

SteamPort2=8767

Second UDP port for Steam. Currently unused.

WorkshopItems=2648779556;2335368829

List Workshop Mod IDs for the server to download. Separated by a semicolon.

Must have IDs of mods that choosed in Mods=

SteamScoreboard=true

Show Steam usernames and avatars in the Players list.

true = visible to everyone

false = visible to no one

admin = visible to only admins

SteamVAC=true

Enable the Steam VAC system. Currently not functional.

UPnP=false

Attempt to configure a UPnP-enabled internet gateway to automatically setup port forwarding rules. The server will fall back to default ports if this fails.

UPnPLeaseTime=86400

Port lease time in seconds (86400 == 24 hours). This should not be changed.

UPnPZeroLeaseTimeFallback=true

Retry with zero lease time if port-mapping fails (helps with some routers). This should not be changed.

UPnPForce=true

Remove existing port mappings. This should not be changed.

CoopServerLaunchTimeout=20

This is undocumented and should not be changed.

CoopMasterPingTimeout=60

This is undocumented and should not be changed.

VoiceEnable=true

If true, VOIP is enabled.

VoiceComplexity=5

Voice codec quality from 0 to 10, 0 – best, 10 – worst.

VoicePeriod=20

Milliseconds, time interval between voice data transmissions, lower values produce smaller lag but higher network load.

VoiceSampleRate=24000

Voice capturing sample rate, one of 4000, 6000, 8000, 12000, 24000.

VoiceBuffering=8000

Voice data buffer in samples, lower values produce smaller lag but may work unstable on slow computers (DelayMs * SampleRate / 1000).

VoiceMinDistance=10.0

The minimum distance in tiles VOIP sounds can be heard.

VoiceMaxDistance=300.0

The maximum distance in tiles VOIP sound can be heard.

Voice3D=true

Directional audio for VOIP.

PhysicsDelay=500

Don’t change it

SpeedLimit=70.0

Better don’t change it. (but you can decrease this param for reduce limit of car speed)

server_browser_announced_ip=

Not used.

UseTCPForMapDownloads=false

Legacy TCP support for map transmission. Best not to use this unless UDP and UPnP are unsupported by your configuration.

PlayerRespawnWithSelf=false

Players may respawn in-game where they die.

PlayerRespawnWithOther=false

Players may respawn in-game at a splitscreen player’s location.

FastForwardMultiplier=40.0

How fast does time pass when everyone is asleep

PlayerSaveOnDamage=true

If true, players will be saved every time they take damage.

SaveTransactionID=false

If true, will enable a transactionID between client and server to avoid players copy/pasting their saves (anti-cheat).

DisableSafehouseWhenPlayerConnected=false

Will make safehouse act like a normal house if someone from this safehouse is connected.

Configure settings.ini file [3/3]

Faction=true

If true, allow players to create factions.

FactionDaySurvivedToCreate=0

You’ll need to survive X days before being able to create a faction.

FactionPlayersRequiredForTag=1

How many players are needed before letting the faction owner create a special tag

AllowTradeUI=true

Allow players to use the secure trade system

DisableRadioStaff=false

Disables radio transmissions from players with any access level.

DisableRadioAdmin=true

Disables radio transmissions from players with “admin” access level

DisableRadioGM=true

Disables radio transmissions from players with “gm” access level.

DisableRadioOverseer=false

Disables radio transmissions from players with “overseer” access level

DisableRadioModerator=false

Disables radio transmissions from players with “moderator” access level.

DisableRadioInvisible=true

Disables radio transmissions from invisible players.

ClientCommandFilter=-vehicle.*;+vehicle.damageWindow;+vehicle.fixPart;

Semicolon-separated list of commands that will not be written to the cmd.txt server log.

-vehicle.* means don’t write any vehicle command.

+vehicle.installPart means do write that command.

ItemNumbersLimitPerContainer=0

Maximum number of items that can be placed in a container. Zero means no limit.

BloodSplatLifespanDays=0

Number of days before old blood splats are removed.

Removal happens when map chunks are loaded.

Zero means never remove.

AllowNonAsciiUsername=false

Allow or not the use of non Ascii (cyrillic…) characters in username

BanKickGlobalSound=true

When admin ban user – other users hear thunder sound.

RemovePlayerCorpsesOnCorpseRemoval=false

If true, when HoursForCorpseRemoval triggers, it will also going to remove player’s corpses.

ZombieUpdateMaxHighPriority=50

Not used param. Just leave that.

ZombieUpdateDelta=0.5

The interval (seconds) which the bulk update for zombies is sent

ZombieUpdateRadiusLowPriority=45.0

The radius for which which the bulk update for zombies is sent, set to 0.0 for the old behaviour

ZombieUpdateRadiusHighPriority=10.0

The radius for which which the bulk update for zombies is sent, set to 0.0 for the old behaviour

TrashDeleteAll=false

If true, player can use the “delete all” button on bins.

PVPMeleeWhileHitReaction=false

If true, player can hit again when struck by another player.

MouseOverToSeeDisplayName=true

If true, players will have to mouse over someone to see their display name.

HidePlayersBehindYou=true

If true, automatically hide the player you can’t see (like zombies).

PVPMeleeDamageModifier=30.0

Added damage for PVP melee attacks.

PVPFirearmDamageModifier=50.0

Added damage for PVP ranged attacks.

CarEngineAttractionModifier=0.5

Modify the range at which cars attract zombies, lower values can help with server lags.

PlayerBumpPlayer=false

Players bump/push other players when running through them.

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