Configure Safehouses

Set up and manage the safehouse system on your Project Zomboid server, including claim rules, trespass settings, and loot protection.

Safehouses allow players to claim buildings as protected zones. This guide covers all safehouse settings and how to configure them.

Safehouse Settings

Edit your server config at Zomboid/Server/[servername].ini:

Setting	Default	Description
`PlayerSafehouse`	false	Allow players to claim safehouses
`AdminSafehouse`	false	Allow admins to claim safehouses
`SafehouseAllowTrepass`	true	Allow non-owners to enter safehouses
`SafehouseAllowFire`	true	Allow fire damage inside safehouses
`SafehouseAllowLoot`	true	Allow non-owners to loot safehouse containers
`SafehouseAllowRespawn`	false	Allow owners to respawn at their safehouse
`SafehouseDaySurvivedToClaim`	0	Days a player must survive before claiming
`SafeHouseRemovalTime`	144	Hours of inactivity before safehouse is unclaimed
`AllowDestructionBySledgehammer`	true	Allow safehouse walls to be destroyed
`AllowNonAscecibleBuilding`	false	Allow claiming buildings that aren't accessible

Enable Safehouses

Open server config

Go to Files and open Zomboid/Server/[servername].ini.

Enable safehouse claiming

[servername].ini

PlayerSafehouse=true
AdminSafehouse=true

Restart your server

Recommended Configurations

PVE Community Server

PlayerSafehouse=true
SafehouseAllowTrepass=false
SafehouseAllowFire=false
SafehouseAllowLoot=false
SafehouseAllowRespawn=true
SafehouseDaySurvivedToClaim=1
SafeHouseRemovalTime=336

Players can claim bases, no one can enter or loot them. Owners respawn there. Inactive safehouses release after 14 days.

PVP Server

PlayerSafehouse=true
SafehouseAllowTrepass=true
SafehouseAllowFire=true
SafehouseAllowLoot=true
SafehouseAllowRespawn=true
SafehouseDaySurvivedToClaim=3
AllowDestructionBySledgehammer=true

Safehouses exist but can be raided. Players must survive 3 days first.

No Safehouses

PlayerSafehouse=false
AdminSafehouse=false

How Players Claim a Safehouse

Survive the required number of days (if SafehouseDaySurvivedToClaim > 0)
Stand inside the building you want to claim
Right-click and select Claim Safehouse
The building is now protected according to server settings

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