- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
2 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
4GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
35GB Storage - DDOS PROTECTION
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- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
2 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
6GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
40GB Storage - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
3 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
8GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
60GB Storage - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
4 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
12GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
80GB Storage - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
6 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
16GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
120GB Storage - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
8 Dedicated Threads @ 5.7GHz - DDR5 RAM
24GB (Guaranteed) - NVMe SSD
160GB Storage - DDOS PROTECTION
Included
Build 42 Multiplayer Is Here!
Unstable Build 42.13 with multiplayer support has been released. The Indie Stone has delivered an early Christmas present to the Project Zomboid community - cooperative zombie survival is finally here!
Important Multiplayer Notes
Multiplayer is WIP and has been released for stress testing. For the best experience you are strongly advised to play on whitelisted servers or in Steam co-op. It is currently inadvisable to have more than 20 players on a server - this will be further improved in future updates.
Before You Play
Please disable all mods - even client-side ones. Do not use debug during MP games as it negatively impacts server performance. Ragdoll functionality has been disabled in MP and will be added in later patches. Be aware that future updates to the Unstable branch will disrupt ongoing MP games.
Save Compatibility Warning
Saves created before Unstable 42.13 are no longer compatible. The conversion process will very likely break elements of your game. Please back up your save before continuing. Debug could potentially be used to restore lost items, animals, carrying capacity and player attributes after conversion.
Modding Community
Much has changed under the hood. Please be patient with the modding community while they update to make their mods compatible. The Indie Stone is working to provide modders with more guidance and game code improvements alongside future Unstable updates. Additional balance, QOL, and feature improvements will come in future patches.
Build 42.13 Patch Highlights
Improved target selection when aiming firearms. Enhanced interior lighting - barricades (except metal sheets) and curtains now allow some light to pass through, even when vision is blocked. Multiple inventory QOL improvements including double-clicking actions, additional equipping while walking, and auto-deactivating unequipped items.
How to Access Build 42
Build 42 is on the Unstable beta for all Steam players. Right-click Project Zomboid in Steam, then go to Properties, then Betas tab, and select "Unstable" from the dropdown. When stable enough, the latest version will be uploaded to GOG. First pass of re-organization and new icons to streamline RMC interactions plus continued crafting/building improvements.
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Get the Best Performance for Your Project Zomboid Server Hosting
Experience the hosting your project deserves with our cutting-edge, high-frequency hardware, meticulously optimized for Project Zomboid. We guarantee unparalleled performance through our strict no-overload, no-oversell policy. Our unique transparency protocol puts you in control, providing real-time access to core server metrics.
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Flexibility: XGamingServer provides a game switching feature, allowing you to switch between different games hosted on the same server. This means you can easily switch from Project Zomboid to another supported game without needing a separate server.
Cost-Effective: This feature maximizes the use of your server resources and offers cost savings by eliminating the need to purchase multiple servers for different games.
Seamless Transition: The process of switching games is designed to be seamless and straightforward, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption. Your server settings and files are preserved, so you can jump back anytime.
Experience unrivaled performance with our state-of-the-art, high-frequency hardware specifically optimized for Project Zomboid servers. Our infrastructure is engineered to prevent overloads and overselling, delivering consistent and dependable performance.
We offer dedicated physical resources exclusively for your use, not just a shared pool of servers with slot restrictions. This guarantees your server remains unencumbered. With complete access to core server metrics, you can track performance as it happens. Hardware Specifications: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X @ 5.7GHz / 128GB DDR5 RAM / 1TB NVMe SSDs / Network Capacity: Premium 1Gbps
Empower your team and streamline server administration with our comprehensive management tools. Invite trusted individuals - friends, developers, and staff members - to access your server console, allowing them to restart the server and configure files as needed. This collaborative approach distributes responsibilities, ensures smoother operations, and reduces the burden of solo server management while maintaining your control over permission levels.
Experience unparalleled convenience with our built-in file management system, eliminating the need for time-consuming SFTP programs. Add, delete, and edit files directly on your server through our intuitive interface. Whether you're tweaking a config file, updating server rules, or implementing new mods, you can make real-time changes from one centralized dashboard.
To combat the frequent DDoS attacks targeting the online gaming and eSport sectors, hosting platforms need robust protection for server IP addresses. These attacks, often exploiting UDP protocols, can severely disrupt gaming services.
Our service offers always-on, high-speed protection tailored to gaming applications, distinguishing legitimate players from attackers. Utilizing advanced traffic analysis and specialized hardware, our solution ensures game quality by filtering both incoming and outgoing traffic, effectively mitigating threats at both the network and application layers.
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Global coverage our game servers are located in East and West Coast North America, Europe, Singapore and Australia and expanding to more datacenters soon
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This ensures you always receive the best ping for a smooth, and efficient gaming experience.
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How do I set up Project Zomboid dedicated server?
We will show you how XGamingServer makes it easier for you to set up a Project Zomboid server without the many configurations and technical knowhow
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Installation of Project Zomboid Server with XGamingServer
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Installation of Project Zomboid Server without XGamingServer
Step 1: Enter your details Select your plan size and region
Step 2: Purchase a server
Step 3: Launch your Server and enjoy
Hosting a Project Zomboid Server: The Ultimate Guide
Project Zomboid's appeal as a survival game is unmatched since its 2013 debut. To enjoy a tailored, immersive gaming session with friends, setting up a dedicated Project Zomboid server is essential. This comprehensive guide offers step-by-step instructions for server setup, from choosing hosting options to initiating server configurations.
Selecting the Right Hosting Option
Choosing an appropriate hosting solution -- be it on a personal PC, a dedicated server, VPS, or cloud server -- is crucial for a smooth gaming experience. Each option has its merits, catering to different needs, from exclusive hardware usage to scalable, budget-friendly solutions.
Determining Server Specifications
Optimal server performance is key for an enjoyable gaming experience. Here's what you need based on player count:
- 2-4 Players: Servers should have at least 2.5 GHz (4 cores), 8 GB RAM, and ample storage.
- 4-8 Players: Upgrade to 2.8 GHz (4 cores), 12 GB RAM, and more storage.
- More than 8 Players: Opt for servers with at least 2.8 GHz (4 cores), 16 GB RAM, and extensive storage.
Step-by-Step Server Setup
This guide outlines the process to establish, configure, and launch your Project Zomboid server, ensuring a straightforward setup.
Step 1: Establishing Server Connection
ssh your_username@your_vps_ip
Step 2: Installing the Project Zomboid Server
Install the Project Zomboid Dedicated Server application via Steam, a crucial step for server setup.
Step 3: Configuring Ports
Unblock UDP ports 8766 and 16261 in your firewall settings to enable server communication.
Step 4: Adjusting the Project Zomboid Server's Configuration
Modify the server configuration file to fine-tune performance settings, such as RAM allocation.
Step 5: Starting Your Project Zomboid Server
Execute the adjusted batch file to launch your server, setting an administrator password for security.
Step 6: Launching Project Zomboid
Connect to your server through Project Zomboid's "Online" menu in Steam.
Advanced Server Setup with SteamCMD
SteamCMD offers a command-line alternative for server setup, especially for Linux users or those preferring terminal access.
Windows Project Zomboid Server Setup Using SteamCMD
force_install_dir C:\PZServerlogin anonymousapp_update 380870 validatequit
Linux Project Zomboid Server Setup
Includes installing SteamCMD, preparing server user and directory, and updating server files with SteamCMD.
Forwarding Required Ports
For connectivity, forward UDP ports 16261 and 16262. Use UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Linux:
sudo ufw allow 16261/udpsudo ufw allow 16262/udpsudo ufw reload
Hosting a Project Zomboid server offers a bespoke, engaging gaming session. This guide ensures a seamless setup, from initial steps to advanced configurations. Embark on your survival adventure with a server perfectly suited to your needs.
About Project Zomboid
The definitive zombie survival sandbox from The Indie Stone
What is Project Zomboid?
Project Zomboid is an open-world zombie survival sandbox developed by The Indie Stone. First released in early access in 2013, it has grown into one of the most detailed and unforgiving survival games available on PC. Set in the fictional Knox Country region of Kentucky, the game drops players into a world overrun by the undead and asks one simple question: how will you die? There is no rescue coming, no winning condition -- only the challenge of delaying the inevitable for as long as possible through resourcefulness, planning, and sheer determination.
Isometric Zombie Survival
Project Zomboid uses an isometric perspective that gives players a broad view of their surroundings while maintaining a claustrophobic atmosphere. The zombie hordes operate on realistic sight and sound mechanics -- they are attracted to noise, light, and movement. Players must manage line of sight, keep quiet at night, board up windows, and avoid drawing attention. The world is persistent and dynamic: electricity and water services eventually fail, food spoils, weather changes with the seasons, and nature slowly reclaims abandoned buildings. Every decision carries weight, from choosing when to scavenge to deciding whether to barricade a safehouse or stay mobile.
Crafting and Skills System
The crafting and progression systems in Project Zomboid are among the deepest in the survival genre. Players develop skills through practice -- carpentry improves by building, cooking improves by preparing meals, and combat proficiency grows through fighting. The game features extensive crafting for weapons, furniture, barricades, rain collectors, and traps. Farming allows players to grow crops for long-term food sustainability, while fishing and foraging provide additional food sources. Character creation offers a trait system where players choose occupations and positive/negative traits that meaningfully shape the early game experience, from a lumberjack who excels at woodcutting to a burglar who can hotwire vehicles.
Why Host Your Own Server?
While Project Zomboid can be played solo or via Steam's built-in co-op, hosting a dedicated server unlocks the full multiplayer potential. A dedicated server runs independently of any player's game client, meaning it stays online around the clock even when you are not playing. This allows communities to build persistent worlds where multiple groups of survivors interact, trade, form alliances, or compete for resources. Server administrators have full control over sandbox settings, zombie population density, loot respawn rates, PvP rules, and mod installations. With Build 42 multiplayer now available in Unstable, dedicated servers are the best way to experience cooperative zombie survival with your community.
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Our servers are hosted on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPUs with NVMe SSD and on a Bandwidth of 1Gbps.
Our game servers are located in East and West Coast North America, Europe, Singapore and Australia. We ensure you get the server with the lowest ping.
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Setup Guides & Documentation on Project Zomboid
Step-by-step server guides from our official documentation.
How to Connect to Your Server
Read Guide
How to Configure Your Server
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Adding Admin Players
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Installing Mods
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- Project Zomboid uses UDP port 16261 as the default server port, plus additional ports starting at 16262 for each connected player. For example, a 32-player server would need UDP ports 16261-16293 open. Steam authentication also requires standard Steam query ports. At XGamingServer, all required ports are pre-configured automatically when your server is deployed.
- Zombie behavior is controlled through sandbox settings in the sandboxvars.lua file. You can adjust zombie population multipliers, respawn intervals, migration patterns, decomposition rates, and whether zombies are shamblers, fast shamblers, or sprinters. You can also configure zombie cognition, memory, sight, and hearing. These settings let you create anything from a quiet survival experience to an overwhelming apocalypse.
- Build 42 is the largest content update in Project Zomboid history, developed by The Indie Stone. It overhauls the crafting system with hundreds of new recipes, adds animal husbandry with livestock and hunting, introduces new basements, and significantly improves the building system. For servers, Build 42 brings improved multiplayer netcode, meaning dedicated hosting is more important than ever for a stable experience.
- A Project Zomboid server needs 4GB RAM minimum for a small group of players. For 10-30 players, 6-8GB is recommended. Larger servers with 50-100+ players, heavy modding, or the full Knox County map including Louisville should use 12-16GB or more. RAM usage scales with the number of loaded map cells, active zombies, and installed mods.
- Yes, Project Zomboid has full Steam Workshop integration for mod distribution. When you add mod IDs and workshop IDs to your server's servertest.ini configuration, connecting players automatically download and install the required mods through Steam. This eliminates manual mod management and ensures everyone runs the same version.
- Project Zomboid is set in Knox County, Kentucky, featuring the towns of Muldraugh, West Point, Riverside, Rosewood, March Ridge, and the massive Louisville city. Louisville alone is larger than all other towns combined. Servers can also add community-made map mods like Raven Creek, Eerie Country, and others through the Steam Workshop, expanding the playable area significantly.
- In Project Zomboid, the Knox virus makes zombie bites almost always fatal -- there is no cure. Scratches from zombies carry a 7% infection chance, and lacerations carry a 25% chance. Server admins can adjust or disable infection transmission via sandbox settings, which is popular on PvP or roleplay servers. The infection mechanic is central to the game's permadeath survival loop.
- Project Zomboid uses two primary config files: servertest.ini handles server settings like server name, password, max players, mod IDs, Steam Workshop IDs, PvP toggle, and admin permissions. sandboxvars.lua controls all gameplay sandbox settings including zombie population, loot respawn rates, erosion speed, XP multipliers for the skills and occupation system, vehicle spawn rates, farming growth speed, and helicopter event timing.
