Docs

Game hosting

Project Zomboid server

Create and configure a Project Zomboid server on RHQ Game Hosting.

Your Project Zomboid server runs on our game panel (Pterodactyl). The first start downloads the game files and generates the world, which can take several minutes.

  1. Set the admin password

    Open the Startup tab and set the admin password. The server asks for it on the first start.

  2. Start the server

    Press Start and wait until the console shows that the server is running.

  3. Configure it

    In the Files tab edit Zomboid/Server/servertest.ini (the name depends on your server name): PublicName, MaxPlayers, Password and PVP. Stop the server first, otherwise it may overwrite your edits.

  4. Join

    In Project Zomboid choose Join and add a server with YOUR_SERVER_IP and port 16261.

Ports

PortProtocolUse
16261UDPGame connection
16262UDPDirect connection

Your server's assigned ports are shown in the panel and may differ from these defaults.

Mods

Find the Workshop item ID in the mod's Steam page URL and the mod ID in its description. Add them to servertest.ini:

ini
WorkshopItems=WORKSHOP_ID_1;WORKSHOP_ID_2
Mods=ModID1;ModID2

Restart the server so it downloads the mods.