7 Days to Die server hosting

// server types

Dedicated

// how players connect

Connection string: <dns>:26900

Once your server is running, the bot posts the live connection URL in your Discord channel each time the server starts.

// auto-shutdown

When the last player disconnects, the bot waits 15 minutes for someone else to join. If nobody does, the server saves your world and shuts down (stopping it yourself with /host stop saves it the same way). Next start cold-starts in about 60seconds and picks up from that save.

// faq

Does my world persist between sessions?

Yes. Your world is created the first time the server boots, then saved to cloud storage every time it shuts down and restored automatically on the next start — so your progress is always waiting when you come back.

Can I password-protect my server?

Every server is password-protected automatically — a fresh, easy-to-type password each launch, shown in Discord with the connection details. Want your own? Once you have a saved world, set it with /host config set key:password (5-24 letters, numbers, - or _). It's saved with that world and kept across launches.

Can I choose a different map or use random world generation?

Not yet. Every server runs on Navezgane, 7 Days to Die's handcrafted built-in map — it skips the slow random-world generation step, so the server is playable minutes after it boots. Custom maps and random-world generation are on the roadmap.

Are mods supported?

Not at launch. The server runs the vanilla dedicated build. Mod support is on the roadmap.

Can I switch to a different game later?

Yes. We back up your 7 Days to Die world before any switch and restore it when you come back.