7 Days to Die ServerAdmin Manual
This workflow manual is for server owners, administrators, and operations staff. Find procedures by role and task, then check the observable result, permission boundary, and recovery path.
Getting started and lifecycle
- Overview: understand the Release ZIP packaged deployment of the server mod and web console.
- Installation: download a Release ZIP, extract it to Mods, and verify the first run.
- Upgrade: back up and preserve configuration and data before Release replacement.
- Initial administrator configuration: set up the first account and permissions.
- Advanced: build and publish from source: for maintainers and deployment engineers changing backend APIs or building a custom frontend.
Daily operations
- Dashboard: inspect server health and player state.
- Player list and profiles: find a player and open tracking details.
- GPS map: use map positioning and navigation assistance.
- Game chat: manage live chat, history, and display settings.
- Console and logs: run console actions and inspect audit and event logs.
Game and player management
- Feature modules
- Game items
- Economy
- Teleport
- Announcements and voting
- Achievements and rewards
- Player tracking
Automation and reliability
Integrations and access
- Server configuration
- Access control
- Mod management
- Discord integration
- GeoIP access control
- Application settings
- API documentation