How to Connect to your 7 Days to Die Server

This guide covers naming your server, setting a password, and every way to join it — from PC, by direct IP, and from a console.

Note

On first start your server downloads about 13 GB of game files, then generates the world if you’re using a random map. Expect 15 to 30 minutes, and a console that looks idle while it works. Later starts take about a minute.

1. Set the server name and password

1. Log in to the Nitro Panel and open your 7 Days to Die server.
2. Stop the server if it’s running.
3. Open the Startup tab.
4. In Server Name, enter the name players will search for. Be specific — something like Server gets buried under thousands of others.
5. In Server Password, set a password if you want the server private. Leave it blank for an open server.
6. Go to the Console tab and start the server.

Caution

Changing Save Name or Game World doesn’t rename your world — it starts a new one. Your old save isn’t deleted, but nobody will be standing in it. Only touch those when you actually want a fresh start.

2. Join from the in-game server browser

This is the easiest route and works for most players.

1. Check the Console tab and confirm the server has finished starting.
2. Launch 7 Days to Die and choose Join a Game.
3. Type your server name, or part of it, into the search field.
4. Set the filter dropdowns to show everything rather than leaving them on the defaults. The browser hides servers by ping, player count and modded status out of the box — this is the most common reason people can’t find their own server.
5. Select your server and click Connect. Enter your password if you set one.

Tip

Once you’ve joined, click the star next to the server name to favourite it. It’ll sit at the top of the browser every time after that.

3. Join by direct IP

Use this when the browser won’t show your server, or when your server visibility is set to friends-only or unlisted.

1. In the Nitro panel, find your server address and port on the Console tab — it looks like lunar.evlbox.com:26900.
2. In game, choose Join a Game.
3. At the bottom of the screen, enter the address in the IP field and the port in the Port field.
4. Click Connect to IP.

Note

Use the port shown in the panel, not the default. If your server was allocated something other than 26900, that’s the one to enter.

4. Join from PlayStation or Xbox

Console players can join, but only if your server meets every requirement The Fun Pimps set. Miss one and consoles simply won’t see the server — usually with no error to explain why.

Setting (Startup tab)	Required value
Allow Crossplay	true
EasyAntiCheat	true
Max Players	8 or fewer
Server Visibility	2 (public)
Mods installed	None

1. Stop the server.
2. On the Startup tab, set Allow Crossplay to true and EasyAntiCheat to true.
3. Make sure the Mods folder is empty. Any mod present blocks console players even if everything else is right.
4. Start the server, then search for it by name in the console server browser.

Danger

Turning EasyAntiCheat on to enable crossplay stops client-side mods from working. Crossplay and mods can’t run on the same server — if you want both, you need two servers.

The full requirements are published by The Fun Pimps at Crossplay Server Requirements.

Troubleshooting

Issue	What to check
Server isn’t in the browser at all	Set every browser filter to show everything. Confirm Server Visibility is 2. Give a freshly started server two or three minutes to register.
Not in the browser, but direct IP works	Almost always a client-side filter, or Server Visibility set to 1 or 0.
Shows in the browser but every join times out	If the console shows no errors and your password is right, this is a network setting on our side. Open a ticket and say the server is visible but unjoinable — that detail points us straight at the cause.
“Server is still loading”, or a timeout	The server is generating a world or downloading an update. Watch the Console tab until output stops scrolling.
Wrong password with the correct password	Trailing space in the Server Password field. Retype it and restart.
Console players can’t see it	Work through the table in step 4. Check for leftover files in Mods.
Kicked for a version mismatch	Your client updated before the server did, or the reverse. Restart the server to pull the latest build.
Stuck on “Creating player”	Usually a client-side mod mismatch. See How to Install Mods.

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Questions? Reach out on the support Discord or create a ticket.