Now that you have completed everything above, you will now need to forward some ports so friends can join. You can get your WAN/Public IP address from as you will need this for the “server_browser_announced_ip=” portion.Īfter you have configured and customized all the settings, be sure to start the Project Zomboid container so you can start playing! Port Forwarding PublicDescription=Hosted by using Unraid.You can read more about customization here.įor now, to make a Public viewable server you will need to edit the following items. servertest_a - This file is for customizing the world and zombies.servertest.ini - This file is for customizing your server./mnt/user/appdata/projectzomboid/Zomboid/Server.

The game files live in the appdata share, so this is where you will need to make your edits. Now that you have waited several minutes for the game to download and run you will want to stop the Project Zomboid container so we can configure+customize it. Done, let the container install and wait several minutes before configuring the server.Edit the server container and make the following changes:.Download and Install ich777’s Project Zomboid container.This guide assumes you have already installed the Community Apps plugin for Unraid and know how to port forward on your router.

The container will access resources as needed so there is nothing you need to set.

4GB of RAM + 500MB per additional player.

An SSD or NVMe cache or dedicated SSD drive with at least 50GB’s of free space.

Here are the minimum requirements for 4 players. Here you will learn how to get it configured and running for you and your friends to enjoy.

This is a guide to set up a Project Zomboid dedicated server within Unraid 6.9+.

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