Overview
Learn how to setup a dedicated server using steamdcmd!
Server setup
This is a basic tutorial in how to download, install, setup, start and shutdown a 7 Days To Die Dedicated server on Windows.
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🔸 Create Folder
🔸Download steamcmd at [link]
🔸 Extract to the working Folder
🔸Run application
🔸Set install directory with force_install_dir .7DTD or as required.
🔸 Login (note: If you have issued with your user/steamguard, login anonymous, which should bypass steamguard)
🔸 app_update 294420 (latest stable 7dtd release)
🔸 Quit
🔸 Edit serverconfig.xml
🔸 run startdedicated.bat
🔸 telnet localhost 8081 to access server command prompt
🔸 Shutdown
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💰 Profit!
Ports to forward on firewall for external access: TCP: 26900, UDP: 26900-26902
7 Days To Die Rat Tutorial: [link]
Full steamcmd details – [link]
[link]7D2D RAT page – [link]
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