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Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
What the settings do
These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.
Server name
Name in the DayZ server list. No double quotes or line breaks; changes require a restart.
Setting
SERVER_HOSTNAME
Default
DayZ Server
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Player slots
Read-only maximum player count of the server.
Setting
MAX_PLAYERS
Default
64
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Automatic Steam updates
Read-only: the stable version is installed from our Steam cache. Updates use reinstallation in the update section.
Setting
UPDATE_SERVER
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Mod list file (DayZ Launcher)
Filename of an HTML mod list exported from the DayZ Launcher in the server root. Leave empty to use no mod list file.
Setting
MOD_FILE
Default
modlist.html
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Additional mods (folder list)
Uploaded mod folders in the root, separated by semicolons, e.g. @123456789;@987654321. Use lowercase folder names without spaces. Workshop downloads in the stable container are disabled.
Setting
MODIFICATIONS
Default
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Disable third-person view
Enabled: players can only use first-person view.
Setting
DISABLE_THIRD
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Disable crosshair
Enabled: the crosshair is hidden in-game.
Setting
DISABLE_CROSSHAIR
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Disable personal night light
Enabled: the personal light above each player is turned off at night.
Setting
DISABLE_PERSONAL_LIGHT
Default
1
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Darker nights
Enabled: darker night lighting. Disabled: brighter night lighting.
Setting
LIGHTING_CONFIG
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Preserve game time across restarts
Enabled: after a restart, the server uses the last saved game time.
Setting
PERSISTENT_TIME
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Time acceleration (multiplier)
Game time multiplier: 12 means twelve times faster. The night multiplier is multiplied by this value.
Setting
TIME_MULT
Default
12
Range / options
0 – 24
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Additional night acceleration (multiplier)
0.1 to 64. Multiplied by time acceleration: a time multiplier of 2 and a night multiplier of 4 produce a night speed of 8.
Setting
NIGHT_MULT
Default
1
Range / options
0.1 – 64
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Lowercase mod files (repair)
Converts loaded mod folders and files to lowercase. This can fix loading issues after uploads from Windows. Enable for one startup, then turn it off again.
Setting
MODS_LOWERCASE
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Validate server files
Validates server files through SteamCMD when automatic Steam updates are enabled. This feature is locked for DayZ Stable.
Setting
VALIDATE_SERVER
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Server-only mods (folder list)
Mod folders loaded only on the server, separated by semicolons. Clients do not need these mods. Use lowercase folder names without spaces.
Setting
SERVERMODS
Default
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Additional startup parameters
Additional startup parameters of the DayZ server. They are read-only for DayZ Stable.
Setting
STARTUP_PARAMS
Default
-doLogs -limitFPS=120
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Server executable (read-only)
Provider-managed DayZ server executable.
Setting
SERVER_BINARY
Default
DayZServer
Range / options
DayZServer
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Steam query port (read-only)
Port for Steam server queries. Set from the assigned server ports.
Setting
QUERY_PORT
Default
27016
Range / options
… – 65535
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
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