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DayZ: updates, settings and interface

Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.

Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.

Game update Published

Change Log - 0.44.123800

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Developer announcement Published

DayZ Devblog #26

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Developer announcement Published

DayZ Devblog #26

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Game update Published

Change Log - 0.43.116251

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Change Log - 0.43.116251

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Change Log - 0.42.116181

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Change Log - 0.42.116181

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Developer announcement Published

Weekly Report: A step into survival

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Developer announcement Published

DayZ Developer Stream - 26/02/14

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Developer announcement Published

DayZ Developer Stream - 26/02/14

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Game update Published

Changelog - 0.34.115106

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Changelog - 0.34.115106

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Critical Unplanned Update of 0.34 to Stable branch

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Critical Unplanned Update of 0.34 to Stable branch

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Changelog - 0.33.114926 - Part 2

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Changelog - 0.33.114926 - Part 2

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Changelog - 0.33.114926

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Changelog - 0.33.114926

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Change Log - 0.32.114557

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Change Log - 0.32.114557

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
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.
Verify mod signatures

2 = verify signatures, 0 = disable verification. Changes require a restart.

Setting
VERIFY_SIGNATURES
Default
2
Range / options
0, 2
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Require the same game version

Only allow clients using the same game version as the server.

Setting
ENFORCE_BUILD
Default
1
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Disable voice chat

Enabled: in-game voice chat is turned off.

Setting
DISABLE_VON
Default
0
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Voice chat quality (0–30)

Voice chat codec quality: 0 to 30. Higher values improve quality.

Setting
VON_QUALITY
Default
20
Range / options
0 – 30
When it takes effect
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.