

The -profiles directory () contain log files ending in *.RPT, *.ADM, *LOG.If adding mods, then read “ How-To Add Mods To A DayZ SA Server“."C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe " /C start "DayZSA" C:\dayzserver\DayZServer_圆4.exe "-config=C:\dayzserver\serverDZ.cfg" -port=2302 "-profiles=C:\dayzserver\profile" "-BEPath=C:\dayzserver\battleye" -dologs -adminlog Starting a server with MODS These are required if any of the directory names have spaces or special characters. Notice that the -mod, -profiles and -config commandline parameters are wrapped in double quotes.Run the server via this command line or within a batch(.BAT) file.Set game port on the command line using -port=.Any unused port can be used, but avoid gameport+2,3,4.The filename may have extra characters appended if you’ve already run the server.Set the RCON Port if using tools such as BEC, BattleMetrics, Dart, CF, etc by editing \battleye\BEServer_圆4.cfg.Change steamQueryport if needed (the default is 27016).Set server configuration parameters by editing \serverDZ.cfg.For simplicity of this documentation, I will use C:\dayzserver\ and will call it. Why? Because steam will auto-update for the next release in the original location and overwrite any changes you have made. Copy this directory to another location.By default, the files will be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZServer.Add INBOUND rules to the windows firewall and if needed, to the router to open and forward the following default ports.Add -config=serverDZ.cfg -profile=profile.Right click on DayZ Server and in the General tab, click on Set Launch Options.It can be a maximum of 63 characters long. Hostname is the name that shows up in the server browser. Change the hostname variable to the name of your server.Edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZServer\serverDZ.cfg.Note that DayZ Server Experimental is a separate download and can be installed similarly.Download DayZ Server from Steam -> Library -> Tools.DayZ is self-contained and doesn’t require installation of an external database (unlike A2:DayZMod). One nice thing about DayZ SA (I’ll just call it DayZ from now on) is that setting up a server is very easy. I suggest reading How-To Add Mods To A DayZ SA Server and How-To Customize A DayZ SA Server. If you’ve rented a server from a GSP, then this post is not entirely necessary, but will give you a little bit of background. find/edit various configuration files (mostly XML and JSON).find your way around a windows directory structure.If you’re going to create your own DayZ SA server, you should be able to: All donations go into the directly into the hosting account of the server.

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