Configure whitelist and blacklist in 7 Days to Die
The whitelist for your 7 Days to Die game server works like a kind of filter that only allows players added by you. We will tell you how to activate your whitelist and how to exclude specific players via the blacklist.
What are a whitelist and a blacklist?
Servers, especially in the gaming sector, are usually publicly accessible. A whitelist represents a kind of filter and only allows people to connect to the server who have been entered in this whitelist. A blacklist, on the other hand, denies access to certain players entered on this list. We will show you how to activate and configure your whitelist / blacklist.
How do I activate the whitelist/blacklist in 7 Days to Die?
To activate the whitelist / blacklist in 7 Days to Die, you need a few small adjustments. You should know the Steam64 ID of the users you want to add to your whitelist or blacklist. Then edit and configure the lists in the Serveradmin.xml.
- Find out your Steam64 ID
- Now open and edit the
Serveradmin.xmlon your server- You will find the file
Serveradmin.xmlin thesavesdirectory - Open the file
Serveradmin.xmlfor editing with a text editor
- You will find the file
- Search for the line
<adminTools>.- Everything between
<adminTools>and</adminTools>is recognized as code by the game server. These lines rules the configuration of the players.
- Everything between
Configure whitelist
- Each player of the whitelist must be added individually. The Steam ID is required for this.
- Users that are entered by you between the lines
<whitelist>and</whitelist>are allowed to join the server.
- Users that are entered by you between the lines
- Here you can see an example how a player was added to the whitelist
<whitelist>
<whitelisted steamID="STEAM64 ID OF THE PLAYER" />
</whitelist>
- The Steam64 ID of the player has been entered on the whitelist
- The player can now join the server, even if it was set to private in
Serverconfig.xml - If the server was set to public in
Serverconfig.xmland there are players whitelisted, the server will deny all other players access to the server - Therefore, only add users to the whitelist for private servers!
Configure blacklist
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Each player of the blacklist must be added individually. The Steam ID is required for this.
- Users that are entered between the lines
<blacklist>and</blacklist>by you are not allowed to join the server.
- Users that are entered between the lines
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Here you can see an example how a player was added to the blacklist
<blacklist>
<blacklisted steamID="STEAM64 ID OF THE PLAYER" unbandate="" />
</blacklist>
- The Steam64 ID of the player has been blacklisted.
- The player cannot join the server until the time stored under unbandate
- Banned players are automatically added to the blacklist
As soon as you have entered all configurations, you can save the changes in the Serveradmin.xml and restart the server. After that the changes you made are active.
