How to Kick and Ban Players on Your 7 Days to Die Server

You can kick and ban players using console commands or by editing the serveradmin.xml file.

Requirement

You must be an admin on your server. Here you can find a guide on how to add an admin.

Kick or ban players via console command

1. Join the server
   Join your 7 Days to Die server.

2. Open the console
   Press F1 to open the console.

3. List players
   Enter the command listplayers to display all connected players.

4. Kick or ban a player
   Use one of the following commands:

   kick <Name>

   ban add <Name> <Duration> <Unit> [Reason]

   Example:

   ban add PlayerName 1 year cheating

Ban players via serveradmin.xml

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open serveradmin.xml
   Open the file serveradmin.xml in the directory:

   /Saves/serveradmin.xml

4. Add player to the blacklist
   Add a new entry in the <blacklist> section:

   <blacklist>
     <blacklisted platform="Steam" userid="PLAYER_STEAMID64" name="PlayerName"
       unbandate="" reason="Reason" />
   </blacklist>

Tip

Here you can find a guide on how to find a player's SteamID64.

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.

Command overview

Command	Description
listplayers	List all connected players
kick <Name>	Kick a player from the server
ban add <Name> <Duration> <Unit> [Reason]	Ban a player (e.g. ban add PlayerName 1 year cheating)
ban remove <Name>	Unban a player