Updating and Choosing the Version of Your 7 Days to Die Server

 

    7 Days to Die gets regular updates, and each one can change recipes, blocks and systems. On your gamever server you choose the build with a single Version dropdown, and the update applies on restart. This guide explains how to pick a version, update safely, and keep your players in sync so no one gets locked out.

 

The Version dropdown

 

    The build your server runs is set on Settings → Server settings:

 

 

• Pick the build you want — for example stable (version 3.0).
• Click Save, then Restart from Overview. The server updates to that version on the restart.

 

    Because you choose the version explicitly, your server doesn't lurch onto a new build without you — you decide when to move.

 

Update safely

 

    A version change is one of the riskiest things you can do to a long-running world, so treat it with care:

 

1. Back up first — see backup & restore. A new build can be incompatible with an old save.
2. Change the Version, Save, and Restart.
3. Watch the Console as the server updates and comes back up.
4. Tell every player the new version before they try to join.

 

Players must match the build

 

    This is the key rule: a 7 Days to Die client can only join a server running the same build. When you move the server to a new version, every player must update their own game to match — otherwise they get a version-mismatch error and can't connect. Announce the change ahead of time so your group updates together.

 

Versions and mods and anti-cheat

 

• If you run mods (see install mods), check they're compatible with the new build before you update — a version jump often breaks mods until they're updated too.
• Easy Anti-Cheat (EACEnabled) lives on the same tab; a version change doesn't flip it, but revisit your EAC/mod posture whenever you update.

 

Additional Tips

 

• Back up before every version change — new builds and old saves don't always mix.
• You control the version — the dropdown means no surprise auto-jumps.
• All players must update to match — warn them first.
• Check mod compatibility before jumping builds.
• Watch the Console through the update to catch problems early.

 

Conclusion

 

    Updating your 7 Days to Die server is a deliberate, one-dropdown choice: pick the build on Server settings, back up, save and restart. The one thing never to forget is that your players must be on the same version to join — so back up first, announce the change, and move your whole group together. That turns every update into new content instead of a lockout.

 

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