Short, practical guides for running a DayZ server on Nitrado, written for Xbox and PlayStation owners first. New server? Start with setting up a DayZ console server, step by step. Everything here works on the free plan unless a guide says otherwise. Editing a file? The free tools edit and check types.xml, cfggameplay.json, globals.xml and more in your browser, and Tools Pro saves without a daily limit. Kill feed set up? Give it a new look with one of the embed templates.
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Set Up a DayZ Console Server on Nitrado, Step by Step
The full path from a fresh Nitrado console server to a finished one, with a guide for every step.
Add a Killfeed to Your DayZ Xbox or PS5 Server
Connect your Nitrado console server to Discord and get kills, deaths and joins posted for free.
Add a Killfeed to Your DayZ PC Server
Connect your Nitrado PC server to Discord and get kills, deaths and joins posted, with nothing to install.
DayZ Admin Logs and Player List Logging on Nitrado
Find your server's .ADM admin log and turn on Player List Logging so positions, maps and online lists work.
Schedule DayZ Server Restarts with Warnings
Restart your server on a schedule, warn players in Discord and in game, and bring it back when it goes down.
Make a Safe Zone on a DayZ Console Server
Draw a zone around your trader or spawn and ban or unwhitelist anyone who kills inside it.
Run a Trader on DayZ Xbox & PS5 Without Mods
Set up a web trader shop for your Xbox or PlayStation server and let players spend their in-game earnings.
Change DayZ cfggameplay.json Settings from Discord
The cfggameplay.json switches you can flip from Discord on Xbox and PlayStation servers, and the keys each one sets.
Custom Spawn Loadouts on a DayZ Console Server
Write a loadout file, list it in cfggameplay.json and every fresh spawn gets your starting gear.
DayZ Underground Triggers (cfgundergroundtriggers.json)
The boxes that make bunkers and tunnels dark, what each value does and how to change them.
DayZ cfgeventgroups.xml: Objects That Spawn Together
How event groups place several objects at once, and how to add or change one safely.
DayZ Mission Folders for Chernarus, Livonia, Sakhal and Nasdara
The mission folder for each map and platform, and which file sits where.
DayZ types.xml: Nominal, Min, Lifetime and Loot
Every types.xml value in plain words, and the safe way to raise or remove loot.
DayZ events.xml: Vehicles, Crashes and Other Events
What each events.xml field does, how to get more of an event and how to turn one off.
DayZ globals.xml: Every Setting Explained
Every globals.xml value in plain words, grouped by what it changes.
DayZ economy.xml: What Spawns, Loads and Saves
The init, load, respawn and save switches for each part of the economy, and the risky ones.
DayZ cfgspawnabletypes.xml: What Spawns With an Item
How chances, presets and damage decide what comes with each item.
DayZ Contaminated Zones (cfgeffectarea.json)
What each cfgeffectarea.json value does, and how to add, move or remove a gas zone.
DayZ Fresh Spawn Points (cfgplayerspawnpoints.xml)
The spawn checks, grid and groups that decide where fresh spawns appear.
DayZ cfgweather.xml: Fog, Rain, Wind and Storms
What every cfgweather.xml setting does, and how to get rid of fog or rain.
Manage Your Nitrado Whitelist & Ban List from Discord
Add, remove and search whitelist, ban list and priority queue entries from Discord, with staff permissions.
