How to Change Max Players on Your 7 Days to Die Server
Player count has a bigger effect on performance than most owners expect. The server loads chunks and entities for everyone who is online, and blood moons pile zombie AI on top of that. Here’s how to change your player limit and what to expect from it.
Change the player limit
Section titled “Change the player limit”- Open the AleForge Panel.
- Stop the server.
- Go to
Startup. - Set
Max Playersto the number you want. - Save, then start the server again.
If you’d rather edit the file, the setting is ServerMaxPlayerCount in serverconfig.xml. Keep it the same as the value in Startup so the two don’t disagree.
Crossplay limit
Section titled “Crossplay limit”Crossplay only works with 8 players or fewer. If you set Max Players above 8, crossplay is turned off even when the toggle is on.
RAM and performance
Section titled “RAM and performance”These numbers are a rough guide for servers that are close to vanilla:
| Players | RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2–4 | 4–6 GB | Comfortable for a small group |
| 5–8 | 6–8 GB | Watch memory use during blood moons |
| 8+ or heavily modded | 8 GB+ | World-gen and overhaul mods add a lot |
If your server was crashing and you upgraded the RAM, check what else is putting load on it. Heavy mods or a large, well-explored map can use a lot of memory too. More RAM helps, but don’t remove a world-gen mod to save resources unless you start a new world. Removing it from an existing world can break your save.
Admin and reserved slots
Section titled “Admin and reserved slots”Admin slots and permission levels are set up separately. See Permission levels.