How to Enable Telnet for Remote Admin on Your 7 Days to Die Server

Remote admin tools (CSMM, RAT, etc.) connect to your server over telnet. On AleForge, set this up on Startup.

Caution

Set a telnet password before enabling telnet. AleForge blocks telnet when no password is set.

Enable telnet on Startup

1. Open the AleForge Panel
2. Stop the server on Console
3. Go to Startup
4. Set Telnet Password
5. Save and restart the server

AleForge writes this into serverconfig.xml on boot.

Find your telnet port

1. Open Startup
2. Note the value in Telnet Port

Tools connect with the IP/hostname from Dashboard, that telnet port, and your telnet password.

serverconfig.xml

Only edit the file if a setting is missing from Startup:

1. Stop the server
2. Open File Manager → serverconfig.xml
3. Set TelnetEnabled to true, TelnetPassword, and TelnetPort if needed
4. Save and start the server

Do not hand-edit values here when the same fields exist on Startup — panel values win on boot. See Configure your server.

Troubleshooting

• Connection refused → Server must be running. Use the telnet port, not the game port.
• Authentication failed → Telnet Password on Startup must match what the tool uses. Restart after changes.
• Tool connects but commands fail → CSMM also needs Alloc’s and a web token — see Set up CSMM.

For general server issues, see Troubleshooting.