How to Whitelist Players on Your 7 Days to Die Server

A password keeps random joiners out, but anyone with the password can still get in. A whitelist only allows Steam IDs you explicitly approve.

Whitelist vs password

Method	Best for
Password	Small friend groups who all know the secret
Whitelist	Named players only — good when the password might leak

You can use both together.

Enable the whitelist

1. Open the AleForge Panel
2. Stop the server
3. Open File Manager → serverconfig.xml
4. Set WhitelistEnabled to true:

<property name="WhitelistEnabled" value="true"/>

5. Save and start the server

Add players

In-game or console (server running)

Open the panel Console or connect as an admin and run:

whitelist add <player name or steam id>

Find a Steam64 ID at steamid.io if you need it.

Other useful commands — full list in Console Commands:

• whitelist list — who is approved
• whitelist remove <name or id> — remove someone

Edit serveradmin.xml (server stopped)

1. Stop the server
2. Go to .local/share/7DaysToDie/Saves/ and open the save folder for your current World Name
3. Edit serveradmin.xml and add entries under <whitelist> following the same format as <admins>
4. Save and start the server

Troubleshooting

If a whitelisted player still cannot join, confirm their Steam ID is correct and that they match the server’s game version and mods. See Troubleshooting for connection errors.