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DayZ

Dedicated Server Template

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ - this is your story.

v18
2/26/2026

DayZ Game Server Hosting

Deploy and manage your own DayZ dedicated server with GameCP's free game server control panel. This template provides a production-ready server configuration with one-click installation, automatic updates via SteamCMD, and full environment variable management. Whether you're hosting for a small group of friends or running a large community server, GameCP makes DayZ server administration simple and reliable.

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Resource Requirements

CPU Cores
4
Memory
6.0 GB(max 12 GB)
Storage
25 GBSSD

+64 MiB per player

Recommended Players

40
Recommended
Min: 1Max: 64

Performance Tiers

Economy

Small private server, 1-20 players, vanilla

RAM4 GB
CPU Shares512
Recommended

Standard

Community server, 20-40 players with light mods

RAM6 GB
CPU Shares1024

Pro

Large public server with heavy mods, 40-64 players

RAM10 GB
CPU Shares2048

Startup Command

#!/bin/bashBash shell with full features

Default

Standard DayZ dedicated server startup with logging and BattlEye

Default

Environment Variables

SERVER_NAME

Required

Server Name

Server name displayed in the server browser

Default
(empty)

MAX_PLAYERS

RequiredRead Only

Max Players

Maximum number of concurrent players

Default
(empty)

SERVER_PASSWORD

Server Password

Password required for players to join the server. Leave empty for a public server.

Default
(empty)

ADMIN_PASSWORD

Required

Admin Password

Password for in-game admin commands and server management.

Default
(empty)

RCON_PASSWORD

Required

RCON Password

Password for BattlEye RCON access. Used by external tools to manage the server remotely.

Default
(empty)

CLIENT_MODS

Client Mods

Semicolon-separated list of client-required mod folders (e.g. @mod1;@mod2;). Mods in @workshopID format will auto-update if enabled.

Default
(empty)

SERVERMODS

Server-Side Mods

Semicolon-separated list of server-side only mod folders. Not required by clients. (e.g. @123456789;@987654321;)

Default
(empty)

MOD_FILE

Modlist File

Filename of an exported DayZ Launcher modlist (HTML). Upload to the server root directory. Leave blank to disable.

Default
(empty)

STARTUP_PARAMS

Extra Startup Parameters

Additional server launch parameters. See Bohemia wiki for valid flags.

Default
(empty)

STEAM_USER

Read Only

Steam Username

Steam username for authentication. Leave empty for anonymous login.

Default
(empty)

STEAM_PASS

Read Only

Steam Password

Steam password for authentication. Leave empty for anonymous login.

Default
(empty)

Lifecycle Scripts

Installation Script

Post-install setup: downloads default serverDZ.cfg, seeds mission files, creates BattlEye config, and sets up Steam SDK libraries.

after installghcr.io/ptero-eggs/installers:debian

Configuration Files

Server Config

Server identity, security, gameplay restrictions, and time settings. Only updates the settings shown here.

//serverDZ.cfgfile
13 fields

BattlEye RCON Config

BattlEye remote console configuration. Controls RCON port and authentication password for external server management tools.

battleye/beserver_x64.cfgfile
0 fields

Container Configuration

Docker Image

ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/games:dayz

Technical Profile

Template ID

dayz

Author

GameCP Team

Last Updated

February 26, 2026

Status

Active

Configuration Metadata

Information about the origin and version of this game configuration.

Author

GameCP Team

Version

1

Source

gamecp

originalAuthor

red_thirten@yahoo.com