


It should be less or equal than the numbers of available cores.

The most important field on the tab is the Parameters. Step 2: Set Up DayZ as a FireDaemon Pro Service In particular change "hostname", "maxPlayers" and "instanceId" (the last one is important if you host multiple servers). Open "C:\DayZ\serverDZ.cfg" and edit it to your liking. Otherwise, it will stay open and tell you what went wrong (most likely you don't have enough free disk space). If the server successfully downloads, the command window will close on its own. In the shortcut, edit the properties and in the target box, at the end of it (with a space before the following), put: +login USERNAME PASSWORD +force_install_dir "C:\DayZ" +app_update 223350 validate +quit The game is currently 2.51GB. Go to the directory where you installed SteamCMD and create a shortcut to "SteamCMD.exe". Find it here.ĭownload the DayZ server files via the Steam SteamPipe servers. NOTE: Before installing the server files, make sure you read the server EULA as the developers of DayZ might hold you legally responsible if you break their rules. In the section below, replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with your Steam username and password. The server files can only be downloaded with a Steam account that owns the game. Step 3: Download, Install and Configure the DayZ Dedicated Server

A single program file, steamcmd.exe, is extracted.
