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A Project Zomboid server that is always on: the world keeps going while you're away, and your deaths are tracked by the server, not by a friend's laptop.

Create your free Project Zomboid serverSee plansfrom €12 a month

Free: no card and no end date; it switches off when nobody is on. Always on and with no queues, with a plan, keeping the same world.

First month at half price with the code WELCOME

Project Zomboid plans

€2 per GB of RAM, with no setup fee and no contract. The slots you see are real: when they run out we close, instead of cramming more in.

Not sure which one? Two questions

How many of you will play at once?

Any mods?

Fort plan · 6 GB · €12 a month. 6 GB is the minimum for Build 42 to run comfortably: on 4 GB it has almost no headroom. It fits up to 32 survivors.

Choose Fort

If you outgrow it, you move up a plan without reinstalling anything and only pay the difference.

FortGood to start

A group of friends or a community, with Workshop mods.

RAM & CPU6 GB2 vCPU

NVMe disk30 GB

Playersup to 32 survivors

€12 /mo

or €32.40 every 3 months

Split 4 ways, €3 each

Choose Fort

Available now

Bastion

Extra maps and long mod lists.

RAM & CPU8 GB2 vCPU

NVMe disk40 GB

Players32+ survivors

€16 /mo

or €43.20 every 3 months

Split 4 ways, €4 each

Choose Bastion

Available now

Fast-core processors, which is what games notice most: Intel Xeon E-2274G (up to 4.9 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (up to 4.8 GHz), depending on the machine. The vCPU is the most your server can use (1 vCPU = one processor thread); the RAM, on top of that, is yours alone.

  • Full refund within 72 hours
  • No contract: cancel from your panel
  • Your world is yours: download it whenever you like
  • First month at half price with the code WELCOME

Every plan includes

  • Reserved RAM, never oversold
  • Mirrored NVMe disks
  • 2 backups you restore yourself, plus an automatic daily one
  • Panel with console, files, sub-users and scheduled tasks
  • Mods from the panel, no uploading files by hand
  • Free migration from another host
  • No contract: pay month to month
  • Full refund within 72 h

Built for Project Zomboid, not generic

  • Steam Workshop mods by number: they download on their own at startup
  • The world stays alive even when nobody is online
  • Automatic backups before every restart

Before you pay

  • Project Zomboid on PC (Steam). Every player needs their own copy.
  • Steam Workshop mods are added by their number in two fields of the panel (Startup, «Arranque»); the server downloads them on its own when it restarts.
  • Your admin password is generated automatically and saved in the admin-napnodes.txt file, under Files in the panel.
  • Players join through Join → Favorites with the address and the port.
  • The control panel, our emails, invoices and support are in English too: you choose the language in “My account”.

Project Zomboid questions

Is there a free server?

Yes: a free 6 GB Project Zomboid server, no card and no end date, whenever there's room to spare. It uses the room nobody has paid for: you start it from the panel (if there's no room, you join the queue) and it switches itself off when nobody is on; if nobody plays for 14 days, it's deleted. If you want it always on with no queues, you move to a plan and it stays the same server.

How much RAM does a Project Zomboid server need?

6 GB at least with Build 42, even for a group of friends (on 4 GB it runs with barely half a gig to spare). With lots of Workshop mods or extra maps, 8 GB.

How many players can it handle?

The Fort plan (6 GB) fits up to 32 survivors; Bastion (8 GB), more. With big maps and lots of mods, it's best to go one plan up.

How do I add Steam Workshop mods?

In the panel, under Startup, there are two fields: the Workshop numbers (Workshop ID) and the internal names (Mod ID), separated by semicolons. On restart the server downloads them on its own, and every player gets them when they join.

Does the world stay alive when nobody is online?

Yes: the server is always on, so time passes, crops grow and the zombies are still there even with nobody around.

Where is the admin password?

It's generated automatically at install and saved in the admin-napnodes.txt file, under Files in the panel.

More in our Project Zomboid guides.

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