How to Set Up a 7 Days to Die Dedicated Server on Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

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Running a game server on Windows is fine, but if you want to squeeze every drop of performance out of your hardware especially for a resource-heavy voxel game like 7 Days to Die Linux is the way to go.

By dropping the GUI and utilizing Linux's superior process management, you can see a 10-15% performance gain, which is critical during massive horde nights.

At Leo Servers, we provide high-performance, bare-metal and VPS infrastructure. We give you full root access so you can install and configure your game servers exactly how you want them.

What You Need to Know

Our newly published guide covers the entire technical stack for a production-ready 7DTD server, including:

System Prep: Creating isolated users (useradd) for security.
SteamCMD: Enabling 32-bit architecture (i386) and downloading the server anonymously (App ID 294420).
Networking: Configuring UFW to open TCP/UDP ports 26900-26902.
Persistence: Writing a custom systemd service file so your server survives reboots.
Data Safety: A bash script utilizing tar and cron for automated hourly backups.