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How to Enable Cheat Mode on Your 7 Days to Die Server

Cheat mode gives you access to the creative menu and debug options.

Cheat mode for all players

Warning

This setting enables cheat mode for all players on the server.

  1. Stop the server
    Stop your server via the dashboard.

  2. Connect via SFTP
    Connect to your server via SFTP.

  3. Open serverconfig.xml
    Open the file serverconfig.xml in the root directory of your server.

  4. Enable cheat mode
    Find the following line and set the value to true:

    xml
    <property name="BuildCreate" value="true"/>
    <property name="BuildCreate" value="true"/>
  5. Start the server
    Save the file and start your server.

In-game you can now open the creative menu with U.

Cheat mode for admins only

If you only want cheat mode for admins, leave BuildCreate set to false and use console commands instead. You need permission level 0 for this (see Add Admin).

Press F1 to open the console:

CommandDescription
cmEnable creative menu (open with U)
dmEnable debug mode

Debug mode features

After entering dm, the following options are available via Esc:

  • God Mode — Invulnerability
  • Fly Mode — Flying (toggle with H)
  • Invisibility — Invisible to zombies and players