Project Zomboid: How to Install Mods
Mods let you customize Project Zomboid and make your server unique. The best part? With DatHost, setting them up is quick and easy.
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Step 1: Stop Your Server:
Before you do anything, go to your Dathost control panel and stop your server.
Step 2: Open Config Files
- In the control panel, go to Settings → Mods.
Step 3: Add Your Mods
- Find the line that says Workshop Items
- Here, put the Workshop IDs of the mods you want.
- If you have more than one, separate them with a
;
WorkshopItems=2787291431;2844118309
- Next, find the line that says Mods:
- Here, put the Mod IDs (the short names).
- Separate multiple mods with
;
Mods=tsarslib;FilibusterRhymesUsedCars
- Save the file.
Step 4: Add Map Mods (Optional)
If your mod changes the map (like a new city or building):
- In the Settings tab, look for Map:
- On the Steam Workshop page of your map mod, find Map Folder (usually at the bottom).
- Put that name after
Map=
Map=OverfieldBunker
- Save the file.
If you add a map mod, you need to put it in two places:
- In the WorkshopItems= line (using its Workshop ID number)
- In the Mods= line (using its Mod ID name)
Both are required, or the map won’t work on your server.
Step 5: Start Your Server
- Go back to the control panel and start the server.
- Your mods should now be active.
Step 6: Install Mods on Your Own Game
Your game and the server need to have the same mods, or you won’t be able to join.
- Go to the Steam Workshop and subscribe to the mods you use on the server.
- Open this folder on your PC:
C:\Users\<YourName>\Zomboid\mods
- Open this folder too:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600
Find the folder with your mod’s Workshop ID.
- Copy the folder inside that is named after the Mod ID into your
Zomboid\modsfolder. - Launch Project Zomboid → click Mods → select your mod → click Enable.
Now your game matches the server, and you can join! Your Dathost server is now ready with mods, and your game is set up to play with them.