Settings & AdminProject Zomboid

Project Zomboid Server Command List

Every Project Zomboid admin command by job: players, items, teleporting, safehouses, weather and the server, with the syntax from the game's own help.

Updated 22 Oct 20264 min read

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How to run a command
Players and access
Items, vehicles and moving around
Safehouses
World and weather
Server
Frequently asked questions

These are the admin commands a Project Zomboid server answers to, grouped by what they do. Run them from the panel's Console tab, or from in-game chat as an admin. Checked against the server's own help output on Build 42.21, October 2026.

How to run a command

In the panel, open the Console tab and type the command without a leading slash. The Players tab sends its commands the same way, for example kickuser "Sam".
In game, log in as an admin and type the command in chat with a leading slash, for example /players. Your account needs the admin role first (Project Zomboid admin commands and access levels).
Put player names in quotes, so a name with a space still works.
Some things are case-sensitive: Base.Axe works, base.axe doesn't.
help lists every command the game knows, with its usage line.

Players and access

Command	What it does
`players`	Lists connected players. The reply starts with `Players connected (N):`.
`kickuser "Sam" -r "reason"`	Kicks a player. The reason is optional.
`banuser "Sam" -ip -r "reason"`	Bans an account. `-ip` also bans the IP address.
`unbanuser "Sam"`	Lifts the ban.
`banid` and `unbanid`	Ban or unban a Steam ID.
`banip` and `unbanip`	Ban or unban an IP address.
`setaccesslevel "Sam" moderator`	Sets a player's role.
`adduser "Sam" "password"`	Adds an account to a whitelisted server. The password is optional.
`removeuserfromwhitelist "Sam"`	Removes an account from the whitelist.
`setpassword "Sam" "newpassword"`	Changes a player's password.
`voiceban "Sam" -true`	Blocks a player's voice. Use `-false` to lift it.
`servermsg "Restart in 5 minutes"`	Shows a message to everyone online.

Items, vehicles and moving around

Command	What it does
`additem "Sam" Base.Axe 5`	Gives a player an item, with an optional count.
`addvehicle "Base.VanAmbulance" "Sam"`	Spawns a vehicle at a player.
`addxp "Sam" Woodwork=2`	Gives a player experience in a skill.
`teleport "Sam"`	Teleports you to a player.
`teleportto 10000,11000,0`	Teleports you to coordinates.
`godmodeplayer "Sam" -true`	Makes a player invincible. `-false` turns it off.
`noclip "Sam" -true`	Lets a player pass through walls.
`invisibleplayer "Sam" -true`	Hides a player from zombies.

Spawn items and teleport in Project Zomboid walks through these with item and vehicle lists.

Safehouses

Command	What it does
`addtosafehouse "title" "Sam"`	Adds a player to a safehouse.
`kickfromsafehouse "title" "Sam"`	Removes a player from a safehouse.
`releasesafehouse "title"`	Releases a safehouse.

World and weather

Command	What it does
`createhorde 150 "Sam"`	Spawns a horde near a player.
`chopper`	Places a helicopter event on a random player.
`gunshot`	Places a gunshot sound on a random player.
`alarm`	Sounds a building alarm at the admin's position. You must be in a room.
`lightning "Sam"` and `thunder "Sam"`	Lightning and thunder at a player.
`startrain` and `stoprain`	Start or stop rain. `startrain 50` sets the intensity from 1 to 100.
`startstorm` and `stopweather`	Start a storm, or stop the weather.
`setTimeSpeed 10`	Sets the time multiplier on the server.

From the Console tab there is no "you", so name the player where a command takes one. The game says createhorde, lightning and thunder need a username when run from the server console.

Server

Command	What it does
`showoptions`	Shows the current server options and their values.
`changeoption optionName "newValue"`	Changes a server option.
`reloadoptions`	Reloads the settings file and sends it to clients.
`checkModsNeedUpdate`	Says whether a Workshop mod has updated.
`reloadlua "filename"`	Reloads a Lua script on the server.
`stats help`	Explains the server statistics command.
`save`	Saves the world.
`quit`	Saves and quits the server.

Warning

quit stops the server. Only run it from the Console when you mean to.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need the slash?

In the Console tab, no. In game chat, yes.

Why do some names differ from the `help` list?

The help list names a few commands slightly differently from the usage line it prints under them: kick with the usage kickuser, and godmodplayer with godmodeplayer. The tables here use the usage-line spelling, which is what the Players tab sends for kicks. The wiki says both spellings of the invincibility commands work.

Where do I change roles without typing?

The Players tab does roles, kicks, bans and the whitelist with buttons.

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