How to add admins and common commands

Updated July 02, 2026

Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid Admin Setup | GameServerKings KB

Project Zomboid Admin Setup

This guide covers granting and using admin access on your Project Zomboid server. For first boot and connecting, see Getting Started.

The first admin is created when you set the password on first boot. To add more:

From the panel Console:

Console

grantadmin "Username"

Or in-game (if you're admin):

Code

/grantadmin Username

In-game admin commands (after /help):

Code

/setaccesslevel "Username" "Admin"   Promote to admin
/setaccesslevel "Username" "Moderator"   Promote to moderator
/kick "Username" "reason"
/ban "Username" "-r reason"
/teleport "Username"
/teleportto x y z
/save                          Force a save
/changeoption "Setting" "Value"   Change a config setting at runtime

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