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Project Zomboid server guide

Back up and restore a Project Zomboid character

On the Players page, export the player's saved character. To bring it back, restore it to the same account and character slot on the same server and world. HaruHost backs up the character it replaces, and other players are not touched.

Export

  1. Open the server's Players page and pick the player.
  2. Export their saved character.

Restore

  1. Stop the server.
  2. Pick the player and restore the exported character.
  3. Start the server. The player joins with the restored character.

What it covers

  • One player's character, on the server and world it came from.
  • Build 42 saves.
  • The character it replaces is backed up first.

For the whole world, use backups.

Questions

Can I move a character to another server?

Not with this. A restore goes back to the same account and character slot on its own server and world.

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