[WIP] 7 Days to Die: Add Linux

content/7days2die-dedicated-server-linux.md

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+title = "Setting up 7 Days to Die on Linux"
+tags = ["7 Days to Die", "7D2D", "guide"]
+description_file = "descriptions/7d2d.txt"
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+
+This guide will walk you through how to host a 7 Days to Die server on Linux
+
+## Requirements
+* **7 Days to Die** - [[steampowered.com]](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/)
+* **7 Days to Die Dedicated Server** - [[steampowered.com]](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294420/)
+
+## Documentation
+* **7 Days to Die Dedicated Server - Valve Developer Community** - [[developer.valvesoftware.com]](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/7_Days_to_Die_Dedicated_Server)
+* **Server - 7 Days to Die Wiki** - [[7daystodie.fandom.com]](https://7daystodie.fandom.com/wiki/Server)
+
+## Prefer to watch a video?
+{{< youtube placeholder >}}
+
+### Server
+For this to work, we will be using [SteamCMD](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD) - here's how to set it up.
+We will be using Ubuntu Server 24.04 for this portion of the guide.
+From your terminal, enter these commands - to install SteamCMD, the multiverse repository and x86 packages must be enabled.
+
+**Ubuntu**
+```bash
+sudo add-apt-repository multiverse; sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; sudo apt update
+sudo apt install steamcmd
+```
+
+**Debian**
+```bash
+sudo apt update; sudo apt install software-properties-common; sudo apt-add-repository non-free; sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; sudo apt update
+sudo apt install steamcmd
+```
+
+### Setup
+You need a place to store the server - create a new directory, for example `7daystodie`
+```bash
+mkdir ~/7daystodie
+```
+
+Start installing the server from [SteamCMD](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD) using this command:
+```bash
+/usr/games/steamcmd +force_install_dir ~/7daystodie +login anonymous +app_update 294420 validate +quit
+```
+This will tell SteamCMD to start installing the 7 Days to Die server inside of `~/7daystodie`.
+
+> If you get `ERROR! Failed to install app '294420' (Missing configuration)`, you should try adding `+@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux` to the command:
+```bash
+/usr/games/steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +force_install_dir ~/7daystodie +login anonymous +app_update 294420 validate +quit
+```
+
+### Starting the server
+Start by navigating to `~/7daystodie` by using `cd ~/7daystodie`. In here, you will see a bunch of files and folders, and two really important files:
+* `startserver.sh`
+* `serverconfig.xml`
+
+```bash
+playit@server:~/7daystodie$ ls
+7DaysToDieServer_Data    Data            Licenses  Mods          serverconfig.xml  steam_appid.txt  steamclient.so
+7DaysToDieServer.x86_64  libstdc++.so.6  Logos     platform.cfg  startserver.sh    steamapps        UnityPlayer.so
+```
+
+To start the server, you must run `startserver.sh` and tell it to use `serverconfig.xml`.
+```bash
+./startserver.sh -configfile=serverconfig.xml
+```
+
+To view the logs, you can look for stuff like `output_log__2026-04-22__05-11-36.txt`. To do this, you can use `tail`:
+```bash
+playit@server:~/7daystodie$ tail -f output_log__2026-04-22__05-11-36.txt
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.795 INF Loaded (local): videos in 0.01
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.808 INF Loading players.xml
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.828 INF createWorld: Navezgane, MyGame, GameModeSurvival
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.830 INF Occlusion: Disabled
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.831 INF Started thread ChunkRegeneration
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.831 INF Started thread ChunkCalc
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.838 INF Started thread ChunkMeshBake
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.838 INF World.Load: Navezgane
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.847 INF BloodMoon SetDay: day 7, last day 0, freq 7, range 0
+2026-04-22T05:12:18 40.864 INF Started thread WaterSimulationApplyChanges
+2026-04-22T05:12:31 54.247 INF Started thread GenerateChunks
+2026-04-22T05:12:33 55.670 INF Calculating world hashes took 1422 ms (world size 193 MiB)
+2026-04-22T05:12:33 55.670 INF Initial ENABLE_FILE_BACKED_ARRAYS == False
+2026-04-22T05:12:33 55.885 INF GenWorldFromRaw load dtm took 1637ms
+2026-04-22T05:12:33 56.054 INF Biomes image size w= 3072, h = 3072
+2026-04-22T05:12:34 56.494 INF GenWorldFromRaw biomes took 608ms
+```
+
+If you would like to view logs in real time while running the server, you can use something like `tmux` or `screen` to "split" the terminal. Here's an example command to make the terminal look like this:
+
+{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-tmux.png" alt="7D2D tmux terminal" >}}
+
+```bash
+tmux new-session -s "7D2D" "cd ~/7daystodie && ./startserver.sh -configfile=serverconfig.xml; bash" \; \
+split-window -v "playit" \; \
+select-pane -t 0 \; \
+split-window -h "tail -f \$(ls -t ~/7daystodie/output_log__*.txt | head -n 1)"
+```
+It has the server executable on the left, the logs on the right, and it starts playit at the bottom.
+
+### Creating a tunnel
+> This server uses `UDP 26900-26903`, which means that all users can create this tunnel type.
+
+Set up the tunnel as follows:
+
+```text
+Tunnel Type: 7 Days
+Local IP: 127.0.0.1
+Local Port: 26900
+```
+
+{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-tunnelconfig.png" alt="7D2D Tunnel Config" >}}
+
+{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-tunnelinfo.png" alt="7D2D Tunnel Info" >}}
+
+### Joining the server
+Inside of the game, go to `Join A Game` > `Connect To IP...` and then enter the tunnel information provided by playit. You can use either the hostname or the IP address and port to connect.
+
+{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-serversearch.png" alt="7D2D Join Server" >}}
+
+{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-directconnect.png" alt="7D2D Join Server" >}}
+
+If your server and tunnel have been successfully configured, you should see this screen.
+
+
+{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-ready.png" alt="7D2D Join Server Ready" >}}

content/7days2die-dedicated-server-windows.md

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-title = "Setting up 7 Days to Die with playit"
+title = "Setting up 7 Days to Die on Windows"
 tags = ["7 Days to Die", "7D2D", "guide"]
 description_file = "descriptions/7d2d.txt"
 +++
 
-This guide will walk you through how to host a 7 Days to Die server through playit.gg
+This guide will walk you through how to host a 7 Days to Die server on Windows
 
 ## Requirements
 * **7 Days to Die** - [[steampowered.com]](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/7_Days_to_Die/)
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 If your server and tunnel have been successfully configured, you should see this screen.
 
 
-{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-ready.png" alt="7D2D Join Server Ready" >}}
+{{< image src="post-img/playit-7d2d-ready.png" alt="7D2D Join Server Ready" >}}

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+title = 'How to host a 7 Days to Die server'
+tags = ["7 Days to Die", "7D2D"]
+description_file = "descriptions/7d2d-landing.txt"
++++
+
+There are two versions of this guide, depending on the type of operating system you are using.
+
+## Platform Guides
+ - Windows: {{< link "7days2die-dedicated-server-windows.md" >}}
+ - Linux: {{< link "7days2die-dedicated-server-linux.md" >}}

descriptions/7d2d-landing.txt

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+How to host a 7 Days to Die server