How To Set A Welcome Message On Your Project Zomboid Server

If you want to leave a message for players joining your world, adding a custom welcome screen is the easiest way to do it. You can use it to link your Discord, list your server rules, or just give them a quick warning before they spawn in.

We just need to tweak one text file to get it running. Let's knock it out.

Setting Your Custom Welcome Message

Your welcome message is stored in your main server configuration file. Here is how to track it down in the panel.

1. Head to your MintServers panel and click the Stop button.
2. Click on the Files tab on the left sidebar to open the File Manager.
3. Navigate through the file structure by clicking on the .cache folder, and then opening the Server folder.
   📁 .cache

   📁 Server

   📄 MintServers.ini (Your server configuration file)
4. Scroll down through the settings until you find the line that starts with ServerWelcomeMessage=.
5. Type your new greeting directly after the equals sign.
6. Hit the Save Content button at the top of the editor to lock in your text.
7. Head back to the Console and click Start to boot your server back up.

Formatting Your Message

You can use HTML formatting in your welcome message to add colors and new lines.

• Colors: Use for red, for green, and for blue.
• Line breaks: Use to create new lines in your text.

For example, if you want a colorful, multi-line greeting, type it out exactly like this so the game reads it properly:

ServerWelcomeMessage= Welcome to Knox County! Watch your back, and don't get bit.

Message Not Showing Up?

If you connect to the server and the message looks broken or just isn't there, double-check that you actually stopped the server before saving the file. Also, make sure you didn't accidentally delete the equals sign from the configuration line.

If you're still stuck, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will jump in to help.