How to Set Up Automatic Server Updates with In-Game Messages and Discord Notifications on Your DayZ Server
Keeping your DayZ server up to date ensures you always have the latest game fixes, improvements, and security updates without requiring manual intervention.
This guide explains how to configure automatic scheduled Steam update checks with customizable in-game and Discord warning messages. When a game update is detected, players receive a 30-minute warning before the server is locked, connected players are kicked to help prevent item duplication issues, the server is updated automatically through Steam, and then restarted.
Guide Navigation
- Important Tips
- Discord Notifications
- How to Create the Steam Update Task
- How to Configure Update Messages and Options
Important Tips
Important Tips
- You can change the server lock time and player kick time from the Service Settings button.
- You can customize the in-game and Discord warning messages from the Service Settings button.
- Major DayZ game updates can break mods. Before enabling automatic updates, make sure your installed mods are actively maintained and compatible with new game versions.
Discord Notifications
You can also send Discord notifications for automatic server updates, allowing your community to receive server update warnings directly in your Discord server.
Follow the guide below to configure Discord notifications before enabling them for this scheduled task:
How to Create the Steam Update Task
In this example, we will configure the server to check for new Steam game updates every hour to keep your server up to date automatically.
- Go to the Scheduled Tasks button.
- Select the Steam Update task.
- Click New.
- Fill in the task details as shown in the example below.
- This example checks for new game updates every 1 hour.
- Enable the Update only if a new version is available from the Advanced Options tab
- Save the scheduled task.
How to Configure Update Messages and Options
You can customize the automatic update process by changing when the server is locked, when players are kicked, and the warning messages sent in-game and to Discord.
- Go to the Service Settings button.
- Adjust the update options and customize the warning messages as required.
- Click Execute to save your changes.
Final Thoughts
Automatic Steam update checks ensure your DayZ server always stays on the latest game version with minimal administration. Combined with configurable warning messages, scheduled updates can be performed with minimal disruption to your players.
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