DayZ steamQueryPort: Fix a Server Missing from the Browser

DayZ's Steam page states that the developers support private server owners. For a private server missing from the client server browser, Bohemia's DayZ.

DayZ steamQueryPort: Fix a Server Missing from the Browser

DayZ's Steam page states that the developers support private server owners. For a private server missing from the client server browser, Bohemia's DayZ server documentation identifies steamQueryPort as the relevant configuration setting.

Verify the loaded configuration

DayZ selects the server configuration file through the -config launch parameter. The documented configuration filename has no implicit default, so confirm that the running command names the file you edited:

DayZServer_x64.exe -config=serverDZ.cfg -port=2302

In this example, -port=2302 specifies the port on which the dedicated server listens.

Configure the Steam query port

Bohemia's documented example uses this assignment in the server configuration:

steamQueryPort = 2305;

The documentation defines steamQueryPort as the Steam query port and says the setting should address a server not appearing in the client server browser.

A minimal configuration based on the documented structure is:

hostname = "My DayZ Server";
description = "Query-port verification";
maxPlayers = 40;
steamQueryPort = 2305;

class Missions
{
    class DayZ
    {
        template = "dayzOffline.chernarusplus";
    };
};

The description value is displayed to users in the client server browser and is limited to 255 characters. A distinctive temporary description can therefore help identify the intended listing after a restart.

Check logs and restart safely

The -profiles parameter selects the server-profile directory, where server logs are written by default. The -doLogs parameter enables all log messages in the server RPT file. These documented options can be added to the launch command:

DayZServer_x64.exe -config=serverDZ.cfg -port=2302 -profiles=profiles -doLogs

After starting the server, review the newly written logs for startup or configuration errors. Bohemia strongly recommends graceful shutdown because abrupt termination can negatively affect player-character and server-storage saving.

Verification checklist

1. Confirm that the running command contains the intended -config value.
2. Confirm that -port contains the intended dedicated-server listening port.
3. Add the documented steamQueryPort assignment to the selected configuration.
4. Restart the server gracefully and review the new server logs.
5. Search the client server browser for the configured hostname and verify its description.

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Sources and verification

• DayZ on SteamThe DayZ Steam page states that the developers support private server owners.
• Server Configuration – DayZDocuments the config-file selection and listening-port launch parameters, steamQueryPort, browser descriptions, profile and logging parameters, and graceful-shutdown recommendation.