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How To Reset A Project Zomboid Server

Ready to wipe the slate clean in Project Zomboid? Resetting your server is the best way to start over with a fresh world—perfect for new players, major updates, or just a change of pace. This guide will show you everything you need to know to do a soft reset and a hard reset.


Soft Resetting A Project Zomboid Server


A soft reset clears accumulated world clutter without affecting player progress. Specifically, it removes items on the ground, looted container contents (including player-built ones), corpses, blood spatters, and resets the zombie spawns, alarms, and game clock. However, player inventories remain intact—your character gear is preserved.


To soft reset a Project Zomboid server:


  1. In the Apollo Panel, ensure that the server is offline.


  1. In the Files Tab, navigate to "ServerFiles/Saves/Multiplayer/Pterodactyl" and delete all of the files that start with "map" and "chunk" in the file name.



  1. Start the server, and it will generate a new world while also retaining the character data.


​Hard Resetting A Project Zomboid Server


A hard reset completely wipes the server’s world and player data. This action deletes everything—buildings, containers, corpses, zombies, loot, and player characters—effectively returning the server to a fresh, pre-play state.


To hard reset a Project Zomboid server:


  1. In the Apollo Panel, ensure that the server is offline.


  1. In the Files Tab, navigate to "ServerFiles/Saves/Multiplayer" folder and delete the "Pterodactyl" folder.



  1. Start the server, and it will generate a new world.


Resetting A Modded Map To A Vanilla Map


To revert from a modded Project Zomboid map to a Vanilla map:


  • Remove the modded map in the world.ini file.


  • Remove the modded map files in the WorkshopItems= and Mods= settings.


  • In the config file, remove the custom map name from the Map= setting and replace it with a vanilla map name.


Still have some questions about changing Project Zomboid server settings?


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By: Ali A.

Updated on: 13/07/2025

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