{"id":15492,"date":"2025-04-24T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=15492"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:44:00","slug":"how-to-change-your-project-zomboid-server-name-and-description","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-your-project-zomboid-server-name-and-description\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your Project Zomboid Server Name and Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Giving your Project Zomboid server a custom name and description helps set it apart in the server list. Whether you\u2019re hosting for friends, running a roleplay community, or launching a public survival hub, a good name and description can make your server more appealing to players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how you can update both in just a few steps using your GGServers panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udca1 Tip<\/strong>: Keep it concise! Long server names or descriptions may prevent your server from appearing in the public list.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Steps to Update Your Server Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Log in<\/strong> to your GGServers Pterodactyl Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click on Files<\/strong> in the left-hand menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Open the file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Pterodactyl\/Server\/Pterodactyl.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Scroll through the file and locate these two lines:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      PublicName=\nPublicDescription=<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Replace the values with your desired server name and description. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
        PublicName=Zombie Outbreak RP\nPublicDescription=Roleplay-focused survival experience. Custom rules, friendly community!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Save<\/strong> the file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Restart your server<\/strong> from the panel to apply the new settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          Once your server restarts, your new name and description will be visible in the in-game server list (if your server is set to public).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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          For any questions or if you hit a roadblock, our team is available 24\/7 \u2014
          \ud83d\udc49 Submit a ticket here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
          And don\u2019t forget, you can get 30% off your first server<\/strong> with GGServers by using the code KB30<\/code> at checkout!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
          Giving your Project Zomboid server a custom name and description helps set it apart in the server list. Whether you\u2019re hosting for friends, running a roleplay community, or launching a public survival hub, a good name and description can make your server more appealing to players. Here\u2019s how you can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[1279],"ht-kb-tag":[1340,1355,1351,1337,1348,1344,1341,1345,1339,1347,1349,1346,1342,1354,1343,1350,1356,1357,1352,1353],"class_list":["post-15492","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-project-zomboid","ht_kb_tag-change-server-description-pz","ht_kb_tag-edit-pz-server-settings","ht_kb_tag-ggservers-project-zomboid","ht_kb_tag-ggservers-pz-guide","ht_kb_tag-how-to-rename-pz-server","ht_kb_tag-make-server-stand-out-pz","ht_kb_tag-multiplayer-server-name-pz","ht_kb_tag-project-zomboid-config-file","ht_kb_tag-project-zomboid-control-panel","ht_kb_tag-project-zomboid-server-identity","ht_kb_tag-project-zomboid-server-name","ht_kb_tag-pterodactyl-ini-server-name","ht_kb_tag-publicdescription-project-zomboid","ht_kb_tag-publicname-project-zomboid","ht_kb_tag-pz-server-branding","ht_kb_tag-pz-server-customization","ht_kb_tag-pz-server-list-settings","ht_kb_tag-roleplay-server-description-pz","ht_kb_tag-set-server-name-project-zomboid","ht_kb_tag-update-server-info-pz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/15492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15492"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/15492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15503,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/15492\/revisions\/15503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=15492"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=15492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}