How to Upload a Custom Map to Your DayZ Server

Want to explore new terrains on your DayZ server? This easy-to-follow guide will show you how to upload a custom map to your DayZ server.

Here's how to download and then upload a custom map to your DayZ server. In this example, we'll be using the Melkart_Official Map.

Downloading a Custom Map

1. 1
   Subscribe to the map on Steam Melkart_Official Steam Workshop.
2. 2
   Find server files to download. For example, Melkart_Official Server Files.
3. 3
   Select the version you want. For example, Melkart1.25.rar, then on the right-hand side, click the download icon.
4. 4
   Extract the downloaded contents.

This is what you should now see:

Uploading a Custom Map

Here's how to upload a custom map to your DayZ server. This will also cover installing Melkart_Official as a mod to your server.

1. 1
   Log in to Bropanel and Stop your DayZ server.
2. 2
   Upload empty.melkart to the mpmissions folder on your server.
3. 3
   Export and Upload a modlist.html to your server, following our Installing DayZ Mods Guide.

Enabling Your Custom Map

Following the above steps, here's how to enable your custom map, using Melkart_Official as an example.

1. 1
   Log in to Bropanel and Stop your DayZ server.
2. 2
   In the sidebar, go to Files.
3. 3
   Open serverDZ.cfg.
4. 4
   Scroll down and edit template= to empty.melkart.
5. 5
   Click Save and then start your server.

Here's what your serverDZ.cfg should now look like:

   
class Missions
{
    class DayZ
    {
        template="empty.melkart"; // Mission to load on server startup. <MissionName>.<TerrainName>
					      // Vanilla mission: dayzOffline.chernarusplus
					      // DLC mission: dayzOffline.enoch
    };
};