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How To Create Custom Roles on Your Project Zomboid Server (Build 42)

1. Open Project Zomboid


2. Log In to Your Server With Your Admin Account

If you don’t know how to be an admin on your server, you can view our Become an Admin on Your Project Zomboid Server article.


3. Select the ‘Admin’ Button

Project Zomboid - 'Admin' button outlined with arrow (Build 42)

4. Select the ‘Roles List’ Button

Project Zomboid - 'Roles List' button outlined with arrow

5. Create the New Custom Role

(1) Select the ‘Add’ Button.

(2) Enter a Name for the Role.

(3) Select the ‘OK’ Button
.

Project Zomboid - Steps to create a new custom role

6. Edit the New Custom Role

(1) Select the Created Role.

(2) Select the ‘Edit’ Button
.

Project Zomboid - Steps to edit the new custom role

7. Set the Permissions for the New Custom Role

(1) Enter a Description for the Role.

(2) Set a Color for the Role.

(3) Set the Role Capabilities:
Here you can search for and enable all the permissions you want the user with this custom role to be able to execute.

(4) Select the ‘Save’ Button.

Project Zomboid - Steps to assign permissions to the new custom role

Once saved, it will take a couple of seconds for the role changes to update:

Project Zomboid - Example of the new custom role created

8. Enter the Command /setaccesslevel <username> <role_name>

To open the chat and enter the command, press the T key.

Enter the command replacing <username> with the username of the player you want to assign the role to, and <role_name> with the role name.

Project Zomboid - Command to assign a custom role to a user

Once the command is entered, it should look like this:

Project Zomboid - Example of the custom role assignment command executed successfully

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