How To Spawn Items and Vehicles on a Project Zomboid Server

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 view our Become an Admin on Your Project Zomboid Server article.


3. Select ‘Admin’

Project Zomboid select admin button outlined with arrow

4. Select ‘Items List Viewer’

Project Zomboid select Items List Viewer button outlined with arrow

5. Select the Item You Want To Generate

A large menu will appear with a long list of items to choose from.

Project Zomboid Items List Viewer interface

You can search items by their categories:

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You can also search for an item by its Name in the search input box at the bottom.

Project Zomboid Items List Viewer item search input outlined with arrow

6. Spawn the Item

After you have selected the item you want in the list, you can choose the quantity of items to spawn by selecting the Add 1Add 2, or Add 5 buttons, or enter the amount of items to spawn using the ‘Add Multiple…’ button:

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After choosing a quantity (for example, you selected the ‘Add 1’ button), press the I key to open your inventory. There you will find the item you generated.

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7. Go Outside to an Open Area

Make sure you are in an area with enough open space around your character.


8. Open the Vehicle Spawn Menu

Right-click anywhere on the screen, then select Tools > Spawn Vehicle.

Project Zomboid steps to open the vehicle spawn menu

A ‘Spawn Vehicle’ menu will appear, then select the dropdown menu to view the list of vehicles:

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From this list, you can select any of the available vehicles. The list will be large or small depending on whether you have vehicle mods installed on your server:

Project Zomboid selecting the vehicle to spawn from dropdown menu

9. Spawn the Vehicle

After choosing the vehicle you want from the list, select the ‘Spawn’ button:

Project-Zomboid-vehicle-spawn-button-outlined with arrow

A vehicle will appear instantly next to the player:

Project Zomboid spawn vehicle menu, with normal cars selected

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