Knox Command is a free, open-source console for Project Zomboid dedicated servers — with a true isometric live map rendered entirely from your server's own files.
Rendered server-side from your own install — the map.projectzomboid.com look, self-hosted. No uploads, no external map service. Modded and custom maps just appear.
The game's cutaway, on the map. Hover a building and the walls facing you open up — room by room, exactly like the camera in-game.
Twenty-nine storeys up Louisville's tallest tower, seventeen levels down a mine shaft — floor by floor, interiors included.
Every survivor and every vehicle in the save — true heading, the exact paint colour stored in the world, liveries and burnt wrecks included. Click a survivor to manage them.
Everything a dedicated server actually needs, in one place — 500+ validated settings, safe mod updates with automatic rollback, verified backups, deep health, access control.
Server INI and sandbox in one searchable editor. Every change checked before it lands, with git history and one-click rollback.
Backup → update → boot-verify → rollback if the server doesn't come back healthy. Auto-update on mod releases or nightly.
Incident log, performance history, Discord alerts, and a watchdog that heals the server before anyone notices.
Every archive is re-opened and checked after it's written. Scheduled, rotated, restored in one click.
A mod update breaks the boot at 04:11. The watchdog notices, rolls back to the verified backup, brings the server up, and posts what happened to Discord. You read about it over coffee.
Everything is free and unlocked right now. Self-host it in five minutes with Docker — Linux, Windows, or macOS — or run panel-only against an existing server.
$ git clone https://github.com/knox-hosting/knox-command $ cd knox-command && cp .env.example .env $ docker compose up -d
48/48 tests green on Linux, Windows and macOS. WSL2 walkthrough included.
The panel is ELv2 open source and the roadmap is public. Operators, modders and developers welcome — good first issues are labelled.
Join the Discord →If enough people want a we-host-you-play service, we'll build it. The waitlist is the vote.