The console in 7 Days to Die is one of the most useful tools you’re probably not using. It lets you spawn resources, manage a server’s player list, and diagnose issues without touching a config file. Here’s the reference sheet: how to open it, the item IDs worth knowing, and the commands that actually matter for running or playing on a server.

Accessing the Console

Open the console with F1, F2, or the double-quote (") key, depending on your keybind setup. A few things worth knowing before you start typing commands:

• Not every command works on multiplayer servers — some are single-player only.
• Back up your character and world save files before running anything you’re not 100% sure about. Some commands can’t be undone.

Item IDs for Fast Resource Gathering

These giveself commands add items directly to your inventory — useful for testing, or just skipping the grind in a single-player world.

Item	Command
Wood	giveself resourceWood
Stone	giveself resourceCobblestones
Iron	giveself resourceScrapIron
Raw Meat	giveself foodRawMeat
Cooked/Grilled Meat	giveself foodGrilledMeat
Torch	giveself meleeToolTorch

Server Management Commands

These are aimed at server admins — managing who can join, who gets removed, and where players end up.

• admin ['add' / 'remove' / 'list'] [steam id / player name / entity id] [permission level] — Manage player permission levels, controlling access to admin features.
• whitelist ['add' / 'remove' / 'list'] [steam id / player name / entity id] — Control who’s allowed to join your server.
• ban ['add' / 'remove' / 'list'] [steam id / player name / entity id] [duration + duration unit] ["message"] — Ban disruptive players, with an optional message explaining why.
• teleport [steam id / player name / entity id] [x y z] [offset x y z] [view direction] — Move a player to a specific map location.
• teleportplayer [steam id / player name / entity id] [steam id / player name / entity id] [x y z] [view direction] — Move one player to another player’s location.

If you’re running a community server, a host with consistent uptime makes these admin tools a lot more useful in practice — banning a griefer doesn’t help much if the server itself keeps dropping. Klin offers private 7 Days to Die instances built for this, with low latency for US and EU players.

Diagnostics and Settings

• repairchunkdensity [x z] ['fix'] — Checks whether block densities in a chunk match the actual block type. Useful for catching world-generation glitches.
• version — Shows the current game version and any loaded mods. Your first stop when troubleshooting compatibility issues or unexplained performance drops.
• settempunit [c / f] — Switches the temperature display between Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Keeping your game and any installed mods updated is still the single biggest factor in avoiding performance issues — the version command just makes it easy to confirm what you’re actually running before you start troubleshooting.