Question 1

My 7 Days to Die server is running — why does it show as offline?

Accepted Answer

7 Days to Die wants TCP and UDP both, and that is exactly the detail most forwarding guides only get half of. Gameplay goes over TCP on the base port, while the Steam query runs over UDP on the base port plus the next two. Forward TCP alone and people can play but no list finds you; forward UDP alone and lists find you but nobody can get in.

Question 2

What ports need to be open for a 7 Days to Die server?

Accepted Answer

Your router rules need both protocols and the whole range, not only the base number. If everything is open and queries still time out, check whether a Blood Moon is under way — horde night can load the CPU so heavily that query replies get dropped, and from outside that reads as offline.

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The ports 7 Days to Die uses

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