SCUMSCUM Server Configuration Generator
Customize your SCUM server settings online without writing ServerSettings.ini by hand: set the server name, password, player count, third-person camera, day-night cycle, and PvP damage in the form, or describe your server to the AI in Easy Mode. The live preview shows the finished file, which you can copy or download. Free, no login required, and runs directly in your browser.
Built by Florian Galz
Example result
Example: the generated ServerSettings.ini
You set the options using a form or AI Easy Mode, and the generator creates the finished ServerSettings.ini for SCUM live. Below are the first lines of the default configuration; your file contains your values and all other settings.
Example · Default configuration
Output
; SCUM — generated with the ZAP-Hosting Game Config Generator; zap-hosting.com/tools/scum/config-generator [General]scum.ServerName=ZAP SCUM Serverscum.ServerDescription=A SCUM server hosted with ZAP-Hostingscum.ServerPassword=scum.MaxPlayers=64scum.WelcomeMessage=Welcome to our ZAP-Hosting SCUM server!scum.AllowFirstPerson=1scum.AllowThirdPerson=1scum.AllowVoting=1scum.AllowGlobalChat=1scum.DisableBaseBuilding=0scum.DeleteInactiveUsers=1- +9 rowsYou can copy or download the complete file in the generator; the sample lines here only show the beginning.
Settings
Set these SCUM server settings in ServerSettings.ini
The generator divides the ServerSettings.ini settings into five sections. The key used for each value in ServerSettings.ini appears in parentheses. Every key starts with scum.; on/off values are stored as 1 or 0 in the file. The form also has a sixth section for additional launch parameters, which are not written to the file.
Server identity
Server name (scum.ServerName), description (scum.ServerDescription), password (scum.ServerPassword), maximum player count (scum.MaxPlayers, 1–100, default 64), and the welcome message shown when players first join the server (scum.WelcomeMessage).
Access & Chat
First-person camera (scum.AllowFirstPerson), third-person camera (scum.AllowThirdPerson), voting such as vote-kick (scum.AllowVoting), and global chat (scum.AllowGlobalChat). Setting AllowThirdPerson to 0 makes your server first-person only.
Day-night cycle
The time at which the server starts after a restart, in HH:MM:SS format (scum.StartTimeOfDay, default 08:00:00), and how quickly an in-game day passes (scum.TimeOfDaySpeed, 0.1 to 20, default 3.84 = about 6 real hours per in-game day, 1.0 would be real time).
Combat
Damage players deal to each other (scum.HumanToHumanDamageMultiplier, 0 to 10, default 2; 0 disables PvP) and damage zombies (Puppets) deal to players (scum.ZombieDamageMultiplier, 0 to 10, default 1.0).
Building & inactivity
Disable base building (scum.DisableBaseBuilding, default: building allowed) and automatically delete inactive players and their claimed territory (scum.DeleteInactiveUsers, enabled by default) after a set number of days without login (scum.DaysSinceLastLoginToBecomeInactive, 1–365, default 180).
The generator covers a curated selection of the more than 400 documented values. Loot, NPCs, traders, and all other settings aren't in the form and remain at their game defaults. If you import your existing ServerSettings.ini, those lines are preserved on export.
Guide
How to customize your SCUM server settings
From the first setting to a running server: here's how to get ServerSettings.ini onto your SCUM server.
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Step 1
Open generator
The generator starts with the default SCUM ServerSettings.ini values, such as 64 player slots and a PvP multiplier of 2, and immediately displays them in the live preview. If you already have a ServerSettings.ini, upload it through the import feature or paste its contents.
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Step 2
Choose Easy Mode or the form
In Easy Mode, describe your server in your own words or click one of the three examples, such as a PvE-focused server. The AI suggests suitable values and explains each change; only the suggestions you select are applied. In advanced mode, you set every option yourself.
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Step 3
Configure server settings
Enter the server name, description, password, and welcome message; set the maximum player count between 1 and 100; and configure camera perspectives, voting, global chat, the day-night cycle, PvP and zombie damage, base building, and deletion of inactive players.
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Step 4
Check and save ServerSettings.ini
Check the file in the live preview; the generator flags invalid values. Then copy or download ServerSettings.ini, or share a link without the password.
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Step 5
Upload file to server
Replace your SCUM server's ServerSettings.ini in SCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/, for example using the File Manager or FTP. The folder has the same name on Linux, because SCUM runs there under Wine.
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Step 6
Restart server
SCUM reads ServerSettings.ini only at startup. Restart your server to load the new settings.
Setup
File location & usage
Two ways to get the config onto a server: upload it yourself or apply it directly in our panel.
The manual method
Upload yourself
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Download file
Download the generated ServerSettings.ini using the button above.
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Upload via file manager or FTP/SFTP
On a self-hosted Windows server, place it in
SCUM\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\ServerSettings.ini; at ZAP-Hosting, inSCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ServerSettings.ini. - 3
Apply changes
SCUM reads ServerSettings.ini only at startup — restart your server for the changes to take effect.
The ZAP-Hosting way
Apply in the panel, no FTP needed
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
File location, restart, PvP, day-night cycle, Easy Mode, and password – quick answers.
It's located at SCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ServerSettings.ini. This also applies on Linux: SCUM has no native Linux server and runs there under Wine, including at ZAP-Hosting. There is no LinuxServer folder. You can view and edit the file directly using the File Manager in the ZapX Customer Panel.
No — the download provides a ready-to-upload ServerSettings.ini for the File Manager. SCUM only reads this file at startup, so you need to restart the server for your changes to take effect.
Set the PvP damage multiplier scum.HumanToHumanDamageMultiplier to 0 to disable PvP entirely. The default is 2; values from 0 to 10 are allowed. You can adjust the damage zombies (Puppets) deal to players separately with scum.ZombieDamageMultiplier. In Easy Mode, you can also simply describe a PvE server and review the suggestions.
scum.TimeOfDaySpeed controls how quickly an in-game day passes: the default is 3.84, which gives about 6 real hours per in-game day, and 1.0 would be real time. Values from 0.1 to 20 are allowed. Higher values make the day shorter; lower values make it longer. scum.StartTimeOfDay sets the time at which the server starts after a restart, in HH:MM:SS format. The default is 08:00:00.
Although SCUM uses the same Unreal Engine INI format as ARK or Conan Exiles, it writes on/off values in ServerSettings.ini as numeric 1/0 instead of True/False. The generator handles this correctly so the game can read the file as-is.
No. SCUM has more than 400 documented ServerSettings.ini values; the generator covers a curated selection: server identity, access & chat, day-night cycle, combat, and building & inactivity. Loot, NPCs, traders, and all other values aren't in the form and remain at their game defaults. You can add them manually to the file; if you import your existing ServerSettings.ini, those lines are preserved on export.
Describe the server you want in your own words, such as “a PvE-focused server with a slower day-night cycle,” or click one of the three examples. The AI suggests suitable settings and explains each change individually. You choose which suggestions to apply; nothing changes without your confirmation. The server password isn't sent to the AI.
The server password is not saved in share links and is masked in the form. A share link contains only the non-secret values you deliberately changed.
The generator is free and requires no login: the form, Easy Mode, import, copy, download, and sharing features all work without an account. ServerSettings.ini is generated directly in your browser. Only your description and current values are sent to the AI for Easy Mode suggestions, without the password.
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