Project Zomboid Mod Installer for Pterodactyl
Seamless Steam Workshop integration that lets you find, install, update, and manage Project Zomboid mods directly from your Pterodactyl panel — no manual config editing, no SSH, no downtime guesswork.
Managing Project Zomboid mods by hand is tedious and error-prone: you have to look up Workshop IDs, find the matching Mod IDs, edit your server config (servertest.ini) by hand, and restart hoping you didn't make a typo. This modification removes all of that friction. You and your clients can search the entire Steam Workshop, install a mod with a single click, and it automatically writes the correct Workshop IDs and Mod IDs into the server's configuration files — formatted correctly, every time.
Built directly into Pterodactyl, it looks and feels like a first-party part of the panel: fully responsive, theme-aware, and integrated into the server view your clients already use every day.
Key Features:
How It Works
1. Set up once — Add your free Steam Web API key in the panel's admin settings (one-time setup; instructions below).
2. Search — Open the Mod Installer tab on any Project Zomboid server and search the Steam Workshop.
3. Install — Click install. The Workshop ID and Mod ID are written to the config automatically.
4. Manage — View all installed mods, remove the ones you no longer want, and check for updates anytime.
5. Stay updated — Optionally let it warn players and restart the server automatically when updates land.
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Seamless Steam Workshop integration that lets you find, install, update, and manage Project Zomboid mods directly from your Pterodactyl panel — no manual config editing, no SSH, no downtime guesswork.
Managing Project Zomboid mods by hand is tedious and error-prone: you have to look up Workshop IDs, find the matching Mod IDs, edit your server config (servertest.ini) by hand, and restart hoping you didn't make a typo. This modification removes all of that friction. You and your clients can search the entire Steam Workshop, install a mod with a single click, and it automatically writes the correct Workshop IDs and Mod IDs into the server's configuration files — formatted correctly, every time.
Built directly into Pterodactyl, it looks and feels like a first-party part of the panel: fully responsive, theme-aware, and integrated into the server view your clients already use every day.
Key Features:
- Full Steam Workshop browser inside the panel — Search the entire Project Zomboid Workshop by name or keyword, with paginated results, mod thumbnails, and direct links to each Steam page. No need to leave Pterodactyl or open Steam separately.
- One-click install & removal — Install or remove any mod with a single button. The modification handles everything behind the scenes.
- Automatic config file management — When you install a mod, its Workshop ID and Mod ID are added to your server's config automatically and in the correct format. Removing a mod cleans them back out. No manual .ini editing, ever.
- Installed mods dashboard — See every mod currently installed on your server at a glance, with thumbnails, names, Workshop IDs, and version/update details.
- Built-in update checker — Compare your installed mods against the live Steam Workshop to instantly see which ones have updates available, which are up to date, and which haven't been baselined yet. Each mod shows a clear status badge.
- Automated update + restart workflow — Optionally enable auto-restart when mod updates are detected. Configure a restart delay (in minutes), a customizable in-game warning message with a {minutes} countdown
- placeholder, and a final message sent right before the restart — so your players are always notified ahead of time.
- Native, responsive Pterodactyl design — Matches the panel's look and feel, works on desktop and mobile, and feels like a built-in feature rather than a bolt-on.
How It Works
1. Set up once — Add your free Steam Web API key in the panel's admin settings (one-time setup; instructions below).
2. Search — Open the Mod Installer tab on any Project Zomboid server and search the Steam Workshop.
3. Install — Click install. The Workshop ID and Mod ID are written to the config automatically.
4. Manage — View all installed mods, remove the ones you no longer want, and check for updates anytime.
5. Stay updated — Optionally let it warn players and restart the server automatically when updates land.
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