7 Days to Die has a core mechanic: traders who offer quests, reputation, and powerful rotating items that can greatly enhance a player's progression. By adjusting their settings, users can disable traders entirely, adjust their hours, protection, and more. Traders are a great focus for players in the early and mid-game, providing access to useful armor sets, weapons, and various other utilities that can prepare players for the blood moon hordes.

Note: Version 3.0 uses sandbox presets to control gameplay settings.
For older versions, see Versions A21-2.6.

1. Launch 7 Days to Die.

2. Choose Play Game.

3. Go to the New Game tab.

4. Pick a Group and Preset.

5. Choose Sandbox Options.

6. Go to the Traders tab.

7. Adjust the Trader Settings as desired.

8. Copy the Sandbox Code.

9. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.

10. Stop the server.

11. Select the Config tab and choose Game Settings.

12. On the "SandboxCode" line, paste the Sandbox Code from step 8 inside the double quotes.

13. Press the Save button.

14. Start the server.

How to Change the Trader Settings on a 7 Days to Die Server (Versions A21-2.6)

1. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.

2. Stop the server.

3. Go to the Files tab.

4. Find the following directory: /home/container/Data/Config

5. Open the traders.xml file.

6. Adjust the trader settings as desired.

7. Press the Save button.

8. Start the server.