Integrating Discord Notifications on a DayZ Server

Keep your community informed by receiving real-time server notifications via Discord. This tutorial will guide you through setting up Discord notifications for your DayZ server using webhooks and configuration adjustments via VolticHost Game Panel.

📌 Prerequisites

• A DayZ server hosted with VolticHost.

• Access to VolticHost Game Panel.

• A Discord server with permissions to create webhooks.

1️⃣ Creating a Discord Webhook

1. Open your Discord server and navigate to a text channel where you want notifications to appear.

2. Click the gear icon (Edit Channel) and select Integrations.

3. Click Create Webhook and set a name and avatar for your webhook.

4. Copy the Webhook URL.

5. Click Save Changes.

✅ Your Discord webhook is now created!

2️⃣ Configuring Discord Notifications on Your DayZ Server

1. Log in to VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Click on your DayZ server to open its management dashboard.

3. Navigate to the File Manager tab.

4. Open the configuration file that manages notifications (commonly named notifications.cfg or similar) located in:

   /config/
   

5. Locate the Discord notifications section and insert your webhook URL. For example:

   # Discord Notifications Configuration
   discordWebhookURL = "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/XXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
   notifyOnRestart = 1;
   notifyOnCrash = 1;
   notifyOnEvent = 1;
   

6. Adjust settings as needed (e.g., enable notifications on server restart, crash, or custom events).

7. Click Save Content to apply the changes.

✅ Discord notifications have been configured on your server!

3️⃣ Restarting the Server to Apply Notification Settings

1. Navigate to the Console tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Click Stop to shut down the server.

3. Click Start to restart the server with the updated notification settings.

4. Monitor your Discord channel to ensure notifications are being received.

✅ Your server is now sending notifications to Discord!

🎉 Conclusion

You have successfully integrated Discord notifications on your DayZ server! This setup keeps you and your community informed of key events such as server restarts and crashes.

For more assistance, contact VolticHost Support. 🚀