7 Days to Die does not use traditional RCON in the same way some other game servers do. In 7 Days to Die, remote console access is handled through the server's Telnet settings.
You may still see people call this RCON because it is used for the same kind of thing: sending commands to the server from outside the game.
Stop your server before changing Telnet settings.
Enabling Telnet remote console
Open your 7 Days to Die server in the control panel, then click Configuration Files.
Open serverconfig.xml with Config Editor first, as this is the easiest way to change most settings. If the Telnet settings are not shown in Config Editor, open the file with Text Editor instead and search for Telnet.
The settings normally look like this:
<property name="TelnetEnabled" value="true"/> <property name="TelnetPort" value="8081"/> <property name="TelnetPassword" value="YourPasswordHere"/>
Set TelnetEnabled to true, set a password, then save the file.
Start your server again after saving the changes.
Connecting to the remote console
Use your server IP, the Telnet port from serverconfig.xml, and the password you set. Some tools may label this as RCON, but for 7 Days to Die you are connecting to the Telnet remote console.
If the tool cannot connect, check that the server is fully started and that you are using the correct port.
Do not leave the password blank. Anyone with the connection details and password can run server commands.
