---
title: "Adding a custom map to Your Unturned server"
description: "Information on how to add a custom map to Your Unturned Server"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/329-adding-a-custom-map-to-your-unturned-server
collection: "Unturned"
updated: 2026-06-11
language: en
---

# Adding a custom map to Your Unturned server

Information on how to add a custom map to Your Unturned Server

## Summary

Unturned is an open-world survival game that challenges players to gather resources, build, and survive against zombies and other threats. Players can enhance their gameplay by downloading and installing custom maps from the Steam Workshop. These maps can be added to servers using their unique Mod IDs, which allows the server to automatically download and apply them for all players.

## How to Add a Steam Workshop Map to an Unturned Server

1.  Go to [Steam Workshop](https://steamcommunity.com/app/304930/workshop/)
    
2.  Find the **Mod ID** for the map from its Steam Workshop URL.
    
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3.  Log in to the **ChipHead Panel**.
    
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4.  Stop the server.
    
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5.  Go to the **Files** tab.
    
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6.  Navigate to the directory: **/home/container/Servers/Default** & Open the **WorkshopDownloadConfig.json** file.
    
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7.  Add the **Mod ID** on a new line inside the brackets.
    
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    > **Info:** If you have more than one Separate multiple Mod IDs with commas and new lines.
    
8.  Click “**Save** Content” in the bottom right.
    
9.  Start the server it will automatically download and install the map.
    
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## How to Switch to the Custom Map

1.  Log in to the **ChipHead Panel**.
    
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2.  Stop the server.
    
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3.  Go to the **Files** tab. & Navigate to: **/home/container/Servers/Default/Server**.
    
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4.  Inside **Commands.dat** file add this line: map \[Map Name\]
    
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5.  Click **“Save Content”** in the bottom right.
    
6.  Start the server.
    
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