Troubleshooting Startup Issues
Is your server having issues on startup? Diagnosing Issues with your 7 Days to Die server is pretty simple. All there is to do is log-in to your Control Panel, Once there, navigate to your Game Service and then open your Web Console, Your console will show any errors in real time.
Nine times out of ten, this is caused by a recent steam update without backing up your configuration files. If this happens, look over your configuration files and make sure that everything is setup to your specifications.