Project Zomboid has 5 server regions worldwide.
Europe
Germany / France / Netherlands Very high population Largest Project Zomboid server region. Most popular community servers (Noobtopia, Valhalla, roleplay servers) are EU-hosted. German and French datacenters dominate. US East
New York / Virginia High population Second most popular region. Large English-language RP and PvE communities. Many servers hosted on OVHcloud US or Hetzner US nodes. US West
Los Angeles / Oregon Medium population Smaller community than US East. Serves West Coast NA and some OCE players seeking lower ping than AU servers. Australia
Sydney Low population Small but dedicated AU community. Players outside AU/NZ face 200-300ms to US/EU servers, making AU servers essential for Oceanic region. Southeast Asia
Singapore Low population Growing community. SEA players connecting to EU face 180-250ms, making local servers important for playable co-op. Limited server count compared to EU/US. Connection: Dedicated servers
All game sessions run on Valve-hosted or publisher-hosted servers. Your connection quality depends entirely on the routing between your ISP and the data center.
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