DayZ Server Status Overlays in OBS

How to set up OBS to display DayZ server status in an overlay

Basic

A basic overlay can be created by using a simple text file with a "Text (GDI+)" source in OBS.

  1. Click the "≡" button in DayZ Server Monitor and select "Settings..."
  2. Scroll down in the Settings window to find the Status File settings
  3. Check the "Enable Status File 0" checkbox
  4. Choose the location and filename of the text file to generate
  5. Copy the following text into the "Status File Content 0" text box: The settings should look something like this:
  6. Click "OK" to save changes
  7. Switch to OBS and create a new "Text (GDI+)" source in your desired scene
  8. In the properties dialog, check the "Read from file" checkbox and then click the "Browse" button to select the same file you chose, above
  9. Adjust the properties as desired and click "OK" to save changes

Note: The % character is used to insert a server status parameter. The following parameters are currently supported:

Advanced

Users who are comfortable working in HTML and CSS may prefer a more advanced overlay using an HTML-formatted text file with a "Browser" source in OBS.

  1. Click the "≡" button in DayZ Server Monitor and select "Settings..."
  2. Scroll down in the Settings window to find the Status File settings
  3. Check the "Enable Status File 0" checkbox
  4. Choose the location and filename of the text file to generate
  5. Copy the following text into the "Status File Content 0" text box: The settings should look something like this:
  6. Click "OK" to save changes
  7. Switch to OBS and create a new "Browser" source in your desired scene
  8. In the Properties dialog, check the "Local file" checkbox
  9. Click the "Browse" button to select the file you chose above
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  11. Copy the following text into the "Custom CSS" text box: The Properties should look something like this:
  12. Adjust the properties as desired and click "OK" to save changes