Upload your Minecraft world in the game panel

Already have a world, from singleplayer, Aternos, Realms or another server? Here’s how to put it on your server. You’ll need the world as a zip file or a folder. Not sure how to export your world? Read How to move your Minecraft world to your own server first.

Minecraft Java: uploading your world

1. Stop your server on the Console page.
2. Make a backup under Backups, so you can always go back.
3. Make sure your world is a zip file. Your world folder contains a file called level.dat.
4. Open the file manager and click Upload. Choose your zip file, or drag it into the window.
5. Extract the file. Click the menu next to the zip file and choose Unarchive.
6. Check the folder. Open the new folder: level.dat should be directly inside it. If there’s an extra folder in between, move the world folder up a level with Move. You can give it a clear name with Rename, for example myworld.
7. Set the world as the default. Under Minecraft, go to Worlds and click Make default next to your world. Or set level-name=myworld in server.properties.
8. Start your server and check the console to see whether the world loads properly.

Does your world come from a Paper or Spigot server on a Minecraft version before 26.1? Then you probably also have world_nether and world_the_end folders. Upload them next to your main world and give them the same name followed by _nether and _the_end. According to the PaperMC documentation, Paper converts a singleplayer world by itself, so there’s nothing for you to do there.

Minecraft Bedrock: uploading your world

1. Stop your server and make a backup.
2. Turn your .mcworld file into a zip file. A .mcworld is really a zip: rename it to .zip.
3. Open the worlds folder in the file manager and use Create Directory to make a new folder, for example myworld.
4. Open that folder, upload your zip file and choose Unarchive. The folder then contains level.dat and a db folder, among other things.
5. Set level-name=myworld in server.properties.
6. Start your server.

Large worlds: use SFTP

The browser upload has a size limit. If your world is bigger, use SFTP. It’s also more comfortable when there are lots of files.

1. In the game panel, go to Settings. SFTP Details shows the server address, the port and your username.
2. Your SFTP password is the same as your game panel password.
3. Connect with a program such as FileZilla or WinSCP and drag your world folder onto your server. No need to extract anything.

Troubleshooting

• The server creates a new, empty world. The name in level-name doesn’t match, or level.dat sits one folder too deep.
• The console says the world comes from a newer version. Choose the same or a newer Minecraft version under Versions.
• Your server is running out of space. Delete old backups or worlds you no longer use, or move up to a bigger plan.