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How to Upload an Existing Terraria World to Your Server

This tutorial will guide you through the process of uploading an existing world save file to your Terraria server.

You may also refer to this guide on how to upload files to your game server.

If you get stuck at any time, Game Host Bros offers free world transfers. Just reach out to a bro on Discord.

Danger

This will delete or overwrite any progress you have made on the server.

Finding Your Local Terraria World Save File

  1. 1

    Press Windows Key + R and enter this:

    %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terraria\Worlds
  2. 2

    Find the .wld file for the world you want to upload.

For example:

Documents
My_Games
Terraria
Worlds
YourWorld.wldYour world save file
Steam Cloud Saves

If your world is stored on the Steam cloud, you need to temporarily move it off the cloud first:

  1. 1
    Launch Terraria.
  2. 2
    Go to the world selection menu.
  3. 3
    Click the cloud icon next to your world to move it off the cloud. This will download a local copy of your save.
  4. 4
    Re-enable Steam cloud after copying the files if desired.

Uploading Your Terraria World to Your Server

  1. 1
    Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and Stop your Terraria server.
  2. 2
    In the Game Panel, navigate to File Manager.
  3. 3
    Navigate to the Worlds folder.
  4. 4
    Upload your .wld file.
    Worlds
    YourWorld.wldYour uploaded world save
  5. 5
    In the Game Panel sidebar, navigate to Startup Parameters.
  6. 6
    Set the World Name field to match your uploaded world file name.
  7. 7
    Start your server.
Note

The World Name in Startup Parameters must match the name of your uploaded world.

For example, if your file is MyWorld.wld, set World Name to MyWorld.

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