How to Add a Savegame to Your Don’t Starve Together Server

You can transfer a world you played locally to your server to continue with the existing save there.

Find the cluster folder on the server

Note

The name of the cluster folder is not defined by the game. It is set when the server starts and can differ from server to server. Search for the cluster.ini file via SFTP or in the file browser — the folder it sits in is your cluster folder.

The cluster folder has the following structure:

<cluster folder>/
├── Master/            # shard of the overworld (contains the save folder)
├── Caves/             # shard of the caves (only if caves are enabled)
├── cluster.ini
├── cluster_token.txt
├── adminlist.txt      # only present once created
├── whitelist.txt      # only present once created
└── blocklist.txt      # only present once created

The actual save is stored in the folders Master/save/ (overworld) and Caves/save/ (caves). These are folders, not a single file.

Find the local savegame

1. Open the data folder
   Start Don’t Starve Together and click Data in the bottom left of the main menu. The folder containing your local worlds opens. Alternatively you can reach it on your PC via this path:

   C:\Users\<YourUser>\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\<number folder>\

2. Identify the right world
   Each local world has its own folder named Cluster_1, Cluster_2 and so on. Open the cluster.ini inside and check the cluster_name value — this tells you which folder belongs to which world.

3. Open the save folder
   Your world folder uses the same structure as the server, so Master\ and – if you played with caves – Caves\. The save itself is stored in the subfolders Master\save\ and Caves\save\.

Upload the savegame

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP or use the file browser in the dashboard.

3. Remove the old save
   Navigate to <cluster folder>/Master/save/ and delete the entire content of the folder.

4. Upload the new save
   Upload the complete content of your local Master\save\ folder into the now empty <cluster folder>/Master/save/ directory.

5. Transfer the caves
   If the caves are enabled on your server, repeat steps 3 and 4 for the folder <cluster folder>/Caves/save/ using the content of your local Caves\save\ folder.

6. Start the server
   Start your server again.

Warning

Only transfer the content of the save folders. If you also replace files such as cluster.ini, server.ini or cluster_token.txt, you overwrite the ports and the cluster token of your server and it will no longer be reachable.

Important

As long as a save exists in the save folder, the server will not generate a new world. This also means a server that has already been running has a save stored there which must be removed before uploading.

Tip

Create a backup of your existing server save before uploading, in case you want to switch back later.

Mods

If your local world used mods, you need to set them up on the server as well. You can find out how under Add Mods.