How to Reset the World of Your Enshrouded Server

Enshrouded has no reset button. You get a fresh world by deleting the save in the save folder — on the next start the server automatically creates a new world.

Important

Resetting removes your current world for good: all bases and buildings, every change to the terrain, all chests including their contents and your entire progress in the world. There is no undo. So always create a backup first — without one there is no way back to your old state.

Reset the world

1. Create a backup
   Secure your current world before you delete anything: Create Backup. You can also download the save to your PC: Download savegame.

2. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. A running server writes the world back to disk about every five minutes — never delete the files while it is running.

3. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

4. Delete the save
   Navigate to the savegame folder and delete all files inside it. A world consists of several files there: the world file 3ad85aea, its automatic rolling copies 3ad85aea-1 to 3ad85aea-9, the files ending in _info (name and metadata of the world) and the files ending in -index (which copy is currently active). Which of them exist depends on the age of your world — so simply delete the entire contents of the folder. You can keep the savegame folder itself.

5. Start the server
   Start your server via the dashboard. It creates a new world while booting up. As soon as [Session] 'HostOnline' (up)! appears in the console you can join.

Warning

Only delete the contents of the savegame folder. The file enshrouded_server.json sits in the main directory and holds your complete server configuration — deleting it also wipes your user groups and passwords.

What is gone and what stays

Gone	Stays
Bases and buildings	Your character with level, skills and backpack
Changes to the terrain	The server configuration in enshrouded_server.json
Chests and their contents	User groups and passwords
Your entire progress in the world	The backups you created earlier

Note

Only the progress of the world is stored on the server. Your character — level, skill points and the contents of your backpack — is saved on your own machine. So you enter the new world with your usual character, but without a base and without any storage.

Tip

If the new world should run under different rules, change the difficulty before you start the server again.

Restoring the old world

If you created a backup before deleting, you restore it via the dashboard: Create Backup. If you downloaded the save to your PC instead, upload it again via SFTP: Add savegame.