How to Download the Savegame of Your Kerbal Space Program Server

You can download the savegame of your server to your PC at any time – for example as an additional backup or to move it to another server. The complete savegame is stored in the Universe folder in the main directory of your server.

Caution

Stop your server before downloading the files. DarkMultiPlayer constantly writes vessel and player data while running – otherwise you would download an incomplete savegame.

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

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open the directory
   Navigate to the main directory of your server. It contains the folder:

   /Universe/

4. Download the folder
   Download the complete Universe folder including all subfolders to your PC. Individual files are not enough – vessels, Kerbals and player progress live in different subfolders.

5. Start the server
   Start your server again.

Note

The folder consists of plain text files only: Vessels holds one file per vessel, Kerbals one file per Kerbal, and Scenarios one subfolder per player with science, funds, reputation and tech tree.

Back up the configuration as well

If you also want to save your server settings, download this folder in addition:

/Config/

It contains Settings.txt, admins.txt, mod-control.txt and the ban lists, among others.

Restore the savegame later

If you want to move the savegame back to a server later, follow the guide Add Savegame.

Regular backups

For automatic or regular backups you can also use the backup feature: Create Backup.