How to Add a Savegame to Your Longvinter Server

The save of a Longvinter server is not a single file but the complete SaveGames folder. It contains many .sav files that together hold the world, all tents, chests and the progress of your players.

Note

Longvinter does not use a world name. There is no configuration key for a world or save name – on startup the server always loads whatever is inside the SaveGames folder.

Important

This guide is meant for saves that come from a dedicated server – for example when moving from another server or restoring a download. For worlds from a locally hosted session on your PC there is no documented procedure and no officially confirmed storage location, which is why we deliberately do not describe that route here.

Structure of the save

Longvinter stores several .sav files in the SaveGames folder that belong together: the server saves the world in sections and writes out the placed objects, the chests and the player data alongside it. How many files there are and what exactly they are called depends on the state of your server and changes with updates.

Warning

Always transfer the complete content of the folder and never individual files – otherwise the data no longer matches up.

Upload the savegame

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. While the server is running it writes to the save files itself and would overwrite your upload.

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

3. Open the directory
   Navigate to the following directory:

   /Longvinter/Saved/SaveGames/

   Note

   If the folder does not exist yet, start your server once so the folder structure gets created. Stop it again afterwards.

4. Remove the old save
   Delete all existing .sav files in this folder. If files of the old save are left behind, they get mixed with your new save.

   Warning

   This removes the current save of your server. Create a backup beforehand or download the existing save in case you want to switch back: Download savegame.

5. Upload the new save
   Upload all .sav files of your save into this directory. The file names have to stay unchanged.

6. Start the server
   Start your server. The new save is now loaded.

Tip

Longvinter saves can grow to several gigabytes over time. Use an SFTP client such as FileZilla or WinSCP for the transfer – large transfers are more likely to break off in the browser file manager.

Note

Your server settings are not part of the save but live in a separate file:

/Longvinter/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini

If you also want to take your settings and admins with you, transfer that file as well – see Add Admin.