How to Download the Savegame of Your Romestead Server

You can download your server's world to your PC at any time – for example as an additional backup or to transfer it to another server.

Caution

Stop your server before downloading the files. Romestead saves automatically every six minutes – if you download in the middle of a save, the savegame can be incomplete.

1. Save the world
   Run the following command in your server's console so the current state is written to disk in full:

   save

   Note

   The server is frozen briefly while the save runs. Wait for the message in the console before you continue.

2. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

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

4. Open the directory
   Navigate to your server's main directory – the same place as config.json.

5. Download the world
   Download the complete folder including all files and subfolders to your PC:

   /saved_worlds/

6. Start the server
   Start your server again.

Which world does my server load?

The world that is loaded on startup is defined in config.json in your server's main directory, in the AutoStartWorldName value.

Caution

Always download the folder in full. Individual files taken from it do not make a usable savegame.

Back up the configuration as well

If you also want to save your server settings, download the following file in addition:

/config.json

It contains the name of the world that is loaded automatically along with the other base settings of your server.

Savegames from single-player

There is no documented way to move a world from local single-player onto a dedicated server: neither the storage location of local worlds nor a transfer procedure is officially described. Create your world directly on the server instead.

Regular backups

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