How to Add a Savegame to Your Satisfactory Server

In Satisfactory a save is a single file with the extension .sav. You do not have to enter a world name in any configuration file – which save is loaded is selected in the game via the Server Manager.

Note

All steps in the Server Manager require admin rights. To learn how to log in, see Join Server and Add Admin.

Tip

Before uploading, create a backup of your current save or download it: Download Savegame.

Find your local savegame

1. Open the savegame folder
   Press Windows key + R, enter the following path and confirm with Enter:

   %LocalAppData%\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames

2. Select the save
   Your saves are stored there as .sav files – usually inside a subfolder named after your Steam or Epic ID. The file name matches the name of the session in the game.

Upload the save via the Server Manager

This is the recommended way – you do not need an SFTP connection for it.

1. Open the Server Manager
   Start Satisfactory and select Server Manager in the main menu. Select your server there.

2. Log in as admin
   Switch to any tab other than Status and log in with your admin password via Authenticate.

3. Open the save games
   Switch to the Manage Saves tab. It lists all saves that are stored on the server.

4. Upload the save
   Choose the option to upload a save game and then select your .sav file on your PC. Depending on the size of the save, the transfer can take a moment.

5. Load the save
   Select the uploaded save from the list and load it. The server then restarts the world.

6. Join
   As soon as the world is loaded, you can join the server – select it in the Server Manager and click Join Game in the bottom right. The Join Game option in the main menu will not find your dedicated server.

Upload the save via SFTP

Alternatively you can place the file directly into the save folder of your server.

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

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

3. Open the directory
   Navigate to the following directory:

   /.config/Epic/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/server/

   Note

   The folder .config starts with a dot and is therefore a hidden folder. Enable the display of hidden files in your SFTP client if you cannot see it. If the directory does not exist yet, start your server once so the folder structure is created, then stop it again.

4. Upload the save
   Upload your .sav file into this directory. You can leave existing saves in place – the server handles any number of save files side by side.

5. Start the server
   Start your server again.

6. Load the save
   Open the Server Manager, log in as admin and load the uploaded save via the Manage Saves tab.

Warning

Uploading alone is not enough. The server keeps loading the previous save until you have selected and loaded the new one in the Server Manager.

Transferring a single player save

You can also upload a save from your single player game – it uses the same file format. Work with a copy so your local world stays untouched.

Important

Do not delete any file starting with ServerSettings. inside the SaveGames folder. It stores the server name as well as the admin and server password. If it is removed, the server counts as unclaimed again and has to be set up from scratch.