How to Download the Savegame of Your Terraria Server

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

Caution

Stop your server before downloading the file. While the server is running it saves at regular intervals — otherwise you would download an incomplete or corrupted world.

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 following directory:

   /saves/Worlds/

4. Download the world
   Download the .wld file of your world to your PC. The entire world is contained in this single file.

5. Start the server
   Start your server again.

Which file is the right one?

You can tell which world is loaded from the World Name field in the Settings of the dashboard. If it contains MyWorld, for example, you need the file MyWorld.wld.

Backup files

The server also stores backups with the .bak extension in the same folder. They belong to your world and contain a slightly older state. Download them as well if you want a complete copy of your worlds folder.

Continue playing locally

Copy the downloaded .wld file to %userprofile%\Documents\My Games\Terraria\Worlds on your PC to open the world in single player.

Restoring the world

If you want to transfer the world back to a server later, follow the guide Add savegame.

Regular backups

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