How To Upload An Existing Save To Your 7 Days To Die Server
Want to pick up where you left off on your 7 Days To Die server? This comprehensive guide will walk you through each step so you can continue playing with your existing save. Remember, at Game Host Bros we offer free world migrations, if you need some help then please reach out to a bro.
Locating Existing World And Save Data
If you’d like to continue playing an existing world, whether it be a downloaded custom world or RWG, the steps to do it will stay the same, here’s how you can find and upload a map and save to your 7D2D server.
- Press
Windows Key + R
. - Enter this
- Find your world in
GeneratedWorlds
and save data inSaves
.
Your World file and Save data location should look something like this.
DirectoryAppdata
DirectoryRoaming
Directory7DaysToDie
DirectoryGeneratedWorlds
DirectoryWorldName/
- …
DirectorySaves
DirectoryWorldName
DirectorySaveName/
- …
Uploading Existing World And Save Data
Now that you’ve located your existing World and Save files, the following steps will guide you on how to upload and use them on your 7D2D server.
- Access the Game Host Bros Panel and
Stop
your server. - Using SFTP navigate to
.local/share/7DaysToDie/GeneratedWorlds/
and upload your World. Following the example below. - For Save data. Again, using SFTP upload your Save to
.local/share/7DaysToDie/Saves/
.
Once uploaded, your server files should now look like this.
Directory.local
Directoryshare
Directory7DaysToDie
DirectoryGeneratedWorlds
DirectoryWorldName/
- …
DirectorySaves
DirectoryWorldName
DirectorySaveName/
- …
Enabling Uploaded World
Once the data has been uploaded, to allow your server to run it you’ll have to set it to use those uploaded files, specifically GameWorld
for the map itself, and GameName
for your save data, here’s how it’s done. If necessary, all pregen World Names can be found here.
- Access the Game Host Bros Panel and
Stop
your server. - Go to
Configuration > Startup Parameters
. - Edit
Game World
and change it to your[WorldName]
. - Edit
Game Name
and change it to your[SaveName]
. - Start your server.
You can check to see if it’s loaded correctly by watching your server Console, it should look something like this.
Remember if you get stuck at any time then reach out to a bro!