Uploading Your Own World to A Minecraft Server
π How to Upload Your Own World to Your Minecraft Server
π₯ Step 1: Prepare Your World Folder
- Make sure your world folder is ready on your computer.
- The world folder should contain files like:
level.dat
region
folderplayerdata
folder
- Tip: If you have multiple folders inside (like
world
,world_nether
,world_the_end
), make sure you upload all necessary ones.
β οΈ Important: Your world folder must not be zipped. Upload the raw folder itself.
π Step 2: Log Into the Control Panel
- Visit the Empower Servers Control Panel and log in.
π οΈ Step 3: Access Your Server
- Click Manage next to your server.
ποΈ Step 4: Connect Using FileZilla
- Use FileZilla to connect to your server via SFTP.
- If you havenβt set this up yet, follow How do I manage my files with SFTP?.
Control Panel SFTP Details | FileZilla SFTP Connection |
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π€ Step 5: Upload Your World
Navigate to your server's root directory (where you see folders like plugins, logs, etc).
Delete any existing world
folder (if you want a clean replace).
Upload your own world folder here.
β οΈ Important: Make sure your world folder name matches what your server expects β usuallyworld
. If not, you must adjust thelevel-name
setting in yourserver.properties
file later.
π Step 6: Update Level-Name (If Needed)
- If your uploaded world folder isn't named
world
, you'll need to update your server settings: - Open
server.properties
via the Control Panel. - Find the line:
level-name=world
- Change
world
to match your uploaded folder name. - Save the file.
π Step 7: Restart Your Server
- Restart your server from the Console tab.
- Your uploaded world will now load!
π Success!
Your Minecraft server should now be running your custom uploaded world.
Happy exploring! πβ¨
Updated on: 26/04/2025
Thank you!