How to upload an existing Minecraft world to your server Print

This article explains how to upload an existing Minecraft world (singleplayer or from another host) to your PlayNHost server.

1. Prepare your world folder

1. Open Minecraft on your computer and locate the world you want to upload.
2. On Windows:
   • Press Win + R, type %appdata%\.minecraft\saves and press Enter.
   • Find the folder with the world name you want (for example, MyWorld).
3. On macOS:
   • Open Finder, click Go → Go to Folder and type ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves.
   • Find your world folder.
4. Right-click the world folder and compress/zip it into a .zip file (for example, MyWorld.zip).

2. Log in to the Game Panel

5. Go to https://panel.playnhost.com in your browser.
6. Log in with your panel credentials, or use the Game Panel button from the Client Area to login automatically.
7. Select the Minecraft server you want to upload the world to.

3. Stop the server

8. On the server dashboard, click Stop and wait until the console shows that the server has fully stopped.
9. Do not upload or replace world files while the server is running; this can corrupt the world.

4. Upload the world archive

10. In the Game Panel, open the File Manager for your server.
11. Go to the main server directory 
12. Click Upload and select your .zip world file (for example, MyWorld.zip).
13. Wait for the upload to complete. The file should appear in the file list when finished.

5. Extract and rename the world

14. In the File Manager, select the uploaded .zip file and use the option to Extract or Unzip it.
15. You should now see a folder with your world’s name (for example, MyWorld).
16. Decide which folder name your server uses as the main world:
    • For most setups, the main world folder is called world.
17. If you want your uploaded world to be the main world:
    • Delete or rename the existing world folder (for example, to world_old).
    • Rename your uploaded world folder (for example, MyWorld) to world.

6. Check the server.properties (if needed)

• Open the server.properties file in the File Manager.
• Find the line level-name=....
• Make sure the value matches the folder name of the world you want to load (for example, level-name=world if your folder is called world).
• Save the file if you made changes.

7. Start the server and test

18. Go back to the server dashboard and click Start.
19. Wait for the server to fully start. Watch the console for errors.
20. Join the server from your Minecraft client using your normal IP/hostname and port.
21. You should now spawn in your uploaded world.

Troubleshooting

• The server loads a new world instead of my upload
  Double-check that:
  • The uploaded world folder name matches the level-name value.
  • You renamed the correct folder to world (or whatever level-name is set to).
• The panel shows errors when starting
  Check the console for specific error messages (for example, missing level.dat, corrupted files). If you are unsure, open a support ticket and include the console output.

If you need help with a specific world upload, please open a ticket from the Support → Submit a Ticket section and include your server name and a brief description of what you tried.