Importing a World

If you have a Minecraft Bedrock world from another server host, a backup, or Single Player then follow these steps to upload it to your server!

1. Stop your server.

   Failure to stop your server before uploading a world may result in data loss or corruption.

2. Locate the Saves you want to upload.

   If your upload a save from a backup of your server, locate the folder that contains a levelname.txt file.
   If you're uploading a world from Single player, use the information below to locate the saves folder.

   Windows

   The location of the saves folder is different for each platform that Minecraft Bedrock runs on, but the client with the easiest saves location is Windows, which you can access by entering the following address into the run box (Win+R) or the address bar of a File Explorer window.

   %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds

   Other systems

   Other versions of Minecraft Bedrock edition may require special privileges on your device, a 3rd-party program, or a pre-existing configuration to store your worlds to an external location. It’s recommended to use Windows if you have access to it, or research other methods of locating or accessing the saves location if you do not.

3. Open FileZilla or another SFTP application.

   You'll need to connect to your server using SFTP in order to upload the world. If you haven't done this before, check out our guide on Using SFTP.

4. Navigate to the worlds folder on your server Using SFTP.
5. Delete the existing world folder (usually named bedrockWorld).
6. Upload your world folder to the worlds directory.
7. Open the server.properties file in your server's root directory.

   You can either use the File Manager in the WinterNode Control Panel or download the file via SFTP, edit it locally, and re-upload it.

8. Find the line that starts with level-name=<world name> and change the value to match the name of your uploaded world folder.

   For example, if your world folder is named MyWorld, the line should read level-name=MyWorld.

9. Start your server.

warning

There is no easy way to convert worlds between Java and Bedrock. There are a few community made tools, but they can be unstable and have major limitations.

If you want to use your Java world on Bedrock, check out the Geyser plugin!