How to Upload a Custom World to Your 7 Days to Die Server


When you configure your server, you may want to upload a custom world to improve your 7 Days to Die experience. In this guide, we will walk you through the process of locating your local worlds and then uploading one of them to your server.

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# Locate Your World

To upload your custom world, you need to first generate it in single-player and find it as shown below:

1. Start 7 Days to Die, then generate a world in single-player.

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2. Press the Windows button and type `run`, then press `Enter`.

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3. Type in the box the following text, then click `Ok`: `%appdata%7DaysToDieSaves`.


Here you can find folders corresponding to each specific generation type. The world folders are located inside them, depending on the generation type used.

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4. Get a copy of your generation folder, which contains the world folder. You will also have to note the name of the generation folder (`Navezgane` in the example below) and the world folder (`My Game` in the example below).



Now, you’ve just got a copy of your world folder!

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## Custom Generation

If you are using a custom generation for your world, some extra steps are required:

1. Open your game installation folder, open the `Data` folder, then the `Worlds` folder.


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2. Open the folder with the same name as your custom generation type, then open the file titled `map_info.xml` with a text editor like NotePad.


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3. Locate the following options and note their values: `HeightMapSize`, `Generation.Seed`.

|| ⚠ **NOTE **⚠: The `HeightMapSize` may show up as two identical numbers. You need to note only one of the values.


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# How to Upload Your World

To upload an existing world, you need to:

1. Connect via WinSCP to your server and upload the world folder saved in the last steps under the `User/Saves` folder.

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-access-your-game-server-files-via-ftp-1pbt2hz/) is our guide for connecting via WinSCP to your server.


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2. Log in to your game server panel [here](https://amp.ggservers.com).

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-7-days-to-die-server-and-control-panel-1o9v4xv/#1-how-do-i-find-my-amp-panel-and-server-connection-details) is our guide for getting access to your 7d2d game server panel.

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3. Click on your 7 Days to Die instance, then click on `Manage`, and then stop the server.



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4. Click on `Configuration`, then on `7d2d – Gameplay Settings`.


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5. Find the `Game World` section and set it to the generation type folder name you saved in the steps above. Then find the `Game Name` section and set it to the actual world folder name you saved in the steps above.


|| ⚠ **NOTE **⚠: If you are using a custom generation for your world, you will also have to fill in the `World Gen Seed` and `World Gen Size` fields with the actual values you noted in the steps above (`Generation.Seed` and `HeightMapSize`).


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6. Start your 7 Days to Die server by clicking on `Status`, then on `Start`.


Now you’ve just set up your custom world on your V Rising server.

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# How to Change Between Worlds

To switch back to your old world, you just need to:

1. Log in to your game server panel [here](https://amp.ggservers.com).

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-7-days-to-die-server-and-control-panel-1o9v4xv/#1-how-do-i-find-my-amp-panel-and-server-connection-details) is our guide for getting access to your 7d2d game server panel.

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2. Click on your 7 Days to Die instance, then click on `Manage`, and then stop the server.



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3. Click on `Configuration`, then on `7d2d – Gameplay Settings`.


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4. Find the `Game World` section, and set it back to your old generation type. Then find the `Game Name` and set it to the old world name you were using.


|| ⚠ **NOTE **⚠: If you were using a custom generation for your world, you will also have to set back the `World Gen Seed` and `World Gen Size` fields to their old values.


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6. Start your 7 Days to Die server by clicking on `Status`, then on `Start`.


Now you’ve just changed back to your old world.

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| If you find any issues, contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).
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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

– [Getting Started – How to Access Your 7 Days to Die Server and Control Panel](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-7-days-to-die-server-and-control-panel-1o9v4xv/)
– [How to Add Admins and Enable the Cheat Mode on 7 Days to Die](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-add-admins-and-enable-the-cheat-mode-on-7-days-to-die-1478y8w/)
– [How to Use the Crypto Payment Method](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-use-the-crypto-payment-method-13pf3ij/)