When you configure your server, you may want to upload an existing world to improve your Terraria experience. In this comprehensive GGServers guide, you will learn how to upload a custom world from your client.

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️ Import Worlds Through the Workshop ️

You can import worlds from the Workshop in-game. You just need to follow the next steps:

1. Go here to the Workshop page for Terraria resource packs and worlds.

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2. Find the world you want, click on it, and then click on Subscribe.

⚠ NOTE⚠: If you subscribe to an item in the Workshop, it will be automatically downloaded to your in-game Workshop menu.

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3. Launch Terraria and click on Workshop.

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4. Click on Import Worlds.

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5. Select the world you want, then click on Import.

Now you’ve just imported the desired world to your server.

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Locate Your Local Worlds and Workshop Maps

After you decid on which world you want to upload to your server, you will have to first locate it and get a copy, as you can see below:

1. Generate a world in single-player Terraria, then go to DocumentsMy GamesTerrariaWorlds to find it on your machine.

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2. Get a copy of your world folder and rename it to anything you want.

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How to Upload Your World

To upload an existing world, you need to:

1. Connect via WinSCP to your server to upload the folder you just renamed under the saves folder.

Here is our guide for connecting via WinSCP to your server.

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2. Log in to your game server panel here.

Here is our guide for getting access to your Terraria game server panel.

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3. Click on your Terraria instance, then click on Manage, and then stop the server.

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4. Click on Configuration, then on Terraria Server settings.

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5. Find the World Name section, and change it to Worlds/newname.wld replacing the newname.wld with the actual world file name you uploaded to your server. After you change the text box, the panel will automatically save the changes.

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6. Start your Terraria server by clicking on Status, then on Start.

Now you’ve just set up your custom world on your Terraria 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.

Here is our guide for getting access to your Terraria game server panel.

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2. Click on your Terraria instance, then click on Manage, and then stop the server.

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3. Click on Configuration, then on Terraria Server settings.

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4. Find the World Name section and change it to Worlds/oldname.wld replacing the oldname.wld with the old world file name you were running. After you change the text box, the panel will automatically save the changes.

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5. Start your Terraria server by clicking on Status, then on Start.

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

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If you find any issues, contact us on live chat or via the ticket system.

❕ Useful Links ❕

• Getting Started – How to Access Your Terraria Server and Control Panel
• How To Open a Support Ticket
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