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.

🗺️ Import Worlds Through the Workshop 🗺️

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

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


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.


Launch Terraria and click on Workshop.




Click on Import Worlds.




Select the world you want, then click on Import.

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

📝 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:

Generate a world in single-player Terraria, then go to Documents\My Games\Terraria\Worlds to find it on your machine.




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

🚀 How to Upload Your World 🚀

To upload an existing world, you need to:

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.




Log in to your game server panel here.

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


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






Click on Configuration, then on Terraria Server settings.




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.




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



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

🔄 How to Change Between Worlds 🔄

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

Log in to your game server panel here.

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


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






Click on Configuration, then on Terraria Server settings.





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.




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



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


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
- How to Use the Crypto Payment Method

Updated on: 09/20/2023