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# How To Upload Worlds to your Terraria Server

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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](https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=105600&browsesort=trend&section=readytouseitems) 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`.

![Subscribe](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/15679ae403751b00/602ceca7-63bf-47e1-8cae-31ac10_1b3eew6.png)

|| ⚠ **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`.

![Workshop](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/63918d7291440800/4b733ad7-23a2-486e-bbba-fa7c23_rraw5o.png)

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4. Click on `Import Worlds`.

![Import Worlds](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/25f2fd713c986600/754cb0af-d021-4959-8cd6-a22373_f5r0wa.png)

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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 `Documents\My Games\Terraria\Worlds` to find it on your machine.

![Worlds](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/172f94640c2ee200/368752df-0656-42e5-bcdf-69cc93_u00lcr.png)

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

![Copy](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a66c75a53f0d4000/599be079-5fc4-481d-9a83-e862df_j7z2qv.png)

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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](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.

![WinSCP](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fd032d9693626000/2e672c77-ecdd-4e06-b60d-3febef_xrtvws.png)

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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-v-rising-server-and-control-panel-19ab766/#1-how-do-i-find-my-amp-panel-server-name-and-connection-details) 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.

![Manage](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/1_gfqcz9.png)

![Stop](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/6_1m885h.png)

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

![Terraria Server settings](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/3_uk1g9.png)

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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.

![World Name](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/2_8ziyiu.png)

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

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/51_rihtqt.png)

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](https://amp.ggservers.com).

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-v-rising-server-and-control-panel-19ab766/#1-how-do-i-find-my-amp-panel-server-name-and-connection-details) 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.

![Manage](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/1_gfqcz9.png)

![Stop](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/6_1m885h.png)

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

![Terraria Server settings](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/3_uk1g9.png)

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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.

![World Name](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/2_8ziyiu.png)

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

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/51_rihtqt.png)

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](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 Terraria Server and Control Panel](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/getting-started-how-to-access-your-v-rising-server-and-control-panel-19ab766/#1-how-do-i-find-my-amp-panel-server-name-and-connection-details)  
- [How To Open a Support Ticket](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/)  
- [How to Use the Crypto Payment Method](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-use-the-crypto-payment-method-13pf3ij/)