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How To Upload Your Own World to Your Valheim Server

Upload the World Files Directly

1. Locate Your World Files

You will first need to locate the world files on your computer. If you don’t have them already, you will need to be looking for a .db and .fwl file – these files are your world name (e.g. MyServer.db and MyServer.fwl). If you are on Windows, they are usually found here:

C:\Users\<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds_local

Valheim world files, file explorer

2. Log In to Your Panel

Cybrancee panel manage server Valheim

3. Stop Your Server

Cybrancee panel, showing Valheim server controls, with stop button outlined

4. Locate ‘worlds_local’

Go to the file manager go proceed to the following directory:
.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/worlds_local

Cybrancee panel, Valheim file manager showing worlds local

5. Upload Files From Your Local Machine

Upload the files from your local machine (using the path mentioned in Step 1).

File explorer window of Valheim world files, with Cybrancee panel behind

6. Modify the World Name to Match the Files

Cybrancee panel startup page, with world name outlined

7. Start Your Server

Upload an Archived World (1.0 and Later)

1. Open Your File Explorer

File explorer (rm) v2

2. Locate the ‘worlds_local’ Folder on Your PC

You can find the folder in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds_local

Make sure to replace <username> with your PC’s username.

Valheim - 'worlds_local' folder path on PC outlined with arrow

3. Select the World You Want To Upload to Your Server

Valheim - Local world outlined with arrow (rm)

3.1. Compress the Files Inside the World Folder in RAR/ZIP Format

(1) Select All the Files Inside the World Folder.

(2) Right-Click on Them and Select the ‘Add to Archive’ Button.

Valheim - Steps to archive the files of a local world

Once that’s done, the compressed file should look like this:

Valheim - Compressed file with the local world's files

4. Log In to Your Panel

5. Turn Off Your Server

6. Select the ‘Files’ tab

Project Zomboid - 'Files' tab outlined with arrow (rm)

7. Locate the ‘worlds_local’ Folder

You can find the folder in /home/container/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/worlds_local.

Valheim - 'worlds_local' folder path outlined with arrow

8. Select Your Server’s Current World Folder

Valheim - Server world folder outlined with arrow (v2)

9. Delete the Files Inside the Server’s World Folder

(1) Enable the Checkbox To Select All the Files Inside the Folder.

(2) Select the ‘Delete’ Button.

Valheim - Steps to delete the server world's files

10. Upload the Compressed File of Your Local World

Upload the file of your local world that you compressed in step 2.1.

Valheim - Compressed local world file uploaded to the server's world folder

10.1. Unarchive the Compressed File of the Local World

Valheim - Steps to unarchive the local world folder inside the server folder

Once that’s done, the compressed file should look like this:

Valheim - Local world files extracted inside the server folder

11. Start Your Server

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