How to Import a World to Your Minecraft Server

Import an existing Minecraft world — from Aternos, singleplayer, or another host — to your WinterNode server using the File Manager (worlds under 100MB) or SFTP (any size).

Using the File Manager

Use this method if your world folder is under 100MB when compressed. For larger worlds, use SFTP instead.

1. On your PC, locate the world folder and compress it into a .zip file.
2. In the Game Control Panel, go to Management → File Management.
3. Drag and drop the .zip file into the file area to upload it.
4. Once uploaded, click the kebab menu next to the zip file and select Decompress.
5. Delete the .zip file using the kebab menu once the world folder is extracted.
6. Continue to Configure the World Name below.

Using SFTP

Use this method for world folders of any size. SFTP does not have the 100MB limit of the File Manager.

1. On your PC, locate the world folder. You can compress it into a .zip first — this speeds up the transfer since SFTP is slow with many small files.
2. Connect to your server using your SFTP client.
3. Drag and drop the world folder (or zip file) into the remote side of your SFTP client — the panel showing your server’s files.
4. If you uploaded a zip file, go to File Management in the Game Control Panel, click the kebab menu next to it, and select Decompress.
5. Delete the zip file once extracted.
6. Continue to Configure the World Name below.

Configure the World Name

After uploading, you may need to tell the server which folder is your world.

1. In the Game Control Panel, go to Management → File Management and open server.properties.
2. Find the level-name property and set it to the exact name of your world folder.
3. Save the file and start your server.

By default, the server looks for a folder named world. Spigot-based servers also generate world_nether and world_the_end as separate folders alongside it.