How to Back Up Your Terraria Server

Back up your Terraria server by copying your world files, either as a quick download of saves/Worlds/ or as a full-server archive.

WinterNode also takes automatic backups of every server twice daily, kept for 45 days. Those cover disasters; take your own backup before planned risky changes like version updates or modpack swaps.

Back Up Your Worlds

Your worlds live in saves/Worlds/. Each world is a .wld file, and tModLoader worlds have a matching .twld file that belongs with it.

1. Stop your server from the Console page (backing up a running server can capture a half-written world file)
2. In the Game Control Panel sidebar, click File Manager
3. Navigate to saves/Worlds/
4. Tick the checkbox next to your .wld file (and .twld if using tModLoader)
5. Click Archive in the toolbar
6. Download the new archive file to your computer using the download option in its ... menu, or over SFTP

For a backup of the whole server (worlds, configs, mods, and plugins together), archive the server root instead. See Back Up Your Server Files Manually.

Restore a World

1. Stop your server
2. Upload the .wld file (and .twld for tModLoader) into saves/Worlds/, replacing the current file if asked
3. In the sidebar, click Server Options and check the World Name field matches the filename without the .wld extension
4. Start your server

The full upload walkthrough is in Upload a World.

Still Not Working?

If a restored world won’t load, contact our support team with:

• Your Server UUID
• The world filename you restored
• Any errors from the console when the server starts