How to Upload a Singleplayer World to Your Hytale Server ​
You can transfer your singleplayer world to your server and continue playing with friends.
How to Find Your World Files ​
Method 1: Via Hytale ​
Open Hytale
Open Hytale and go to "Worlds".Open Folder
Right-click on your world and select "Open Folder".Copy World Folder
Navigate touniverse/worlds/- here you'll find your world folders. Copy the desired world folder.
Method 2: Manually ​
You can find your Hytale save files here:
| Operating System | Path |
|---|---|
| Windows | %appdata%\Hytale\Saves |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Hytale/Saves |
| macOS | ~/Application Support/Hytale/Saves |
Navigate to universe/worlds/ within your save to find the world folders.
How to Upload the World ​
Note
Stop your server before uploading files, otherwise they will be overwritten by the server.
Stop the Server
Stop your server via the management panel.Connect via SFTP
Connect to your server via SFTP.Upload World Folder
Upload the copied world folder to the following directory:/universe/worlds//universe/worlds/Start the Server
Start your server.
How to Activate the World ​
After uploading, you need to load the world and set it as default.
Via Console ​
Load the World
Enter the following command in the console:world load <worldname>world load <worldname>Replace
<worldname>with the name of the uploaded folder.Set as Default
To make players automatically spawn in this world when joining:world setdefault <worldname>world setdefault <worldname>
Note
Console commands are entered without /. In-game with admin rights, you need the / (e.g., /world load <worldname>).
Via Configuration ​
You can also set the default world manually in the server configuration:
Stop the Server
Stop your server via the management panel.Open config.json
Open theconfig.jsonin the root directory of your server.Change Default World
Find theDefaultsblock and change theWorldvalue:json"Defaults": { "World": "myworld", "GameMode": "Adventure" }"Defaults": { "World": "myworld", "GameMode": "Adventure" }Start the Server
Start your server.
Transfer Player Data ​
If you also want to transfer your player progress (inventory, position, etc.):
- Copy the contents of the
players/folder from your singleplayer save. - Upload it to the
players/folder on the server.
Warning
Only upload the world folders, not the entire universe/ folder - otherwise existing server worlds will be overwritten.