How to Upload a World on a Minecraft Java Server

Attention

The world files must not be an archive such as .zip. Unzip the world first.

Stop the server
Stop your Minecraft Java Edition server.
Connect via SFTP
Connect to your server via SFTP.
Upload the world
Upload your new world in the main folder, which also contains the world folder.
Open server.properties
Open the file server.properties and look for the following entry:
```
level-name=world
```
```
level-name=world
```
Change the value
Change the value to the name of your uploaded world (e.g. level-name=NewWorld).
Restart the server
Save the changes and restart the server.

Tip

You can also run several worlds in parallel on your server, e.g. with plugins such as Multiverse-Core.

How to Upload a World on a Minecraft Java Server ​