Valheim: Managing Savegames on Your Server

Discover how to efficiently manage, download, and restore your Valheim savegames using the Savegame Manager → Learn more now

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Downloading Savegames

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Note: Before downloading the savegame, you must stop the server to ensure the active savegame is saved. After stopping the server, the savegame will appear after reloading the page once.

To download your savegame, you can use the Savegame Manager in the web interface:

Here you can easily download your savegame by clicking the green "Download" button:

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Important: You must download both the .db and the .fwl files.

Done! You can now use the backup for other purposes or upload it again later.

Uploading & Activating Savegames

To upload your own savegames, first open the Savegame Manager.

Here you can upload your savegame via drag & drop; it should look like this:

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Make sure your savegame has the same name as created by the game.

In our example, the backup files are named 380622.fwl and 380622.db.

Now enter the backup name at the top under Savegame (worlds):

Under ZAP Backups, find your savegame:

Now just press the yellow "Restore" button for both files and confirm; your savegame will then be loaded.

After loading is complete, a message will appear at the bottom right:

You can now start the server; the uploaded savegame will be active on the server.

Autosaves

Unfortunately, Valheim currently does not support autosaves. To save your progress, the server must be stopped. You can use the Schedules tab to automatically restart your server at specific times:

Here you can simply add a time for a daily or weekly restart:

After saving the restart, you can add multiple daily or weekly restarts.

Done! Your server will now restart at the specified times, automatically saving the savegame.

FAQ

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First stop the server to save the active savegame, then download it via the Savegame Manager in the web interface by clicking the green Download button. Be sure to download both the .db and .fwl files.

Upload the files via drag & drop in the Savegame Manager (the filename must match the one created by the game), enter the name under Savegame (worlds), and press the yellow Restore button for both files.

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