How to Add a Savegame to Your Avorion Server

In Avorion a savegame is always a complete galaxy – an entire folder, not a single file. The name of that folder is at the same time the galaxy name your server loads on startup. Both have to match, otherwise your server starts with a new, empty galaxy.

What belongs to the galaxy?

Besides the actual save data, the galaxy folder also holds the server-side settings:

Always upload the folder completely – individual files taken from it do not make a usable savegame.

Find your local galaxy

1. Open the galaxy folder
   On your PC press Windows key + R, enter the following path and confirm with Enter:

   %AppData%\Avorion\galaxies
   

   On Linux the galaxies are located in the folder ~/.avorion/galaxies.

2. Select the galaxy
   Inside you will find one folder per galaxy. Choose the folder of the galaxy you want to transfer – you need the complete folder including its contents.

Upload the galaxy

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. While the server is running it writes to the save files itself.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP or use the file browser in the dashboard.

3. Open the data directory
   Navigate to the directory where your server stores its galaxies:

   /galaxy/
   

   You can recognise it by the fact that it already contains a folder named after your current galaxy – with the files server.ini, admin.xml and modconfig.lua inside.

4. Upload the galaxy folder
   Upload the complete folder of your galaxy with all its files into this directory.

5. Enter the galaxy name
   Open the dashboard, switch to the settings and enter the folder name of your uploaded galaxy in the field for the galaxy name (Galaxy Name) – exactly as it is written, including capitalisation.

6. Start the server
   Save all changes and start your server. On startup your uploaded galaxy is now loaded.