How to Add a Savegame to Your Mindustry Server

In Mindustry a save is a single file with the extension .msav. Your server reads it from the folder /config/saves/.

Upload the savegame

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. If a game is running, the server might otherwise overwrite your file with an auto-save.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open the directory
   Change into the following directory:

   /config/saves/
   

4. Upload the file
   Upload your .msav file directly into this folder. Do not create subfolders – the server only reads files that sit directly in the folder.

5. Start the server
   Start your server via the dashboard.

6. Open the console
   Open the console of your server in the dashboard.

7. List the saves
   Check whether your save was detected:

   saves
   

   The server lists all slots it found, without the extension.

8. Load the save
   If a game is already running, end it first with stop. Then load your save:

   load myworld
   

   Your server then hosts the loaded state and players can join.

Load a save automatically on startup

To make your server load the same save on its own after a restart, store a startup command in the console:

config startCommands load myworld

Find your local savegame

Your singleplayer saves are stored on your PC in the Mindustry data directory:

Add a custom map

Maps are not saves but a separate file type – they live in a different folder, although they also use the .msav extension.

1. Upload the map
   Upload the .msav file of your map via SFTP into the following directory:

   /config/maps/
   

2. Reload the maps
   Enter the following in the console of your dashboard:

   reloadmaps
   

3. Check the map
   List all custom maps:

   maps custom
   

4. Start the map
   End any running game with stop and then start your map:

   host my_map