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How to Add a Savegame to Your Windrose Server

Add a savegame to a Windrose server

1 min read
Apr 14, 2026

You can transfer a local save to your server to continue playing with an existing world.

Find the local savegame

  1. Open savegame folder
    Press Windows Key + R, enter the following path and confirm with Enter:

    %LOCALAPPDATA%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles
    
  2. Navigate to the world folder
    Open your SteamID folder and navigate to:

    RocksDB\<GameVersion>\Worlds\
    
  3. Identify the world folder
    Inside you will find a folder named with an alphanumeric string – the <WorldID>. This corresponds to the island ID of your world.

Upload and apply the savegame

  1. Stop the server
    Stop your server via the dashboard.

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

  3. Upload world folder
    Upload the entire <WorldID> folder to the following directory:

    /R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB/<GameVersion>/Worlds/
    

    The placeholder <GameVersion> must match the server's version folder name.

  4. Set island ID
    For the server to load the uploaded world, set the island ID to the name of the <WorldID> folder.

  5. Start the server
    Start your server.

Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Apr 14, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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