{"id":22177,"date":"2026-06-13T12:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/enshrouded-transfer-world-to-dedicated-server\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:01:28","slug":"enshrouded-transfer-world-to-dedicated-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/enshrouded-transfer-world-to-dedicated-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Transfer Your Enshrouded World to a Dedicated Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You have poured dozens of hours into your local Enshrouded world, and now you want friends to join you around the clock without your PC acting as the host. The good news is that Enshrouded stores each world as a single, portable save file, so migrating a single-player or local co-op world onto a dedicated server is mostly a copy-and-paste job. The one thing that catches people out is what does not<\/em> move with the world file, so we will cover that up front before walking through the transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Enshrouded splits world saves from character saves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is the single most important concept to understand before you start. Enshrouded stores world progression<\/strong> separately from character progression<\/strong>. The world save holds your terrain edits, buildings, base layouts, rescued NPC craftspeople, and the state of the map. Your character, on the other hand, including its level, skill points, and inventory, is saved on the client<\/strong> rather than inside the world file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Keen Games’ own dedicated server guidance, character save-games are not stored on the dedicated server at all, only world progression is. That design is deliberate: it lets you take the same character between multiple worlds and servers. The practical takeaway for migration is simple. When you copy your world to a dedicated server, your base and map come across, but your character stays on your local machine.<\/strong> As long as you join the new server from the same PC and Steam account you played on locally, your existing character (and its level\/skills) will show up. If a friend joins, they bring their own character. For a deeper look at how that affects multiplayer, see our co-op multiplayer and player count guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find your local world save file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On a Windows PC, the easiest way to reach your saves is through Steam. In File Explorer, open your Steam save folder directly: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\userdata\\<SteamID>\\1203620\\remote<\/code> (with Steam Cloud on), or %userprofile%\\Saved Games\\Enshrouded<\/code> with Cloud off. Note: Steam \u2192 Manage \u2192 Browse Local Files opens the game install<\/em> folder, not your saves. The full path looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steam\\userdata\\\\1203620\\Remote\\<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside that Remote<\/code> folder you will find your world save. The first world you ever created is stored as a file named 3ad85aea<\/code> with no file extension<\/strong>. That hexadecimal name is a static identifier assigned to World 1 (the first world in creation order); additional worlds you create get their own identifiers. The 1203620<\/code> number is simply Enshrouded’s Steam app ID, which is how you confirm you are in the right folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n