How to Download Your Minecraft Server World
Learn how to download your server world to play in singleplayer or transfer to another server.
You can download your server world to play in singleplayer, create a backup on your computer, or transfer it to another server.
Downloading via the Panel
Stop your server
Access the XGamingServer panel and stop your server. This ensures all data is saved to disk.
Compress the world folder
Go to Files, select the world folder (and world_nether, world_the_end if you want those too), right-click and select Compress.
Download the archive
Once compressed, click the resulting .tar.gz file and download it.
Extract and use
Extract the archive on your computer. To play in singleplayer, place the world folder in your Minecraft saves directory:
- Windows:
%appdata%\.minecraft\saves\ - Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves/ - Linux:
~/.minecraft/saves/
Downloading via SFTP
For large worlds, SFTP is faster than the web panel:
Connect via SFTP
Use FileZilla or WinSCP with your panel SFTP credentials.
Navigate to the world folder
Find and download the entire world folder.
💡 Tip: Compressing before downloading is much faster for large worlds — a single archive transfers quicker than thousands of individual chunk files.
📝 Note: If your world uses Paper/Spigot format, you'll also need
world_netherandworld_the_endfor the full world. Singleplayer uses Vanilla format, so you may need to convert the world format.
See also: Configure SFTP | Upload Existing Save
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