# Importing a Subnautica Save into Your Nitrox Server (/docs/subnautica/import-save)



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This is one of the most-asked Nitrox questions: *"Can I bring my single-player progress into the multiplayer server?"* The honest answer is **no, not directly** -- and this page explains why, plus what you can do instead.

Single-Player → Nitrox: Not Supported [#single-player--nitrox-not-supported]

Nitrox uses a different save format from vanilla Subnautica. The single-player save is a snapshot of one player's world; a Nitrox save tracks player permissions, multiplayer ownership, sync state, and a host of fields the single-player save doesn't have.

There is **no official converter**. The Nitrox team has acknowledged this is a longstanding feature request but has not committed to building it. Community tools that claim to convert saves are unreliable and can corrupt either side.

If you start a Nitrox server, expect to start a fresh world.

Nitrox → Nitrox: Yes, Easily [#nitrox--nitrox-yes-easily]

Moving a save **between two Nitrox servers** is fully supported because the save format matches. This is how you migrate between hosts, restore a backup onto a new server, or copy a world between staging and production.

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Get the source save [#get-the-source-save]

    On the source server, stop it, then download the entire save folder from `.config/Nitrox/saves/{SaveName}/` as a ZIP. See [Backup & Restore](/docs/subnautica/backup-restore) for the detailed flow.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Match Nitrox versions [#match-nitrox-versions]

    Both servers must run the same Nitrox version. If they don't match, update the destination first via [Updating Nitrox](/docs/subnautica/update-nitrox).
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Stop the destination server [#stop-the-destination-server]

    In the [destination panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com), click `Stop`.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Upload and extract [#upload-and-extract]

    Open `File Manager` on the destination, navigate to `.config/Nitrox/saves/`, and upload the ZIP. Extract it. The folder name must match the destination's `SaveName` (set on the **Startup** tab).
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Update the per-save config [#update-the-per-save-config]

    The save you uploaded carries the source server's `ServerPort`, `ServerPassword`, and so on. Open the per-save `server.cfg` and update:

    * `ServerPort` to match the destination's **Network** tab
    * `AutoPortForward` to `False`
    * `ServerPassword` and `AdminPassword` to whatever you want on the new server
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Start the destination [#start-the-destination]

    Start the server and connect to verify. Once you're happy, retire the old server.
  </Step>
</Steps>

What If You Really Want Single-Player Progress? [#what-if-you-really-want-single-player-progress]

A few practical alternatives, in rough order of how well they work:

**Use creative mode briefly.** Start a fresh Nitrox world, switch to `creative` (`/gamemode creative` as admin), spawn the items and blueprints your group earned solo, then switch back to `survival`. It's not your *exact* base, but it gets your group past the early grind.

**Skip the early game.** Use Nitrox admin commands to unlock blueprints (`unlockall`), seed habitat resources, and set the Aurora event timing. Players keep the discovery moments that matter (Lost River, Lava Castle, ending) and skip the parts they've already done.

**Just play it again, together.** This is what most groups end up doing. Subnautica is a different game with friends -- the grind feels different when one person fabricates while another scouts.

Below Zero? [#below-zero]

Nitrox does **not** support Subnautica: Below Zero. Below Zero support is on the long-term roadmap but won't release before Nitrox 1.x is fully stable. If your save is from Below Zero, there's no Nitrox server you can bring it to.

Related [#related]

* [Backup & Restore](/docs/subnautica/backup-restore) -- the actual file-level workflow
* [Reset Server](/docs/subnautica/reset-server) -- when you want a clean slate instead
* [Updating Nitrox](/docs/subnautica/update-nitrox) -- match versions before migrating