---
title: "Downloading Your Terraria Server World"
description: "Information on how to download your Terraria Server World"
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/173-downloading-your-terraria-server-world
collection: "Terraria"
updated: 2026-06-13
language: en
---

# Downloading Your Terraria Server World

Information on how to download your Terraria Server World

## Summary

If you want to play your Terraria server world in single player or keep a local backup, you can easily download it to your computer.

## Downloading Your Terraria World

1.  Log in to your Control Panel and stop the server.
    
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2.  Create a folder on your computer where you’ll store your downloaded world.
    
3.  Navigate to **Files**.
    
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4.  Navigate to `/home/container/saves/Worlds` and select the world you’d like to download.
    
    -   World files end with .wld and have the same name as your world.
        
    -   You can ignore any files ending with .bak, as these are older backups.
        
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5.  Select the **.wld** file to your computer.
    
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6.  Click on the three dots and click **Download.**
    
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7.  Once the download is complete, return to your **Dashboard** and start your server again.
    
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> **Success:** Your Terraria world has now been successfully downloaded. You can use it for single player, upload it to another server, or store it safely as a backup.