Uploading Terraria Worlds From The Steam Workshop

Summary

If you’ve found a workshop world you’d like to use on your server, you can import and upload it in just a few steps.

Before starting, make sure you’ve subscribed to the world you want from the Terraria Steam Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/105600/workshop/

Finding Downloaded Workshop Worlds

Once you’ve subscribed and the download has finished, follow these steps to locate your world files.

1. Launch Terraria.

2. From the main menu, select Workshop.

   

3. Choose Import Worlds.

   

4. Click Import on the world(s) you want to use.

   

5. Enter a world name that you desire.

   

6. After the import completes, close Terraria.

7. Navigate to your world folder on your PC:
   • Windows: C:\Users%userprofile%\Documents\My Games\Terraria\Worlds
   • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Terraria/Players
   • Linux: ~/.local/share/Terraria/Players

8. Locate the .wld and .wld.bak files that match the recently imported map. If unsure which ones they are, sort by “Date Modified.”

   

Uploading the World to Your Server

Once you’ve found your world files, upload them to your server to start playing.

1. Log in to your Control Panel and stop the server.

   
   

2. Go to the Files tab.

   

3. Navigate to /saves/Worlds/.

   

4. Upload your .wld file (and optionally its .wld.bak) to the /worlds folder.

   

5. If the new World Name file does not match the name of the current world file on the server, delete the old world .wld file. You may keep the wld.bak file if you wish to keep the backup.

   
   

   Optional: You may wish to change the name to match the current uploaded world. If so, the files will be replaced when uploading the new .wld and .wld.bak files.

6. Start/restart the server.

   

That’s it! Your Terraria server will now load your custom Steam Workshop world, ready for you and your friends to explore.