This guide will teach you how to export (download) your world and import (upload) a world to your BaoHost server.

Exporting a world means downloading a copy of your server's world to your computer. This is useful for creating backups, moving your world to another server, or keeping a safe copy before making changes.

Importing a world means uploading an existing world from your computer to your server.

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Exporting a World (Downloading Your World)

Minecraft Java Edition

Go to your server's Files tab in the BaoHost Panel.

Find your world folder. By default, it is usually named:

• "world"

If your server uses a custom world name, open the "server.properties" file and look for:

level-name=world

The value after "level-name=" is your world folder's name.

For example:

level-name=Survival

means your world folder should be named:

Survival

Once you've found your world folder, right-click it (or click the ⋮ menu beside it) and select Compress or Archive.

Wait for the archive to finish creating. Larger worlds may take several minutes depending on their size.

When the archive is finished, a ".zip" file will appear in your Files tab.

Download the .zip"file to your computer.

Your Java world has now been successfully exported.

Minecraft Bedrock Edition

Go to your server's Files tab.

Open the worlds folder.

Inside, you'll find your world folder.

Right-click the world folder (or click the ⋮ menu) and choose Compress or Archive.

Wait for the archive to finish creating.

Once it's finished, download the ".zip" file from your Files tab.

Your Bedrock world has now been successfully exported.

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Importing a World (Uploading Your World)

Before uploading your world, make sure it is compressed into a .zip file.

The archive should contain one world folder, not just the files inside the world.

✅ Correct:

MyWorld.zip
└── MyWorld/
    ├── level.dat
    ├── region/
    ├── data/
    └── ...

❌ Incorrect:

MyWorld.zip
├── level.dat
├── region/
├── data/

If your archive looks like the second example, create a new ".zip" file that contains the entire world folder.

Minecraft Java Edition

Go to your server's Files tab.

Upload your ".zip" file.

Wait until the upload reaches 100%.

After the upload is complete, right-click the ".zip" file (or click the ⋮ menu) and select Extract or Unarchive.

This will create your world folder.

Next, make sure the folder name matches the "level-name" value inside your "server.properties" file.

For example, if your "server.properties" contains:

level-name=world

your extracted folder must also be named:

world

If your extracted folder is named something else, such as:

My Survival World

you have two options:

• Rename the folder to "world".
• Change the "level-name" in "server.properties" to:

level-name=My Survival World

The folder name and the "level-name" value must match exactly.

If they don't match, your server will generate a brand-new world instead of loading the one you uploaded.

After confirming everything is correct, restart your server.

Your uploaded Java world should now load successfully.

Minecraft Bedrock Edition

Go to your server's Files tab.

Open the "worlds" folder.

Upload your ".zip" file into the "worlds" folder.

Wait until the upload reaches 100%.

After the upload is complete, right-click the ".zip" file (or click the ⋮ menu) and select Extract or Unarchive.

Once extraction is complete, your world folder should appear inside the "worlds" folder.

Restart your server.

Your uploaded Bedrock world should now load successfully.

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Common Issues

My server created a new world.

For Java Edition, this usually means the world folder name doesn't match the "level-name" value inside "server.properties".

Double-check both names and make sure they are exactly the same.

My upload won't extract.

Make sure:

• The world is compressed as a ".zip" file.
• The upload reached 100% before extracting it.
• The archive isn't corrupted.

My world is missing builds or player data.

Always upload the entire world folder.

Uploading only files like "level.dat" or folders like "region" will result in an incomplete world.

The archive is taking a long time.

Large worlds can take several minutes to compress, upload, or extract.

Wait until the process is fully complete before restarting your server.

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Tips

• Always create a backup before replacing your world.
• Stop your server before uploading or replacing world files.
• Wait for uploads and extraction to finish before restarting your server.
• Keep a backup of your worlds on your computer in case you ever need to restore them later.

Following this guide will help you safely back up, move, and restore your Minecraft Java and Bedrock worlds without losing your progress.