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title: How to Transfer Your Palworld Server From Another Host
description: Switch Palworld hosting providers without starting over. This guide shows how to transfer your dedicated server save, preserve player progress, and get back online quickly.
source: "https://nodecraft.com/support/games/palworld/setup/how-to-transfer-your-palworld-server-from-another-host"
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published: "2026-07-12T03:32:39.802Z"
updated: "2026-07-12T03:32:39.802Z"
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# How to Transfer Your Palworld Server From Another Host

Switch Palworld hosting providers without starting over. This guide shows how to transfer your dedicated server save, preserve player progress, and get back online quickly.

Switching Palworld server hosts does not mean abandoning your world, characters, bases, or favorite Pals. This guide covers moving a dedicated Palworld server from another host to Nodecraft.

**Note:** Single-player and co-op saves may require additional conversion. These steps are for dedicated server transfers.

## Download Your Palworld Save

1. Stop the server at your previous host.
2. Open its file manager or connect through SFTP.
3. Navigate to **Pal/Saved/SaveGames**.
4. Download the entire **SaveGames** folder and compress it into a ZIP archive.

**Important:** Download the entire folder. Copying only **Level.sav** may leave player data behind, which is a particularly unpleasant moving-day surprise.

## Upload the Save to Nodecraft

Start your new Palworld server once to generate its files, then:

1. Navigate to your Nodecraft dashboard.
2. Locate your Palworld server and click **Panel**.
3. Stop the server.
4. Click **Server Files** in the menu on the left.
5. Navigate to **Pal/Saved/** and delete the existing **SaveGames** folder.
6. Upload your ZIP archive and click **Unzip**.

The final path should look like **Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0//Level.sav**. Make sure you did not create an extra folder such as **SaveGames/SaveGames/0/**. Palworld will not go exploring for its own save.

## Configure the World ID

1. Navigate to **Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/**.
2. Open **GameUserSettings.ini**.
3. Locate **DedicatedServerName** and replace its value with the transferred world folder name. For example, use **DedicatedServerName=77E6D46EFEDFGSDF5559CD1EB6D4F** if that is the name of the folder inside **SaveGames/0/**.
4. Save the file.

The value must match the folder name exactly.

## Start and Test the Server

Start the server and join using the new address. Confirm that your character, inventory, Pals, guild, and bases are available, then ask another player to test their character.

Server settings and mods may need to be recreated separately. Keep your original backup until everyone has confirmed that the transfer worked.

## Conclusion

Your Palworld world should now be running on Nodecraft with its existing players and progress. You may now return to building a perfectly organized base that will remain organized for at least several minutes.