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Minecraft Bedrock guide

How to upload a Minecraft Bedrock world to your server

Minecraft Bedrock can export any world as a single .mcworld file, and that's exactly what your server takes. Here's how to get one from your game or another server and put it online.

Updated 28 October 2026

Export your world

  1. Open the world's settings. In Minecraft for Windows, go to Play and press the pencil (Edit) button beside the world.
  2. Export it. At the bottom of the Game settings, press Export World and save the .mcworld file somewhere you'll find it.

On another Bedrock server, the world is a folder in worlds/ holding level.dat, levelname.txt and a db folder. Download it and zip the folder itself.

Upload it

  1. Check the World folder. In your server's Settings, World folder names the world the server runs (world unless you changed it). The world you upload replaces that one. To keep it as well, set World folder to a new name and press Save configuration first.
  2. Upload the .mcworld file. Open Files & SFTP, choose world-imports/ and press Upload to world-imports. Upload the .mcworld file as it is, or a zip of the world's folder. The browser takes files up to 96 MB; bigger worlds go to world-imports over SFTP (Generate SFTP credentials), up to 16 GB.
  3. Wait for the safety scan. Every upload is scanned before your server gets it. Press Refresh until the zip shows Passed safety scan.
  4. Stop and start the server. Press Stop, then Start. As the server starts, the world in the zip replaces the server's world, and the Console says when it's imported. The next backup keeps it.

Good to know

  • Add-ons (.mcpack or .mcaddon files) go in addons/. Each start adds them to the world, with no world files to edit.
  • Your server updates to the newest Bedrock version every time it starts, so players need an up-to-date game to join.
  • Players on Windows, phones and tablets add the server by its address. Bedrock on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch can't add a server address, so console players can't join directly.
  • If a zip can't be imported, the server starts with its current world and the Console says why. Fix the zip and upload it again.
Minecraft Bedrock questions

Good to know.

Do I need to unzip the .mcworld file?

No. Upload it as it is. A .mcworld file is a zip of the world's folder, and the server unpacks it when it starts.

Can I upload a world from my Xbox or PlayStation?

Not directly: consoles can't export files. Move the world through a Realm to Minecraft for Windows first, as our console world guide shows, then export it there.

Can I switch back to my old world?

Yes, if you gave World folder a new name before uploading. The old world stays in worlds/ under its own name, and setting World folder back to it loads it again.