Upload a Java world

Last updated: July 23, 2026

This guide shows you how to upload an existing Minecraft Java Edition world to a NolimitHost server and select it in server.properties.

Upload the complete world folder, set level-name to that folder's exact name, and restart the server. Use SFTP for large worlds.

Before you begin

Confirm that the world is from Minecraft Java Edition.
Keep an untouched local copy and create a server backup.
Stop the server before replacing or selecting a world, so the running server does not overwrite or lock the files you upload.
Do not load a world in an older Minecraft version than the version that last saved it.

Prepare the folder — Open the world folder and confirm that level.dat, the region folder, and the other world files are directly inside it. Remove an extra wrapper folder if necessary.
Upload the world — Log in to the NolimitHost Game Panel at https://panel.nolimithost.cc/ and select your Minecraft Java server. Follow the file management guide in File Manager (left sidebar) and upload the complete folder to the main server directory.
Select the world — In File Manager, open server.properties (the main server configuration file) and set level-name to the exact uploaded folder name.
```
level-name=MyWorld
```
Start and verify — Start the server, read the console for conversion or loading errors, and join. Check the spawn area, inventories, Nether, and End before removing the old world.

Warning: Java and Bedrock worlds use different formats. Uploading a Bedrock world here does not convert it to Java Edition.

Stop the server (so it is not writing to the files while you check) and verify that: