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Migrating Your World Between Vanilla and Spigot

Server software such as Spigot, Paper, Purpur and any of their forks use a different world folder structure than the standard vanilla structure. To increase customisation and add the ability to use a different seed or generation setting for each dimension, they move the DIM-1 and DIM1 sub-folders to world_nether and world_the_end respectively.

Converting to the Spigot Format

  1. Log in to the Dashboard.

  2. Choose a server within your server list.

  3. You will be redirected to your server’s Console page. Make sure your server is turned off by clicking on “Stop” at the top right of the console.

  4. In the top navigation bar, hover over “Manage” then navigate to the File Manager.

  5. Click on “Create Folder” and type world_nether in the “Folder Name” field.

  6. Once again click on “Create Folder” to make your folder.

  7. Repeat the same steps to create a folder, but this time call it world_the_end.

  8. Locate and open your world folder, this is usually just called world.

  9. Locate the “DIM-1” folder and click on the three dots to its right, then click on “Move”.

  10. To move the folder into the “world_nether” folder, type /world_nether/DIM-1/ then click “Move File”.

  11. Repeat the same steps for “DIM1”, but use /world_the_end/DIM1/ instead.

Converting to the Vanilla Format

Make a backup before proceeding. We do not recommend doing this if you have different seeds set for each dimension.

  1. Log in to the Dashboard.

  2. Choose a server within your server list.

  3. You will be redirected to your server’s Console page. Make sure your server is turned off by clicking on “Stop” at the top right of the console.

  4. In the top navigation bar, hover over “Manage” then navigate to the File Manager.

  5. Locate and open the nether world folder, this is usually just called world_nether.

  6. Locate the “DIM-1” folder and click on the three dots to its right, then click on “Move”.

  7. To move the folder into the “world” folder, type /world/DIM-1/ then click “Move File”.

  8. Navigate back to the root directory by clicking on the “Go Back” button at the top of the file list or by returning to the File Manager.

  9. Locate and open the end world folder, this is usually just called world_the_end.

  10. Locate the “DIM1” folder and click on the three dots to its right, then click on “Move”.

  11. To move the folder into the “world” folder, type /world/DIM1/ then click “Move File”.