How to Upload an Existing Save to Your Satisfactory Server

 

    One of the best things about a dedicated server is bringing an existing factory to it — your single-player world, or a save from another host — so it's online 24/7 for the whole team. Satisfactory handles this through the in-game Server Manager, and gamever also gives you FTP access if you prefer to drop the file in directly. This guide covers both.

 

Where Satisfactory saves live

 

    Your single-player saves are .sav files on your own PC, typically at:

 

%LOCALAPPDATA%\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames\<your-id>\

 

    That .sav file is the whole factory — it's what you'll move to the server.

 

Method 1 — upload in-game (recommended)

 

1. Connect to your server and open the Server Manager (see connecting and claiming).
2. Go to the Manage Saves section for your server.
3. Choose Upload Save and pick your local .sav file.
4. Once uploaded, load it as the active session.

 

    The server loads your factory and it's live. This is the simplest route — no file paths, and the game validates the save for you.

 

Method 2 — upload over FTP

 

    If you'd rather place the file directly (useful for very large saves or migrating from another host):

 

1. Get your FTP details from the Network tab (FTP address IP:27820) and the Settings → FTP sub-tab for the login.

 

 

1. Connect with an FTP client (e.g. FileZilla) and open the File Manager or navigate to the server's save folder:

 

   /home/server/gamefiles/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/server/

 

 

1. Upload your .sav into that folder.
2. Restart the server, then select the save from Manage Saves in-game to load it.

 

After loading

 

• Your factory, player inventories and research all come across — the .sav is the complete world.
• If the save was made on a different game version/branch, update the server to match or you may get a load error — see updating and branches.
• Make a fresh backup once it's loaded and running well (see backup and restore).

 

Additional Tips

 

• Upload the .sav file itself, not a folder or a zip.
• In-game upload is easiest — use Manage Saves unless the file is huge.
• Match the version — a save from a newer/older build may refuse to load.
• Restart after an FTP drop so the server sees the new file.
• Back up right after a successful import so you have a clean restore point.

 

Conclusion

 

    Moving a factory onto your gamever Satisfactory server is painless: use the in-game Server Manager → Manage Saves → Upload Save for the easy path, or drop the .sav over FTP into the server's SaveGames folder and load it from Manage Saves. Either way your single-player world becomes a 24/7 shared server your friends can join anytime.

 

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