# Importing worlds to a server

## Importing worlds to a server

### Making it the only world

Make sure to execute the following steps while the server is off.

1. Delete the previous and default <mark style="color:yellow;">world</mark> folder.&#x20;
2. Unzip the file and drop its folder into the server's folder, be it local or through a FTP or SFTP server.&#x20;
3. Rename the imported folder to <mark style="color:yellow;">world</mark>.

### Adding worlds to a server

To completely follow the steps, you will need a third-party plugin: [Multiverse-Core](https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/multiverse-core).

1. Unzip the file and drop its folder into the server's folder, be it local or through a FTP or SFTP server.&#x20;
2. Type the following command on a console or inside minecraft: <mark style="color:yellow;">/mv import \<world\_name></mark> normal&#x20;
3. To list the worlds available, use: <mark style="color:yellow;">/mv list</mark>&#x20;
4. To teleport to the newly imported world, use: <mark style="color:yellow;">/mv tp \<world\_name></mark>