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# Upload a custom world to your Minecraft server

Uploading a custom world to your Minecraft server is a simple process.

||| If your world is larger than 10GB in size or you're experiencing issues uploading it via the online control panel, try uploading it via SFTP instead — info on that is available in the article [here](https://help.lilypad.gg/en/article/access-your-servers-files-with-sftp-8crsjh/).

1. Head to our game panel at [panel.lilypad.gg](https://panel.lilypad.gg) and select your server, then press the Stop button to shut it down.

2. Select the **Files** tab in the sidebar, and then delete the folder called `world` (as well as `world_nether` and `world_the_end` if running a Paper-based server), assuming that's the world you want to replace. This will delete any current player data.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2266a5cd61214c00/cleanshot-2024-03-20-at-224317_16rh729.gif)

3. If your world is currently a folder and not a .zip file, compress it to ensure it's correctly uploaded to the panel and to speed up the upload process.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2266a5cd61214c00/cleanshot-2024-04-02-at-235638_fvof5b.gif)

4. Upload the compressed world via the **Files** tab, then decompress it and rename the created folder to `world` if necessary.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2266a5cd61214c00/cleanshot2024-04-03at000137-ez_1s32w5j.gif)

5. Start your server again, and it should load in as the main world!

| Some great places to download custom Minecraft maps are [minecraft-maps.com](https://www.minecraftmaps.com), [CurseForge](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/worlds) and [Planet Minecraft](https://www.planetminecraft.com/projects).