Vintage Story Save Management

Vintage Story stores all player data inside the VintagestoryData folder. Dedicated servers also use the data/Saves directory and a serverconfig.json pointer.

Dedicated Server Save Location

On a dedicated server, world files are stored in:

data/Saves/

The active world is defined in serverconfig.json using SaveFileLocation:

"SaveFileLocation": "./data/Saves/default.vcdbs"

Manual Backup (Server)

1. Stop the server.
2. Copy the current .vcdbs file from data/Saves.
3. Store it in a dated backup folder.
4. Start the server again.

Restore a Backup

1. Stop the server.
2. Place the backup .vcdbs file into data/Saves.
3. Update SaveFileLocation in serverconfig.json if the filename changed.
4. Start the server and verify the world loads.

Next Steps

• Server configuration guide
• Food preservation guide
• Prospecting guide