Your Conan Exiles world is the thing you cannot get back if it is lost, so back it up before you change settings, install mods or update.
Before you start: stop the server so the backup holds complete files. See How to start, stop, restart and force-stop your server.
Where the world is stored
The world is a single database file (.db) in the ConanSandbox/Saved folder inside Files. Settings files are in the Config folder inside ConanSandbox/Saved, in a subfolder that is created on the first start.
Make a backup
- Open your server in the panel and click Backups in the left menu.
- Click Start backup with Files selected. The backup copies the whole server folder, so the world is included.
- To keep a copy outside PlayNHost, open the ... menu of the backup and choose Download.
The server folder also holds the game's own files, which can be large, so check the size on the Backups page. If it does not fit your backup space, ask support what to leave out. Do not guess an ignore pattern, because a wrong one can leave your world out of the backup. See How to create, download and restore backups for scheduling, locking and limits.
What to make sure is included
The panel backup copies the whole server folder, so it already includes everything below. If you also want an extra copy on your own computer, stop the server first so the database is not being written, then download the world .db file from ConanSandbox/Saved, any other .db files in that folder (the Isle of Siptah map keeps its own database), and the ServerSettings.ini, Engine.ini and Game.ini files from the subfolder inside Config.
Restore a backup
A restore replaces the current files with the backup, and anything changed since is lost. Take a fresh backup of the current state first if you may want it back.
Choose Restore to server from the backup's ... menu, confirm, and start the server when it finishes.
To bring a world from another computer instead, see How to upload your own Conan Exiles world.
