The game server subscription alternative
Tired of paying for a monthly server even when no one's playing? Switch to pay-by-the-hour: you keep your world, you only pay for your sessions, and you switch in minutes. From €0.02/h.
Create my serverWhy leave the monthly subscription
You pay for nothing
A subscription charges for the whole month, even on the days when no one logs in.
Commitment & renewal
Commitment periods, automatic renewals, painful cancellations.
You play in sessions
A few hours a week with friends: a subscription isn't made for that.
Switching takes minutes
- 1.
Grab your save from your current host (the world folder).
- 2.
Create your server and import your world (.zip / .tar.gz) at creation: your save stays untouched.
- 3.
Cancel your subscription: from now on you only pay for the hours you play.
How much do you save? See the detailed comparison.
What to grab from your current host
A game world is a folder. Here is what to download from your current host’s file manager, and how to pack it for the import.
| Game | What you grab | How you pack it |
|---|---|---|
| Minecraft | the world folder (plus world_nether / world_the_end if they exist) | a world/ folder at the root |
| Valheim | the whole worlds_local/<YourWorld>/ folder since 1.0 (it must hold _main.*.fwl2 and *.chunk files) — before that, the <YourWorld>.db and <YourWorld>.fwl files | a worlds_local/ folder at the root |
| Palworld | the Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<id>/ folder | the Pal/Saved/SaveGames/… tree preserved |
| Factorio | your game’s .zip (saves folder) | a saves/ folder containing that .zip |
| Project Zomboid | your save folder (Saves/Multiplayer/<server>) | that folder, or just its contents |
| Core Keeper | the worlds/<n>.world.gzip file (core-keeper-data folder) | that file at the archive root |
| Terraria | your world's .wld file (and its .twld if it exists) | those files at the archive root |
| Minecraft Bedrock | your world folder worlds/<YourWorld>/ (the one holding level.dat and a db folder) | that folder, or its contents, at the root |
| OpenTTD | your game's .sav file (save folder, or save/autosave for an autosave) | that file at the archive root |
| Avorion | your galaxy folder (the one holding sectors/ and server.ini) | the contents of that folder at the archive root |
| Necesse | your world's .zip file (Necesse's saves folder) | that file at the archive root |
| Enshrouded | your world's save file, in your Enshrouded server's savegame folder (it has no extension) | that whole savegame/ folder at the archive root |
| Barotrauma | your campaign's .save file (your Barotrauma server's Multiplayer folder) | that file at the archive root |
| Vintage Story | your world's .vcdbs file (your Vintage Story server's Saves folder) | that file at the archive root |
| Rust | the server/<identity>/ folder of your Rust server (the .sav map and the player.*.db files) | that whole folder, with its .sav, in the archive |
| Satisfactory | the SaveGames/server/ folder of your Satisfactory server (your game’s .sav files) | your game’s .sav files, in the archive |
| 7 Days to Die | the Saves/<map>/<game name>/ folder of your 7 Days to Die server (with its main.ttw) | that folder with both levels of names, plus GeneratedWorlds/<map>/ if your map is generated |
| Icarus | your Icarus server's prospects: the .json files in the Saved/PlayerData/DedicatedServer/Prospects/ folder | that Prospects/ folder with its .json files, in the archive |
| Sons of the Forest | the Saves/ folder in your Sons of the Forest server’s userdata/ (with its GameStateSaveData.json) | that Saves/ folder as is, at the archive root |
| Mindustry | your Mindustry game's .msav file (exported from the game, or taken from another server's config/saves/) | that .msav file, anywhere in the archive |
| Unturned | your Unturned server’s folder in Servers/ (with its Level/ and Players/ folders) | that folder as is, or just its Level/ and Players/, in the archive |
| The Forest | the ds/ folder in your The Forest server’s saves (its saveFolderPath) | that ds/ folder as is, in the archive |
| Veloren | your Veloren server’s userdata/server/ folder (with saves/db.sqlite and rtsim/data.dat) | that server/ folder as is, or the whole userdata/, in the archive |
| Mordhau | nothing to bring over: Mordhau keeps no match between sessions, every round starts from scratch | no archive to prepare: pick the name, password and mode in the settings |
| Holdfast | nothing on the game side: Holdfast keeps no world, each battle starts again from its map | nothing to put in the archive: there is nothing to import |
| Xonotic | nothing on the game side: Xonotic keeps no match between sessions; only your .pk3 maps (your server’s data/ folder) | those .pk3 files, anywhere in the archive |
| OpenRA | nothing to bring over: OpenRA keeps no match between sessions, every match starts again from the lobby | no archive to prepare: pick the game (Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn or Dune 2000), name and password in the settings |
| DDNet | your DDNet server’s ddnet-server.sqlite file (ranks, records and team /saves) | that .sqlite file, anywhere in the archive |
Accepted formats: .zip or .tar.gz. The archive must contain the folder at its ROOT — not wrapped in an extra parent folder.
Migration pitfalls
- The folder must sit at the archive root. Zip the parent folder and the import will not find your save.
- The import replaces the world: it runs with the server stopped, never mid-session.
- A modded world needs the same modpack: declare it at creation (Modpack field) before importing your save.
- Size is bounded by the machine’s disk — a classic vanilla or modded world fits without trouble.
Frequently asked questions
Can I keep my world when switching hosts?
Yes. Grab your world's save from your current host and import it when you create the server (.zip / .tar.gz). You pick your game up right where you left off.
Is there a commitment?
None. You top up a wallet, you only pay for the hours you play, and you stop whenever you want. Any unused balance is refundable.
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