Uploading & Managing Custom Worlds

1. Vanilla vs Paper World Directory Structure

It is critical to understand how different Minecraft server engines store dimensions:

world/\n  region/ (Overworld)\n  DIM-1/ (Nether)\n  DIM1/ (The End)\n  level.dat

world/ (Overworld)\nworld_nether/ (Nether)\nworld_the_end/ (The End)

2. Zipping & Uploading Your World

1. Stop your Minecraft server in panel.oryncloud.com.
2. On your computer, open the world folder. Verify you see level.dat and the region/ folder directly inside it.
3. Select all contents inside the world folder, right-click, and select Send to → Compressed (zipped) folder. Name it custom_world.zip.
4. In the Pterodactyl File Manager (or via SFTP), upload custom_world.zip directly into the server root directory.
5. Click the three dots next to custom_world.zip and select Unarchive.

3. Activating via level-name in server.properties

Tell the server which world folder to load:

# Open server.properties
level-name=custom_world

Save the file and click Start in your console. The server will load your custom map immediately.

4. Resetting Nether & End Dimensions

When major Minecraft updates drop (e.g. new structures or biomes), you can refresh outer dimensions without resetting your overworld builds:

• Using World Manager: Open the Worlds tab in your panel and click Reset Nether or Reset End.
• Manual Method: Stop the server, delete the world_nether or world_the_end folder, and restart the server. Minecraft will generate fresh dimensions automatically.