Sons of the Forest has released an update allowing for dedicated servers; however, players may want to continue playing on their local saves when moving to a dedicated server. Unfortunately, this process does not retain inventory data, so make sure to place any desired items into storage before transferring.
Note: Only Multiplayer saves can be transferred to Dedicated Servers. Player inventory data will not be kept after transferring. Make backups locally to save any necessary files.
1. Open the Run menu by pressing the Windows + R keys on the keyboard.
2. Enter the following: %localappdata%low\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves .
3. Open the Multiplayer folder.
4. Right-click the desired save folder and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.
5. Minimize the file to use later in the tutorial.
6. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.
7. Stop the server.
8. Go to the Files tab.
9. Find the following directory: /home/container/serverconfig/Saves/DedicatedServer/Multiplayer .
10. Upload the .zip file from step 5.
11. Right-click the .zip file and choose Unarchive.
12. Rename the file to "000000000#", replacing # with another number.
13. Find the following directory: /home/container/serverconfig .
14. Open the dedicatedserver.cfg file.
15. Next to the "SaveSlot": line, enter the # number from step 12.
16. Press the Save button.
17. Start the server. The world will retain any previously placed structures or items.