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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Conan Exiles Enhanced Server Migration Guide}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Conan Exiles Enhanced Server Migration Guide}}


This guide covers moving a Survival Servers Conan Exiles Legacy server to Conan Exiles Enhanced.
Move a save from a Conan Exiles Legacy server to a Conan Exiles Enhanced server. The first Enhanced startup converts your save one-way — the converted save will not load back on Legacy.
 
== What's different in Enhanced ==
 
* The Conan Exiles Enhanced server reads your existing Legacy <code>game.db</code> save on first startup and writes a new save file.
* After that first startup, the new save file is no longer readable by the original Legacy server.
* Isle of Siptah is no longer a separate dedicated-server map. Siptah-only data files are not used by the Enhanced server.
* The original Legacy build is still available as a separate Conan Exiles product on Survival Servers, pinned to the <code>conan-exiles-legacy</code> Steam branch so it stays on the classic version.


== Before you migrate ==
== Before you migrate ==


# Make sure your source Conan Exiles Legacy server is using Exiled Lands, not Isle of Siptah. Move characters off Siptah first if needed.
# Make sure your Legacy source server is on '''Exiled Lands''', not Isle of Siptah. Move characters off Siptah first if needed.
# Stop the source Legacy server.
# Stop the Legacy source server.
# Stop the target Enhanced server.
# Stop the Enhanced target server.
# Create or download a backup of the source server's <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code> folder.
# Back up the source's <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code> folder. Keep it until you've verified the Enhanced server in-game.
# Keep that Legacy backup until you have joined the Enhanced server and verified your characters, buildings, and settings.
 
The first Enhanced startup is a one-way conversion of the copied save. Do not delete your Legacy server or Legacy backup immediately afterward.


== Easiest path: in-panel migration tool ==
== Same-machine migration (in-panel) ==


If your Conan Exiles Legacy server and Conan Exiles Enhanced server are on the same machine and on the same Survival Servers account, the Enhanced control panel can copy the save for you.
If both servers are on the same machine and on the same Survival Servers account:


# Open the Conan Exiles Enhanced server in the [https://www.survivalservers.com/sspanel/ control panel].
# Open your Conan Exiles Enhanced server in the control panel.
# Find the '''Transferring from Legacy?''' alert and click '''Migration Tools'''.
# Click '''Migration Tools''' on the '''Transferring from Legacy?''' alert.
# Confirm both servers are stopped (the dialog will tell you which one is still running and how to fix it).
# Pick your Legacy source server from the dropdown.
# Pick your eligible Legacy source from the dropdown.
# Click '''Copy Save to Enhanced'''.
# Click '''Copy Save to Enhanced'''.
# Start the Enhanced server.
# Click '''Save and restart server''' on the Enhanced server.
# Wait for the first Enhanced startup to finish converting the save.
# Join in-game and verify your save.
# Join the server and verify in-game.
 
The migration tool refuses Siptah sources, running servers, servers with another active panel task, and servers on a different machine. If your source is on a different machine, see the next section.


== Cross-host or self-hosted: upload your save ==
The dialog will tell you exactly what's blocking the copy if anything is — running source, Siptah map, active panel task, or the Enhanced target already has a converted save.


Use this path when your Legacy server lives somewhere else — another hosting provider, a self-hosted box, or a separate Survival Servers machine.
== Cross-host migration (FTP upload) ==


# Stop both servers (yours, and the Enhanced server you are moving to).
Use this if your source server is on another host or another machine:
# Connect to the source Legacy server by FTP or its file manager.
# Download <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\game.db</code>. If <code>game.db-wal</code> or <code>game.db-shm</code> are present, grab those too.
# Open the file manager on your Conan Exiles Enhanced server (or use the '''Open Save Folder''' button in the migration dialog).
# Upload the file(s) into <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code> on the Enhanced server.
# Start the Enhanced server.
# Confirm a new save is created, then join the server and verify the converted save.


If the Enhanced server already has a live save you want to preserve, back up its <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code> folder before replacing any database files. The migration tool does this automatically when you use the in-panel path; manual uploaders need to do it themselves.
# Stop both servers.
# Download <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\game.db</code> from the source (FTP or file manager). Grab <code>game.db-wal</code> and <code>game.db-shm</code> too if they're present.
# On the Enhanced server, click '''Open Save Folder''' in the migration dialog (or open the file manager directly).
# Upload the file(s) into <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code>.
# Click '''Save and restart server''' on the Enhanced server.
# Join in-game and verify your save.


== Isle of Siptah ==
If the Enhanced target already has a save you want to keep, back up its <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code> folder first. The in-panel tool does this automatically; manual uploaders need to do it themselves.
 
Conan Exiles Enhanced does not use the separate Siptah dedicated-server map or the Siptah database file. If your active server is Siptah, move characters to Exiled Lands before migrating. The migration tool will refuse a Siptah source for this reason.


== Mods ==
== Mods ==


Legacy Conan Exiles mods are not automatically compatible with Enhanced. Check each Steam Workshop page for Enhanced compatibility before migrating a heavily modded server. If a mod is not yet updated for Enhanced, remove it before first startup or test the migration on a separate copy. See [[Installing Workshop Mods on Conan Exiles Enhanced]] for the post-migration mod workflow.
Legacy mods will not load on Enhanced until the author re-cooks them. Remove incompatible mods before first startup. See [[Installing Workshop Mods on Conan Exiles Enhanced]].
 
== Rollback expectations ==
 
You can keep running the original Conan Exiles Legacy server from a Legacy backup or by ordering a Conan Exiles (Legacy) product, but you cannot take the converted Enhanced save and load it back into Legacy. Treat the first Enhanced startup as a one-way conversion of that copy.
 
== Troubleshooting ==
 
* '''Migration Tools button is disabled.''' Open the dialog and read the explanation — common causes are running source server, different machine, Siptah map, or an active panel task. Each one tells you the exact fix.
* '''Save did not convert on first start.''' Stop the Enhanced server, confirm <code>game.db</code> is present in <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code> on the Enhanced server, then start it again.
* '''Server starts fresh with an empty world.''' Make sure the uploaded save is in the target Enhanced server's <code>ConanSandbox\Saved\</code> folder, not a nested folder. Stop, fix the path, and try again.
* '''Source and target are on different machines.''' Use the upload path above, or open a support ticket and staff can move the save manually.
 
== Related guides ==
 
* [[Installing Workshop Mods on Conan Exiles Enhanced]]
* [[Conan Exiles Enhanced Server Configuration]]
* [[Adding Admins to a Conan Exiles Enhanced Server]]


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Revision as of 13:30, 5 May 2026


Move a save from a Conan Exiles Legacy server to a Conan Exiles Enhanced server. The first Enhanced startup converts your save one-way — the converted save will not load back on Legacy.

Before you migrate

  1. Make sure your Legacy source server is on Exiled Lands, not Isle of Siptah. Move characters off Siptah first if needed.
  2. Stop the Legacy source server.
  3. Stop the Enhanced target server.
  4. Back up the source's ConanSandbox\Saved\ folder. Keep it until you've verified the Enhanced server in-game.

Same-machine migration (in-panel)

If both servers are on the same machine and on the same Survival Servers account:

  1. Open your Conan Exiles Enhanced server in the control panel.
  2. Click Migration Tools on the Transferring from Legacy? alert.
  3. Pick your Legacy source server from the dropdown.
  4. Click Copy Save to Enhanced.
  5. Click Save and restart server on the Enhanced server.
  6. Join in-game and verify your save.

The dialog will tell you exactly what's blocking the copy if anything is — running source, Siptah map, active panel task, or the Enhanced target already has a converted save.

Cross-host migration (FTP upload)

Use this if your source server is on another host or another machine:

  1. Stop both servers.
  2. Download ConanSandbox\Saved\game.db from the source (FTP or file manager). Grab game.db-wal and game.db-shm too if they're present.
  3. On the Enhanced server, click Open Save Folder in the migration dialog (or open the file manager directly).
  4. Upload the file(s) into ConanSandbox\Saved\.
  5. Click Save and restart server on the Enhanced server.
  6. Join in-game and verify your save.

If the Enhanced target already has a save you want to keep, back up its ConanSandbox\Saved\ folder first. The in-panel tool does this automatically; manual uploaders need to do it themselves.

Mods

Legacy mods will not load on Enhanced until the author re-cooks them. Remove incompatible mods before first startup. See Installing Workshop Mods on Conan Exiles Enhanced.

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