Lightsail - How to access files?

Question

I'm using Lightsail to host a dedicated server for a game called Valheim. There are two world files (.db and .fwl) that represent the cumulative progress we've made in the game, and I want to make sure they are getting backed up safely. I've been making snapshots of the server instance periodically, but wondering how to access and save the specific .db and .fwl files I'm looking for.

I don't see these files saved locally on my PC so I assume they are stored somewhere within AWS or Lightsail, is this correct? If so, how would I access them?

Normally, the drive path to access these files if playing locally is C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds, so maybe there's a command I can use in the SSH client to see this directory and pull the files?

Thank you.

Answer

Hi there,

I have just launched a Valheim server on AWS Lightsail instance following this [walkthrough](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/hands-on/valheim-on-aws/). You can find your .df and .fwl files in  `./valheim/saves/worlds_local` directory. If you have existing world files in your local PC, you can also move your existing files to that directory. Following are the steps you will have to do to move your existing files:

1.  ssh to your Lightsail instance and go to the directory using `cd  ./valheim/saves/worlds_local`.
2. Copy your existing files and paste them in that directory, the best way to do this is using [scp](https://linux.die.net/man/1/scp).
3. Edit world property in the `docker-compose.ylm` file to match the .df or .fwl files that you want to use.
4. Restart the server.

I hope you find this information helpful.

Lightsail - How to access files?

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