Have the GuavaHost Team Move Your Server for You
If you already have a game server somewhere else, the GuavaHost team can move it onto your new GuavaHost server for you, so you do not have to wrestle with file transfers yourself.
2 min read · Updated Sep 24, 2026 · By GuavaHost Team
What staff-assisted migration is
Migration just means copying your existing server (your world, your plugins or mods, and your configs) from your old host onto your new GuavaHost server. You can do this yourself over SFTP, but you do not have to. Our team offers staff-assisted migration, where we do the copying and setup for you and confirm everything is running before you connect.
Before you ask
A little prep makes the move quick and clean:
- Order your GuavaHost server first. Setup is instant, so it is live within seconds and ready to receive your files.
- Match the game and, where it matters, the version, so your files land on a compatible server. You can set the version in Startup settings on your server's Settings tab (or on the Version page for Minecraft Java).
- Have access to your old server's files ready, usually the SFTP host, port, username, and password from your current host.
How to request it
- Contact support from guavahost.com/support, or ask in our Discord at discord.gg/GuavaHost.
- Tell us the game and roughly what to move: the whole server, or just the world, plugins, and configs.
- Share how we can reach the old files (the old host's SFTP details), or ask us how to send them over safely.
- We copy everything across into your new server's storage and get it configured.
- We confirm it is done. You then sign in at customer.guavahost.com, open the server's Console tab to watch it start, and connect using the address at the top of the server page.
Response times on Discord are usually around 30 minutes, and support runs 24/7, so you are never waiting long to get moving.
Prefer to do it yourself
Migration in your server's menu (under More) can connect to your old host over SFTP and copy the files straight across, when it is available on your account. If the page says migrations are not available, do a manual copy instead or ask us.
A manual SFTP copy is completely doable too (SFTP is a secure way to move files between your computer and your server):
- On your GuavaHost server's Settings tab, expand Connection details for the SFTP address, port and username, and set your SFTP password with Set SFTP password.
- Connect with a free client like FileZilla using those details.
- Drag your world folder, plugins or mods, and config files from your computer into the matching folders on the server.
- Click Restart at the top of the server page and check on the Console tab that it boots cleanly.
Migrating from another host walks through both.
What to move and what to leave
Bring the things that make your server yours: the world or save, plugins and mods, and their config files. Leave behind the game's core files and jars, since GuavaHost installs fresh, correct versions of those for you. Copying old core files over new ones is the usual cause of a server that will not start.
Still stuck? Jump into our Discord at discord.gg/GuavaHost and the team will help you out.
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Still need help? Our team is online 24/7 to answer questions.