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GuidesGuidesDownload your world from Realms, upload it to your Falix server, and match the version — plus what you gain (plugins, mods, control) and the one thing to watch.
Minecraft Realms is Mojang's own paid hosting — easy, but locked down: no plugins, no mods, no console, no config files. If you've outgrown it, your world comes with you. Realms lets you download your world, and once it's on your computer it's just an ordinary world folder — so from there this is the same upload you'd do for any single-player map.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| You need | Your Realms subscription (to download) and a Falix Minecraft server |
| Time | Fifteen minutes |
| Plan | Any Falix plan — free to try, premium for 24/7 |
Worth knowing why you're doing this, because it shapes the setup:
Do this from the Minecraft Java launcher, on an account with access to the realm:
The launcher downloads the world and adds it to your single-player worlds (your saves folder). When it's done, it appears in your normal Singleplayer list — that's your cue it worked.
🎯 Good to know: This is a copy. Downloading doesn't close your realm or delete anything on Mojang's side — your Realms world keeps running until you cancel the subscription yourself, so there's no rush and no risk to the original.
From here it's identical to bringing any single-player world online — that guide has the full detail; the short version:
saves (it contains level.dat and a region folder)..zip).level-name to the uploaded folder's exact name, then restart.⚠️ Heads up: Realms always runs the latest release of Minecraft. So your downloaded world is on the newest version — set your Falix server to that same version (or newer) in the Version Changer. A server on an older version generally won't open the world. And opening it on a newer version upgrades it one-way, so keep the download safe as your backup.
Set the server to a matching version first, and the world loads cleanly. Because the world format is shared, you can put it straight onto a plugin server like Purpur — you don't have to run vanilla.
Point level-name at the world, restart, and watch the Console load it — then join and confirm your builds and terrain are there. The Worlds page 3D map is a fast visual check that the right world loaded. Set your whitelist and ops on the Players page, share your subdomain, and your old Realms crew can pile back in.
level-name not matching the folder name exactly. Match the version and the name. See single-player migration for the same fixes in depth.server.properties, not the Realms setting. That's expected..mcworld for a Bedrock server, not a Java world folder). This guide covers Java Realms.