📅Transfer your ARK: Survival Ascended server to Oxygenserv

Step-by-step guide to transfer your ARK: Survival Ascended server from Nitrado to Oxygenserv (.ini files, backup, FTP).

This guide explains how to migrate an ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) server from Nitrado to Oxygenserv.

You will transfer:

• the configuration (Game.ini, GameUserSettings.ini)

• the world save (folder SavedArks)

Objective

• Prepare an ASA server on Oxygenserv.

• Retrieve your Nitrado files.

• Import the config and the save.

• Restart and verify.

Before starting

• Start the server at least once on Oxygenserv, then turn it off.

  • This generates the folders.

• Keep a local copy of all files before replacing.

Always stop the server before modifying files.

Otherwise, you risk a corrupted save.

Step-by-step guide

1

Prepare the ASA server on Oxygenserv

1. Install ASA if not already done: Install an ARK: Survival Ascended server

2. Start the server once.

3. Turn it off.

The goal is just to create the directory tree ShooterGame/....

2

Download the configuration files from Nitrado

In the Nitrado interface:

1. Open File Browser.

2. Go to the config folder (ASA):

ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/

Download these 2 files:

• Game.ini

• GameUserSettings.ini

3

Replace the configuration on Oxygenserv

On Oxygenserv, open the file manager.

1. Go to:

ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/

1. Delete the files generated by default:

• Game.ini

• GameUserSettings.ini

1. Upload the 2 files retrieved from Nitrado.

Uploads are often done one file at a time.

Repeat the operation for Game.ini then GameUserSettings.ini.

4

Download the world save from Nitrado

In Nitrado, go to:

ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/

Then open the map folder (e.g. TheIsland_WP).

Download the useful contents of the folder:

• the main file .ark (e.g. TheIsland_WP.ark)

• the player/tribe files (e.g. *.arkprofile, *.arktribe)

The .ark.gz files are compressed backups.

They are not required to run the server.

5

Import the save to Oxygenserv (upload or FTP)

On Oxygenserv:

1. Check that the server is off.

2. Go to the map folder:

ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/TheIsland_WP/

1. Delete the save generated by Oxygenserv (often TheIsland_WP.ark).

1. Import your files:

• If your files are less than 100 MB : use Uploader.

• If your files are more than 100 MB : switch to FTP (FileZilla).

For FTP: Access my server files via FTP with FileZilla

6

Check settings and start

Before starting:

• Check your mods (IDs) in Settings.

• Check the name, the password and the visibility.

Then start the server.

To test the connection: Connect to my ARK: Survival Ascended server on PC and console

Common issues

The server starts on a new save

• You are not in the right folder (SavedArks/<MapName>/).

• You forgot to copy the file .ark.

• The server was not turned off during the copy.

Rates / settings are not applied

• Check that Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini are indeed in Config/WindowsServer/.

• Restart the server after modification.

The server no longer starts after migration

1. Temporarily remove mods (to isolate the problem).

2. Check the logs: Find and share your server logs

3. Contact support with the logs: Contact Oxygenserv support (ticket dashboard and Discord)

FAQ

What do I need to transfer at minimum?

• Game.ini + GameUserSettings.ini

• the map file .ark (e.g. TheIsland_WP.ark)

To recover players/tribes: also copy *.arkprofile and *.arktribe.

Why is the folder called WindowsServer ?

This is normal on ASA. The game uses this path for its configs.

Can I migrate without FTP?

Yes if your files are less than ~100 MB.

Otherwise, FTP is the most reliable method.