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How to Upload a Datapack to a Minecraft Server

A datapack changes the game’s rules without any mods: for example, the night passes even if not all players are asleep, or the server starts tracking player statistics.

What you need before you start

  • An active Minecraft server on Redfox Cloud. All plans are supported.
  • An FTP client: WinSCP (Windows) or FileZilla (Windows, macOS, Linux).
  • A datapack made for your server’s Minecraft version.
Back up your world

Some datapacks change the world permanently, for example its generation. Download a copy of your world to your computer before uploading.

Uploading the datapack

  1. Download the datapack

    You can find datapacks on sites like Vanilla Tweaks or Modrinth. Choose a pack made for the same Minecraft version your server runs.

    A datapack is usually a .zip file. You don’t need to extract it.

    Common mistake

    Some sites give you an archive containing several datapacks or another archive. When you open the .zip file, you should see the pack.mcmeta file and the data folder right away.

  2. Connect to the server via FTP

    You’ll find the login details in the service control panel, in the “FTP/MYSQL/RCON” section.

    Here you’ll find the server address, username and password.
    1. In the File protocol field, change SFTP to FTP.
    2. Make sure Port number is 21.
    3. Host name: the server’s hostname, e.g. g01.rfox.cloud.
    4. Enter the username and password, then click Login.

    More: How to use WinSCP or FileZilla.

  3. Find the datapacks folder

    Open the pasauliai folder, then world. Inside you’ll find the datapacks folder:

    pasauliai/ └── world/ ├── datapacks/ ├── region/ └── level.dat

    On the LITE plan, you’ll land directly in the pasauliai folder when you connect.

  4. Upload the datapack

    Drag the datapack .zip file from your computer into the datapacks folder.

    world/ └── datapacks/ └── name.zip

  5. Restart the server

    Restart the server in the control panel so the datapack loads.

    Without a restart

    You can also load a datapack without restarting the server. Enter this command with OP permissions. For datapacks that change world generation, we still recommend a restart.

    /minecraft:reload

Did it work?

Join the server and enter this command:

/datapack list enabled

You should see your uploaded datapack in the list.

FAQ

The datapack isn’t in the list

Check that the file is in the pasauliai/world/datapacks folder, that pack.mcmeta is in the root of the .zip and that the pack is made for your server version. Then restart the server.

The datapack is uploaded but doesn’t work

It may be disabled. The /datapack list available command shows disabled packs. You can enable it with /datapack enable "file/name.zip", replacing “name” with the file name.

The datapack changed world generation, but old areas look the same

That’s normal. World generation changes only apply to new, unexplored parts of the world. Areas that are already generated stay the same.

How do I remove a datapack?

Enter /datapack disable "file/name.zip", then delete the file from the datapacks folder with your FTP client and restart the server.

What’s next

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