Guide
How to Change Your Minecraft Server Version or Software
Both the server software and the Minecraft version are set on the Software page. A version change keeps your world. A software change can break plugins or mods built for the old one.
Which software each plan can run
- Campfire (free): Vanilla only.
- Village: Vanilla, Paper and Purpur. Plugins, no mods.
- Kingdom: everything, including Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mods and modpacks.
Change the Minecraft version
- On Village or Kingdom, make a backup first: Backups → Create backup.
- Open Software.
- Under Game version, pick a release and click Apply version.
- Confirm and wait until the world shows Online.
Change the software
On Software, click the software you want and confirm. The server restarts. Plugins and modpacks for the old software may not work on the new one.
Do not click again while it is Starting. Wait for Online first.
Things to know before you switch
Installed modpacks are cleared on a version change so you can reinstall them for the new version.
A world loads on the same or a newer version than it was made on. Do not go back to an older version.
Switching type, for example from Paper to Vanilla or from Forge to Paper, can stop a world from loading. Back up first, and open a ticket from Support if the world will not load afterwards.
Need plugins or mods? Village runs Paper and Purpur, Kingdom runs every loader. See the plans page.