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In this guide, we'll see how to install an addon on a Bedrock server.
Purchased Addons from the Marketplace
It is not possible to install addons purchased directly from the Marketplace on a dedicated server. Microsoft ensures they are only usable in solo play or on realms.
Beginning of the guide
To make it simple, you need to extract the addon, place the contents on the server, and modify two configuration files so that Minecraft recognizes the added addon.
Now, let's go into more detail! First, you need to download the addon. In my case, I want to download the "Mutant Creatures" addon. Now I have a file named "Mutant Creatures V3.1.mcaddon." Note that addons come in different formats: .mcpack, .mcaddon, or .mcworld. The next step is to upload it to the server and activate it.
Installing the addon on your server
You cannot directly place the addon into the behavior pack folder; that would be too easy. You must extract the contents of the addon to your PC. To do this, right-click on your addon and extract it to a folder. If you are using 7Zip, here's how to do it:
This will create a folder with the contents of the addon inside. Inside the folder, I can see two subfolders:
These two folders correspond to a Behavior Pack and a Resource Pack. It's possible that your addon only has one or the other, but that doesn't change the next steps.
Now, you need to copy these two folders onto your server. To do this, we'll use SFTP. Here's a tutorial on how to connect to your server via SFTP: https://forum.minestrator.com/threa...serveur-en-sftp-avec-winscp-ou-filezilla.192/
Now you must place the "NewMutantC_BEH" folder into the "behavior_packs" folder and the "NewMutantC_RES" folder into the "resource_packs" folder. Just drag and drop them into the corresponding folders.
Now that the folders are transferred, it's time to activate the addon on your map.
Activating the addon on your server
If you haven't already, turn off your server. To activate the addon, go to your map's folder. Your map can be found in the "worlds" folder on your SFTP. My world is called "Bedrock Level." If you've already used addons in your map, you should find two files named "world_behavior_packs.json" and "world_resource_packs.json." If they aren't there, you need to create them. To create them, press Ctrl + Shift + E, and name them like this:
A text editor will open. Don't fill anything in for now, just leave them open; we'll come back to them shortly.
We'll start by activating the behavior pack. To do this, go to the behavior pack folder you uploaded to the server. You should find a file named "manifest.json." Open it. The content should look something like this:
Now, we’ll focus on the "UUID" and "version" lines, which we will use right away. Keep the manifest.json file open and then open the "world_behavior_packs.json" file you either created or already had. If it's empty, enter this code inside:
world_behavior_packs.json:
{
"pack_id": "uuid here",
"version": [version here]
}
My file should now look like this:
If there are other lines, just add the line {"pack_id": "uuid here", "version": [version here]} after them, making sure to follow YAML encoding (which you can check using this tool). Perfect! Now save and do the same for the world_resource_packs.
Once that's done, congratulations! Your addon is installed. Start the server and have fun! If you encounter any issues, you can contact our support on Discord.
Have a great day!
In this guide, we'll see how to install an addon on a Bedrock server.
Purchased Addons from the Marketplace
It is not possible to install addons purchased directly from the Marketplace on a dedicated server. Microsoft ensures they are only usable in solo play or on realms.
Beginning of the guide
To make it simple, you need to extract the addon, place the contents on the server, and modify two configuration files so that Minecraft recognizes the added addon.
Now, let's go into more detail! First, you need to download the addon. In my case, I want to download the "Mutant Creatures" addon. Now I have a file named "Mutant Creatures V3.1.mcaddon." Note that addons come in different formats: .mcpack, .mcaddon, or .mcworld. The next step is to upload it to the server and activate it.
Installing the addon on your server
You cannot directly place the addon into the behavior pack folder; that would be too easy. You must extract the contents of the addon to your PC. To do this, right-click on your addon and extract it to a folder. If you are using 7Zip, here's how to do it:
This will create a folder with the contents of the addon inside. Inside the folder, I can see two subfolders:
These two folders correspond to a Behavior Pack and a Resource Pack. It's possible that your addon only has one or the other, but that doesn't change the next steps.
Now, you need to copy these two folders onto your server. To do this, we'll use SFTP. Here's a tutorial on how to connect to your server via SFTP: https://forum.minestrator.com/threa...serveur-en-sftp-avec-winscp-ou-filezilla.192/
Now you must place the "NewMutantC_BEH" folder into the "behavior_packs" folder and the "NewMutantC_RES" folder into the "resource_packs" folder. Just drag and drop them into the corresponding folders.
Now that the folders are transferred, it's time to activate the addon on your map.
Activating the addon on your server
If you haven't already, turn off your server. To activate the addon, go to your map's folder. Your map can be found in the "worlds" folder on your SFTP. My world is called "Bedrock Level." If you've already used addons in your map, you should find two files named "world_behavior_packs.json" and "world_resource_packs.json." If they aren't there, you need to create them. To create them, press Ctrl + Shift + E, and name them like this:
A text editor will open. Don't fill anything in for now, just leave them open; we'll come back to them shortly.
We'll start by activating the behavior pack. To do this, go to the behavior pack folder you uploaded to the server. You should find a file named "manifest.json." Open it. The content should look something like this:
Now, we’ll focus on the "UUID" and "version" lines, which we will use right away. Keep the manifest.json file open and then open the "world_behavior_packs.json" file you either created or already had. If it's empty, enter this code inside:
world_behavior_packs.json:
{
"pack_id": "uuid here",
"version": [version here]
}
My file should now look like this:
If there are other lines, just add the line {"pack_id": "uuid here", "version": [version here]} after them, making sure to follow YAML encoding (which you can check using this tool). Perfect! Now save and do the same for the world_resource_packs.
Once that's done, congratulations! Your addon is installed. Start the server and have fun! If you encounter any issues, you can contact our support on Discord.
Have a great day!