How To Update A Minecraft Server

To update a Minecraft server, create a folder, select the files you want to keep, except logs, eula and Old Server, then place them in that folder. Select and delete any remaining files. Next, download Minecraft server executables from the official site. Place the new server executable into the old folder. Open the text document, and change the line to "eula=true". Finally, copy the files from your folder and return them to their original locations.

Step by Step Guide

You won't need to modify the Minecraft server's software - that is, the.jar/.exe file. This will ensure your world and other settings are transferred to your new server.

Navigate to the files of your Minecraft server. Where the properties files are located and where the main executable is kept.

You can create a folder and name it anything, as it will be used only for updating the server.

These files should be selected: the world' folder; the banned-ips json json json json json json json json json json jSON file, the banned-players json json json json json json json json json js file, an ops json json json json json json json json json jsons json json json json json json json json json jjson json json json json json json json json json to whitelist json json json json json jsonfile, the whitelist json json json to json to Place them in the newly created folder.

Now you have a folder titled "logs", a text file titled "eula", and the main executable. Select and delete these as these are all files exclusive to your old server version and will be replaced when updating.

Navigate to Minecraft's website and download the latest Minecraft Server executable there.

Run the new server executable in the same folder as your old server files. Minecraft servers

The server won't start, it will instead create new versions of the files you just deleted as well as a 'server' properties file.

Open the text document titled "eula" and change the line that states 'eula=false’ from 'eula=true’. This is Minecraft’s End User License Agreement.

Now that your server is ready to go, copy your files from the folder you created and then move them back to where it came from. Keep an extra copy of your files in that folder in case something goes wrong.

Make sure to replace any files in the new folder and once everything is there start your server executable.

It will display the normal window for server management and start loading your world. Minecraft servers Your Minecraft server is now updated!