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 the files you want to delete. Next, download Minecraft server executables from the official site. MINECRAFT SERVERS Place the new server executable in the old folder. Open the text document and change line to ''eula=true. Finally, copy the files you have created from the new folder to your original location.

Step by Step Guide

You will only need to update your Minecraft server''s software, which is the.jar and.exe files. This method will ensure that your world and other settings are carried over 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 are: the world'' folder, banned ips'' JSON file, banned players'' json File, ops'' json File, ’server'' properties file, ''usercache’ json File, and a ''whitelist’ json. Place them into the new folder you just created.

Now you will have a folder named ''logs,'' a text document called eula'' and the main server executable. These files are not part of your older server version and will need to be deleted.

Navigate on to the Minecraft website, and you can download the most recent Minecraft server executable.

The new server executable should be placed in the folder that contained your old server files. Next, run the server.

The server won''t start. Instead it will create new files from the files you''ve deleted, as well as a server'' properties file.

Open the text file titled ''eula.'' Change the line that says ''eula=false’ to ''eula=true. This is Minecraft''s End User License Agreement and must be agreed to before your Minecraft server will run.

Once your server is up and running, copy your files to the new folder. 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 your normal server window and load your world. Your Minecraft server now has the most recent version!