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Run your Minecraft server without guessing

Step-by-step guides for creating a server, joining it, running it, fixing it, and handling billing.

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Files

Files is the file manager in your dashboard. Open, upload, download, edit, and organize the files on your server from the browser, including folders, renames, deletes, URL imports, and archive extraction.

Quick rule

Use Files when you know the exact file or folder you need. Use Worlds when your goal is to switch the active world, download the active world, or regenerate it.

Common workflows

Edit a config

Open an editable text file, make the change, save it, then restart the server if the software only reads that file on startup.

Upload a pack or world

Upload a .zip, .7z, .rar, or .tar.gz archive, then use Extract on its row.

Import from URL

Paste a direct download link from an allowed host, and we pull a large file straight onto your server so it never has to go through your browser.

Clean up files

Rename or delete files from the row actions. Use Select to check several at once, then move them into another folder or delete them together, handy when something extracted into the wrong place. Deleting cannot be undone from the file manager.

Uploads and archives

Uploads go straight to your server and follow the per-file size limit shown in the file manager. Archives extract in the folder where you click Extract. Files with matching names may be overwritten, so make a backup first if you are replacing world or pack files.

Split archives such as .7z.001 or .part1.rar are not supported. Create one complete archive before uploading.

Migrating an existing server

Zip your server folder, upload the archive to the main folder, and use Extract. Whole-folder drag and drop is not supported; one archive is. For anything over 8 GB, Import from URL is faster and skips the browser.

Two things trip most migrations. First, the server boots the jar named on the Startup tab, not whatever file you uploaded, so pick your jar there (or it stays on the old name). Second, deleting everything also deletes eula.txt; recreate it containing eula=true, which means you accept Minecraft's EULA.

World files

Files can upload and extract a world folder, but the Worlds page is where you set which folder is active, prepare a world download, or regenerate the world.

When Files is unavailable

Files is unavailable while your server is still being built, suspended, deleted, or parked in the Vault. Wait for setup to finish, fix billing, wake the server, or contact support if the status looks wrong.

Still stuck? Try Troubleshooting, or contact support.