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Minecraft Bedrock: Install Addons

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Introduction​

Minecraft Bedrock Edition has native modding support and a massive community, which allows you to expand and enhance the gameplay with your friends. In this guide, we will cover the process of installing and activating an addon on your Minecraft Bedrock server.

Preparation​

To install an addon map to your Minecraft: Bedrock server, you need to connect to it via FTP. If you are not familiar with this, we recommend you take a look at the FTP access guide.

Before proceeding with installation, you will also have to find addons that you wish to install on your server. We recommend browsing on CurseForge as they offer a huge library of addons and resource packs created by the community.

Installation​

There are two ways to install an addon in Minecraft Bedrock. You can either install the addons into a new world, which makes the process very easy, or you can install them into an existing world, which is more difficult.

Using new World (easy)​

To create a new world with addons, you first have to simply open the downloaded .mcaddon or .mcpack file. This will open Minecraft Bedrock and import the addon into the game.

Create World​

To create a world and install the addons to it, click on Play and then Create new world. You can then choose all the regular world settings you would like:

Install Addons​

Before clicking on Create, you need to navigate to Resource packs or Behavior packs. There you click on Activate, next to the addon name:

Some addons have both a resource pack and a behavior pack, so you have to activate both. If you have activated all the desired addons, you can click Create.

To export the world and upload it to your server, you can use the Import own World guide.

Using existing World (difficult)​

Installing the addon into an existing world is more difficult, but has the benefit of being able to play with the addon and keep the progress you have made already.

Installing 7-zip​

To install the addon into an existing Minecraft World, you need to install 7-zip so you can open the addon file. The installation process is very easy, you have to visit the 7-zip download page to get the newest setup version:

Once downloaded, open the file and click Install.

Extracting the Addon​

As soon as you have downloaded your desired addon, you can extract it with 7-zip by right-clicking the .mcaddon file, hovering over 7-zip and clicking Extract to FOLDERNAME:

If the addon contains both a resource and behavior pack, then you have to do the same for the contents of the folder, as they are .mcpack files as well:

The difference between resource packs and behavior packs can be seen in the folder name. Resource Pack Folders have RP in their name, behavior packs have BP.

Uploading Resource Pack​

To upload the resource pack, navigate to this folder on your FTP client:

/gXXXXXX/minecraft-bedrock/resource_packs

Then you can drag and drop the RP directory into the FTP client:

caution

Make sure you upload the correct folder that directly contains the resource pack, not only a subfolder. The contents of the folder you are uploading should look like that:

Enabling Resource Pack​

To enable the resource pack, you have to open the manifest.json inside the RP folder. Then you have to navigate to the world folder in your FTP client:

/gXXXXXX/minecraft-bedrock/worlds/Bedrock level

Once there, you have to open the world_resource_packs.json. If you never installed any addons, you have to create this file. Paste the following text into the file:

[
  {
    "pack_id" : "UUID HERE",
    "version" : [version, number, here]
  }
]

Replace the values of pack_id and version with the values from the manifest.json you opened earlier:

info

If you want to install more than one pack, you can add multiple values. It is important to have a comma , separating the values, but you must not set one at the bottom:

[
  {
    "pack_id" : "UUID HERE",
    "version" : [version, number, here]
  },
  {
    "pack_id" : "UUID HERE",
    "version" : [version, number, here]
  },
  {
    "pack_id" : "UUID HERE",
    "version" : [version, number, here]
  }
]

Verify the changes​

Start your server, connect to it, and verify that the addons have been installed correctly. Test the new features or resources to ensure everything is working as expected. If something doesn’t go as planned, double-check the steps and make sure the files have been uploaded correctly, and search for any errors in the server console.

Conclusion​

Installing addons on your Minecraft Bedrock Server is a great way to expand the gameplay experience and add new content. With this guide, you can easily install addons and customize your server. For further questions or assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our support team, which is available daily to assist you! 🙂