I recently set up a Minecraft server on Ubantu 20.04 before the 1.7 update and I can’t figure out to update it and would appreciate some help. Thank you.
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Hi @mingyeow,
I’m not entierly certain but previous versions were able to be updated using these steps:
- Go to your Minecraft folder on your Droplet.
- Create backups of your essential configuration files. Make copies of the following files into another location so that you can restore them after updating the server:
- banned-ips.txt
- banned-players.txt
- ops.txt
- server.properties
- Copy your “world” folder
- Copy your start script of batch file.
- If you use a script to start Minecraft, make a copy of it to another location. You can restore it later to easily start your server.
- Delete everything in the folder.
- Once you’ve backed up your important files to another location, delete everything in your Minecraft Server folder. This will keep old files from causing problems with your new installation.
- Download the new server file from Minecraft.net.
- Visit minecraft.net/download and download the server file for your operating system.
- Copy the new server file into your Minecraft Server folder.
- Run the server file.
- This will create the essential files for your Minecraft server
- Close the server.
- As soon as the files are finished being created, close the server.
- Restore your backed up files.
- Move your files, script, and “world” folder back into the Minecraft Server folder.
- Open the .eula.txt file.
- Find the eula=false line and change it to eula=true. Save the file and exit the text editor.
That’s it, now you should have the latest version of Minecraft.
I’ll recommend creating a backup of your Droplet prior to starting this process.
Regards, KFSys
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