MINECRAFT · SETTING
How to Add a Resource Pack to Your Minecraft Server
A server resource pack is offered to every player when they join, so everyone sees the same textures, sounds and models. Setting one up takes three steps.
QUICK ANSWER
Upload your pack .zip to a host such as mc-packs.net, copy the direct download link and SHA-1 hash, set resource-pack and resource-pack-sha1 in server.properties, then restart the server.
Fact
The resource-pack link must be a direct download. Links to a page, like a normal Google Drive or Dropbox share link, will not work.
Fact
Setting require-resource-pack=true disconnects players who decline the pack.
1. Host Your Resource Pack
- Upload your
.zipfile to mc-packs.net. - After the upload, mc-packs.net gives you a direct download link and the SHA-1 hash of the pack. Keep both.
2. Update server.properties
Open server.properties in your server's files and add or update these lines with the values from mc-packs.net:
server.properties
resource-pack=<Direct Download Link>
resource-pack-sha1=<SHA-1 Hash>To make the pack mandatory, also set:
server.properties
require-resource-pack=true3. Restart Your Server
Save server.properties and restart the server. Players are asked to download the pack the next time they join.
Why are players not getting the resource pack?
Check that the link is a direct download and that the SHA-1 hash matches the file. If you replace the pack, upload it again and update both values, because the hash changes with every new file.
Still stuck? Contact support.
