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# How to Add a Datapack to a Minecraft Server

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### What is a Datapack in Minecraft? 

Data packs allow your Minecraft server to be more customized, overriding a lot of features that change actual game play, allowing server owners to:

* Change crafting recipes
    
* Customize /command Functions
    
* Change Mod Behavior
    
* Add New Enchantments
    
* And much more...

This guide will show you how to install datapacks with the correct format, and how to add a data pack to an existing world.

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|| Note: Data packs were added to Minecraft Java Edition versions 1.13 and newer. This guide will not work for versions 1.12 and below.
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## How to Download a Data Pack for Your Minecraft Server

To download a data pack for your Minecraft server:

1. Find the .zip file for the data pack you want to install. In this guide we will install [Ketket's Tables Data pack](https://www.planetminecraft.com/data-pack/ketket-s-tables-elevate-your-space/).
    
2. Click install for the .zip file data pack you want to add. Install the data pack to your computer folder. Make sure the file you install is in a .zip format.

Once you download your data pack onto your computer folder, you can add the data pack to your world.

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## How to Install a Data Pack on Your Minecraft Server

Once you have your data pack file downloaded, you can add it to an existing singleplayer world or a server.

To add a data pack to your Minecraft server:

1. Login to [Apollo Panel](https://control.sparkedhost.us/)
    
2. Navigate to the File Manager of the server you'd like to install the data pack on.
    
3. Open "World" folder in the File Manager.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/msedgetl9kusjfqs_1pnzu5w.png)
    
4. Open the folder named "datapacks"

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/msedgegnuu1qi17m_5zhvp5.png)
    
5. From your computer, upload the .zip datapack to your "datapacks" server folder, leaving it in the zipped state.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/msedge17d3te64g8_lcw8u1.png)
    
6. Restart your server.

If you have enabled cheats, you can check that your data pack is installed in game by using the /datapack list command. If the data pack is uploaded in the correct format, it should be enabled in your existing world. You can also create a new world on your server with your datapacks.
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## How to Get a List of Data Pack Files

To get a list of the datapack files on your Minecraft server:

1. Set yourself as an operator. To do this, use the `/op <username>` command.
    
2. Use the `/datapack list` command.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/javaw2es5p3exor_1rw3l6a.png)

By default, the datapack will be enabled. However, if you want to disable the datapack for any reason, you are able to disable it by using the `/datapack disable` command.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/a79efd0b48a91800/javawsmpgaezkkp_1u65405.png)

Want to reenable a data pack? use the `/datapack enable` command.

Congratulations! You now have your datapack enabled on your Minecraft world!
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Created By: Greg K

Edited By: Mason Baker