How to disable a data pack on new Minecraft worlds

Set initial-disabled-packs=file/mypack.zip in server.properties before the world is first created, and that data pack starts turned off.

initial-disabled-packs

Sets which datapacks are turned off when the world is first created.

initial-disabled-packs=<packs>

Examples

initial-disabled-packs=

No packs disabled at creation.

Arguments

packsRequired: The value to write after the equals sign.

What it does

A comma-separated list of datapack names to disable at world creation. It has no effect on an existing world; use /datapack disable there.

Good to know

Only read when the world is first created.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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