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How to enable experimental features on a Minecraft server

Set initial-enabled-packs=vanilla,minecart_improvements in server.properties before the world is first created to turn that experimental pack on.

initial-enabled-packs

Sets which datapacks, including experimental feature packs, are turned on when the world is first created.

initial-enabled-packs=<packs>

Examples

initial-enabled-packs=vanilla

Default.

initial-enabled-packs=vanilla,minecart_improvements

Enable an experiment at world creation.

Arguments

packsRequired
The value to write after the equals sign.

What it does

A comma-separated list of datapacks to enable for a new world. This is how you turn on experimental features on a dedicated server. Changes after the world exists are made with /datapack enable.

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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