How to move your server to Endercloud (free migration help)

You can bring your server to Endercloud without losing your world, plugins or settings. Our team helps with the move for free: just open a ticket after you order. If you'd like to do it yourself, follow the steps below. It usually takes about 15 minutes.

Before you start

1. Note your current setup: the Minecraft version (for example 1.21.x), the server software (Paper, Purpur, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Vanilla or Bedrock) and how much RAM you use.

2. Order a matching plan with the same or more RAM. Choose India (Mumbai) for the lowest ping in India. See How to make a Minecraft server in 5 steps.

3. Keep your old server running until the new one works, so you always have a copy.

Step 1: Download everything from your old host

Stop the old server first so the world is saved, then download:

• Most hosts offer a backup download (one .zip with everything). That's the easiest option.

• Otherwise, download these with the host's file manager or FTP/SFTP:

  • your world folders: world, world_nether and world_the_end on Paper/Spigot

  • plugins/ (plugin servers) or mods/ and config/ (modded servers)

  • whitelist.json, ops.json, banned-players.json and server.properties

• On Aternos, use the world download or the backups to Google Drive.

Step 2: Install the same software and version

1. Open your new server in the Game Panel and go to the Versions tab.

2. Install the same software and Minecraft version you used before. The right Java version is picked automatically. See How to change your Minecraft version or server software.

3. For a modpack, install the same pack from the Modpacks tab first, then add your world.

4. Bedrock servers: choose Vanilla Bedrock (or Nukkit or PocketMine-MP) in Settings → Change Egg.

Step 3: Upload your files

1. Stop the new server.

2. In Files, upload your .zip and use Unarchive to extract it in the main folder. Files up to 1 GB upload in the browser; for anything bigger, use SFTP.

3. Replace the new server's world folders with yours. Copy plugins/ or mods/ and config/ the same way.

More detail: How to upload your own world.

Step 4: Start and check

1. Click Start and watch the Console for errors. A plugin built for a different version is the most common problem; update it from the Plugins tab.

2. Join with the new address from the panel header and check your builds, inventories and permissions.

3. Your whitelist and operators carry over if you copied whitelist.json and ops.json. Otherwise add them again: Whitelist, op and ban players.

Step 5: Point your address to the new server

• Own domain: update the SRV or A record to the new address and port. See Connect your own domain to your Minecraft server.

• No domain yet? Get a free subdomain and share it with your players.

• Once everything works, cancel your old hosting.

Moving other services

• Discord bots: upload your code in Files (or connect your Git repo in Startup), set the Main file and add your token in an environment file. See Node.js bots and Python bots.

• MySQL databases: export a .sql dump from your old host, create a database in the Databases tab and import the dump with a tool such as HeidiSQL or DBeaver. See How to create a MySQL database.

• Hytale: copy the universe/, mods/ and config files with the server stopped. See Getting started with your Hytale server.

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