How do I change the version of my Minecraft server?

You switch Minecraft version or server type in the client portal, on your service's Reinstall tab. You choose a type and a version, make a backup and confirm. Your server then reinstalls itself. Only server.jar is replaced: your world, plugins, mods and settings stay in place.

Change version or type

1. Log in to my.planetnode.net and open your Minecraft service.
2. Open the Reinstall tab.
3. At 1. Type, choose Paper, Purpur, Vanilla or Fabric. Click Next.
4. At 2. Version, choose the version. You see the fifteen newest versions from our mirror for each type. Click Next.
5. At 3. Backup you see when your last backup was made. Click Make a backup for a new backup and tick the box confirming you understand you can lose your world if you have no backup. Click Next.
6. At 4. Confirm, check your choice and click Reinstall.

Your server stops, is reinstalled and then starts by itself. This usually takes a few minutes. Action Completed Successfully! appears at the top of the page, and you can follow the installation in the console of the game panel. The wizard picks the right Java version itself.

Which server type do I choose?

For a modpack, choose the Modpack option under Or a modpack in step 1. See How do I install a modpack on my Minecraft server?

On a proxy server, you choose Velocity or BungeeCord. You don't choose a version there: you always get the newest.

Check

During startup the console shows a line like Starting minecraft server version 26.3. That tells you which version is running.

Spigot or a snapshot

Spigot and snapshots aren't in the wizard, but they are on our mirror. You put them on yourself:

1. Make a backup and stop your server.
2. Download the jar from the mirror.
3. In the game panel, go to Files, delete server.jar and upload the new jar with Upload.
4. Rename the file to server.jar using the three dots and Rename.
5. Choose the Java version that matches the Minecraft version and start your server.

A snapshot is a Mojang test version; don't use it for a world you want to keep.

Plugins after an update

Not every plugin works on a new Minecraft version right away. If your server does not start or a plugin stops working, check the plugin's page for an update.