Resource packs

You can ask players to download a resource pack when they join your server.

How it works

Minecraft expects a public HTTP(S) URL to a .zip. The server tells the client to download it; the client does. The server itself does not host the pack.

Setup

1. Upload your .zip somewhere with a stable public URL — Dropbox, GitHub releases, your own static host. Avoid Google Drive (the URLs aren't stable).
2. Get the SHA-1 hash of the file. (sha1sum pack.zip on Linux/Mac, or any online SHA-1 calculator.)
3. Edit server.properties:

resource-pack=https://example.com/pack.zip
resource-pack-sha1=<the sha1 hash>
require-resource-pack=true
resource-pack-prompt=Welcome to our server!

1. Restart the server.

Tips

• Keep packs under 50 MB. Larger packs frustrate players on slow connections.
• Always set the SHA-1 — it lets the client cache the pack instead of re-downloading every join.
• require-resource-pack=true kicks players who decline. Set it to false if you want the pack to be optional.