How to add a resource pack to a Minecraft Bedrock server

Enhance your Bedrock server with custom textures, sounds, and models using resource packs. Follow this step-by-step guide to install and configure them correctly.

Step-by-step guide

1. Download and prepare the resource pack

• Get a .mcpack file from a trusted source (e.g., Planet Minecraft, MCPEDL, CurseForge).
• Rename the .mcpack file to .zip.
• Extract the .zip to a folder.
• Open the manifest.json file inside the extracted folder.
  • Copy the uuid and version values under the "header" section — you'll need these later.

2. Upload to Your Server

• Navigate to your server’s file system (via FTP or hosting panel).
• Navigate to the resource_packs folder.
• Upload the extracted folder here. Make sure it's placed inside its own subfolder (e.g., resource_packs/MyPack/).
• If you uploaded a .zip, unzip it and remove the archive afterward.

3. Link the pack to Your World

• Go to the worlds folder and open your world folder (usually named Bedrock level).
• If it doesn’t exist, create a file named world_resource_packs.json.
• Paste this into the file:

[
  {
    "pack_id": "your-pack-uuid-here",
    "version": [0, 0, 0]
  }
]

• Replace "pack_id" and "version" with the values from your manifest.json.

Multiple resource packs

To stack multiple packs, repeat the object structure inside the array:

[
  {
    "pack_id": "your-pack-uuid-here",
    "version": [0, 0, 0]
  },
  {
    "pack_id": "your-pack-uuid-here",
    "version": [0, 0, 0]
  },
  {
    "pack_id": "your-pack-uuid-here",
    "version": [0, 0, 0]
  }
]

Packs listed later will override assets from earlier ones.

4. Restart the Server

• Save the file and restart your server.
• Players will be prompted to download the texture pack when they join.

Tips

• Use Bedrock-compatible packs only — they must include a manifest.json and use a textures/ folder.
• Ensure the texture pack is compatible with your server’s Minecraft version.
• You can enforce the pack by editing server.properties and setting texturepack-required=true.