{"id":445,"date":"2025-01-08T12:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2025\/01\/08\/10365092-how-to-upload-jar-minecraft-server-into-your-vps-game-panel\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:56:56","slug":"10365092-how-to-upload-jar-minecraft-server-into-your-vps-game-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10365092-how-to-upload-jar-minecraft-server-into-your-vps-game-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to upload .jar Minecraft server into your VPS Game Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

To upload a .jar<\/code> Minecraft server file into your VPS Game Panel, stop the server, upload the file in File Manager, set its name in the Server JAR field of the Configuration tab, and start the server.<\/p>

Step 1 – Prepare Your .jar<\/code> File<\/b><\/h2>
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    Make sure your Minecraft server .jar<\/code> file is ready (e.g., server.jar<\/code> or minecraft_server.jar<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Rename it to something simple, such as server.jar, if needed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    Step 2 – Access the Hostinger Game Panel<\/b><\/h2>
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      Log in to your Hostinger Game Panel<\/b> account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Select your Minecraft server<\/b> instance from the list of servers and click on Manage<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

      \"VPS<\/div>

      Step 3 – Stop the Server<\/b><\/h2>
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        Click the Stop<\/b> button to safely stop the server before uploading new files.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

        \"VPS<\/div>

        Step 4 – Upload the .jar<\/code> File<\/b><\/h2>
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          Navigate to the File Manager<\/b> tab in the left-hand menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Drag and drop your .jar<\/code> file from your local machine to the root directory.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

          \"VPS<\/div>

          Step 5 – Set the Server .jar<\/code> File<\/b><\/h2>
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            Go back to the Configuration<\/b> tab from the left-hand menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Select Minecraft<\/b> section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          3. \n

            In the top tab select Server and Startup.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Find the field labeled Server JAR<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Replace the existing value with the name of your uploaded file (e.g., server.jar<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

            \"AMP<\/div>

            Step 6 – Start the Server<\/b><\/h2>
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              Return to the Status<\/b> tab.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Click the Start<\/b> button to launch the server using the new .jar<\/code> file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

              See How to install Minecraft plugins on Hostinger Game Panel<\/a> for other details about installing plugins on a Minecraft server.<\/div>

              Your Minecraft server now starts with the .jar<\/code> file you uploaded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Getting started guide, on how to upload Minecraft .jar server in Hostinger Game Panel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[271],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-panel"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10365092-how-to-upload-jar-minecraft-server-into-your-vps-game-panel","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20069,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445\/revisions\/20069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}