{"id":475,"date":"2024-10-15T12:03:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/10\/15\/9997286-how-to-install-a-modpack-for-minecraft-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:11:59","slug":"9997286-how-to-install-a-modpack-for-minecraft-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9997286-how-to-install-a-modpack-for-minecraft-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install a Modpack for Minecraft at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the process of setting up a Minecraft server, installing Forge, and adding Modpacks to your server using a game panel. By the end, you&rsquo;ll be able to run a fully customized Minecraft server with the Modpacks of your choice. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_4531e5e39f\">Step 1 &ndash; Entering the Game Panel<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">First, make sure that you have a game panel installed. Once the game panel is set up, navigate to the <b>hPanel<\/b> overview page. On this page, locate and press the <b>&ldquo;Manage Panel&rdquo;<\/b> button to access the control panel for your server.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/1b1063cc-0ba5-4b50-9dc0-68f56f499b12.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_6496364dca\">Step 2 &ndash; Create a Minecraft instance<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">After accessing the control panel, the next step is to create a Minecraft instance. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/7cdf6762-9a77-49df-9113-041c8b712516.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Choose the <b>Minecraft Java Edition<\/b> as the version of the game you want to set up. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/a83cd38e-5325-4284-89ad-7d943f886b19.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once the Minecraft instance appears in the panel, click <b>&ldquo;Manage&rdquo;<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/301cd3ff-6aeb-43f7-b0d5-333fd4f9f374.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_3facf7de2e\">Step 3 &ndash; Installing Forge<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Proceed to the <b>&ldquo;Configuration&rdquo;<\/b> tab.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/ff0c8d52-329d-4ce9-a8c5-ba4ac554f000.jpg\" width=\"200\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_2af9234488\"><\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Within that, select <b>&ldquo;Minecraft&rdquo;<\/b> followed by <b>&ldquo;Server and Setup&rdquo;<\/b>. This will guide you through setting up the server environment for Minecraft.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/f564ea40-a056-4c01-87b4-b3fb37ae9d04.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">For the type of server you want to run, select <b>&ldquo;Forge&rdquo;<\/b> as the server type. <b>Forge is necessary<\/b> for running Modpacks. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/f9977f0f-639d-4097-b49a-6ccf5a29d7d5.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once Forge is selected, press the <b>&ldquo;Download\/Update&rdquo;<\/b> button. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/53a8677a-0066-43b2-b281-00e338793aba.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">The installation of Forge will start automatically, and the system will handle the rest.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/8732d837-b112-4267-91e0-cb3ebbd9ec80.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_2cc99e8c32\">Step 4 &ndash; Download Modpack<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To download Modpacks for your Minecraft server, visit trusted platforms such as:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>CurseForge<\/b> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curseforge.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.curseforge.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Feed The Beast (FTB)<\/b> (<a href=\"https:\/\/feed-the-beast.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/feed-the-beast.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Find the Modpack you want, ensure it&rsquo;s compatible with your Minecraft version and Forge, and download the necessary files. You may need to extract them if they come in a ZIP format.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_5a4d031df8\">Step 5 &ndash; Installing Modpack<\/h2><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Before proceeding with any file transfers, make sure to <b>stop your Minecraft server<\/b> to minimize the risk of file corruption &#128161;<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Return to your Minecraft server instance in the game panel and in the server management options, choose <b>&ldquo;File Manager&rdquo;<\/b> to access the server&rsquo;s files.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/f016ecc6-3e01-4b08-b331-10496625335b.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">In the top-right corner of the file manager, you&rsquo;ll find a button labeled <b>&ldquo;Connect to SFTP&rdquo;<\/b>. Click this button to connect to your server more efficiently. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">For this, use an FTP client like <b>FileZilla<\/b> or another similar program, and connect using the credentials provided by the panel. Once you&rsquo;re logged in to your server&rsquo;s file system, you should see the server files and directories.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/26a38a2e-3c19-4a8b-b567-db11d0b26da8.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Afterward, paste the Modpack files into <b>the root directory<\/b> of your server.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_0ca3566a96\">Step 6 &ndash; Launching the server<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">After successfully uploading the Modpack files, go back to the <b>file manager<\/b> within your game panel to verify that the uploaded files are <b>visible<\/b>. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/10\/b0155970-04d5-4aaf-a7c3-88338c70cdfd.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once confirmed, start the server again. <\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Important Note<\/b>: To play on the server with the Modpacks, you and any other players must have the same Modpacks installed on your Minecraft client<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modpack installation for Minecraft in 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-475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-panel"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9997286-how-to-install-a-modpack-for-minecraft-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475","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=475"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8457,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions\/8457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}