{"id":3803,"date":"2026-10-27T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gameteam.io\/blog\/hytale-server-mods\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:11:02","slug":"hytale-server-mods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gameteam.io\/blog\/hytale-server-mods\/","title":{"rendered":"Hytale Server Mods: How to Install Mods and Plugins on a Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

To add Hytale server mods, put the mod files (.jar<\/code> plugins or .zip<\/code> asset packs) in the server’s mods\/<\/code> folder and restart it.<\/strong> That’s the whole install. Players don’t download anything: Hytale’s modding runs on the server, so anyone can join a modded Hytale server with the normal game. Below: where mods come from, how to switch one off without deleting it, and what to do when a mod stops the server from booting.<\/p>\n

How Hytale server mods work<\/h2>\n

Every Hytale mod runs on the server, never on the player’s game. Hypixel built it that way on purpose: one official client for everyone, with servers supplying all the variety. You add a mod once, on the server, and every player who joins gets the modded experience without installing anything. Even singleplayer works like this, because a singleplayer world is a small local server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Kind of mod<\/th>\nFiles<\/th>\nWhat it adds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Server plugin<\/td>\n.jar<\/code> (Java)<\/td>\nCommands, game logic, minigames, economies, whole new systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asset pack<\/td>\n.zip<\/code> of JSON data plus models, textures and sounds<\/td>\nBlocks, items, NPCs, world generation, loot tables<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worlds and prefabs<\/td>\nSave files<\/td>\nWhole worlds or ready-made builds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Early plugin<\/td>\n.jar<\/code><\/td>\nLow-level changes; unsupported and off unless you opt in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A plugin can carry its own asset pack, so many mods are a single .jar<\/code>.<\/p>\n

How to install mods on a Hytale server<\/h2>\n

Installing a mod takes five steps: back up the world, stop the server, put the file in mods\/<\/code>, start it again, and check the log. Hypixel’s manual points to CurseForge, its modding partner, as the place to get mods. Check each mod’s page for the game versions it supports before you install it, because a mod built for a different version can stop the server from starting.<\/p>\n

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  1. Back up universe\/<\/code>.<\/strong> It holds your worlds and player data. Hypixel’s own advice during Early Access is to back up often.<\/li>\n
  2. Stop the server<\/strong> with \/stop<\/code>.<\/li>\n
  3. Put the files in mods\/<\/code><\/strong>, the folder next to config.json<\/code>:\n
    Server\/\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 config.json\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 mods\/\n\u2502   \u251c\u2500\u2500 your-plugin.jar\n\u2502   \u2514\u2500\u2500 your-asset-pack.zip\n\u2514\u2500\u2500 universe\/<\/code><\/pre>\n
        If a mod lists required mods (dependencies) on its page, install those too.<\/li>\n
  4. Start the server<\/strong> and watch the console until it finishes booting.<\/li>\n
  5. Check it loaded:<\/strong> \/plugin list<\/code> shows loaded plugins and \/packs list<\/code> shows loaded asset packs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Running your own server for the first time? The Hytale dedicated server guide<\/a> covers the setup before this step. On Hytale server hosting<\/a> the same mods\/<\/code> folder is in the panel’s file manager.<\/p>\n
    Where to find Hytale mods<\/h2>\n
    CurseForge is the main home for Hytale mods, and it’s the source Hypixel’s server manual names. Since Update 6 the game also has a Mod Browser in its main menu, built on CurseForge, for finding and installing mods for the worlds on your own PC. For a dedicated server, download the files and put them in mods\/<\/code> yourself, which is the method the server manual gives.<\/p>\n