How to Update your server to 1.18.x


This article will show you how to update your server to Minecraft 1.18.X version.

||| Please note that we recommend you make a backup of your world and download it before the change as an older world (one generated with 1.16.X version for example) will most likely get corrupted. [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-make-a-backup-and-download-it-noz1kf/) is our guide for making a backup and downloading it.

|| We recommend anytime to use a new world when you change your Minecraft version, so if you update from 1.17.X to 1.18.X it is best to use a new world. [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-create-a-new-world-2fh26b/) is our guide for generating a new world.

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# How to Update Your Server to 1.18.X

** To update your server to 1.18 you will have to:**

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login) and stop your server.

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2. Click on `Server Type` and select `Vanilla 1.18.X`, or `Paper 1.18.X` according to the version and server type you want, then click on `Save`.


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3. Start your server.

You just changed your server to the 1.18.X version.

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# How to Manually Update Your Server to 1.18.X

To manually update your server to the 1.18.X version, you will have to upload the server jar of the version as a custom jar.

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-upload-and-use-a-custom-jar-file-1kzlntv/) is our guide for uploading a custom jar to your server if needed!

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**Now, let’s start the process:**

1. Go [here](https://www.minecraft.net/pt-pt/article/caves—cliffs–part-ii-out-today-java) and download the 1.18 Minecraft `server.jar` file.


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2. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login) and stop your server.

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3. Use Filezilla to upload the new `server.jar` file you downloaded at step number one to your `jar` folder located in the root directory of your server ( `/jar`).


||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-connect-with-filezilla-yl0q5r/) is our guide for using Filezilla.

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4. Go back to your main Multicraft page, find the `Server Type` box, set it to `server.jar`, and click on `Save`.


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5. Start your server.

Now you just manually updated your server to the 1.18 version.

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| If you find any issue changing your server to the 1.18 version please contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).

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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

– [How to connect with FileZilla](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-connect-with-filezilla-yl0q5r/)
– [How to Upload a World to Your Server](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-upload-a-world-to-your-server-2g0nyj/)
– [How To: Change your server to offline mode](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-change-your-server-to-offline-mode-1l5bcz6/)