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How Do I Create A Custom Modpack?

To create a custom modpack for Minecraft, you’ll first have to select a mod loader for Minecraft. The two most common are Fabric, and Forge. Now you will have to download mods compatible with the mod loader of your choice. There are several sources for downloading Minecraft mods, but the most popular is CurseForge.

Once you have your mods, you will have to create a server version of the modpack. This is a version of your modpack without any client-only mods. Once you have put together the server version of your modpack, you can compress them all to a zip folder called mods.zip

Generally, client-only mods are mods like OptiFine, or MouseTweaks. These are mods that don’t add any blocks or items to the game or don’t act as a backend API for another mod. If you aren’t sure if a mod is client-side or not you can check the page where you downloaded the mod and it will usually say whether the mod is client-only or not.

  1. Go to the AleForge Panel
  2. Head to the Console page and stop your server
  3. Now go to Version . From the drop down, select which mod loader your modpack is using. If you do not see Version , go to Game Swap and ensure your server is set to run Minecraft Java.

  1. Click Install for the version of Minecraft your modpack is running.

You’ve now installed the mod loader on the server! Next we’ll need to upload your mods.

  1. Go to File Manager .
  2. If you do not see a folder called mods , you can create one with the Create Directory button
  3. Upload the mods.zip file you made into this folder.
  4. Right-click the file and select Unarchive from the menu

Now all that’s left is to start your server and start playing your custom modpack!