How to install an older version of Minecraft on your server

AleForge servers ship with a custom Java binary that works with Minecraft versions all the way from Alpha to modern versions of Minecraft. This means that you can easily run your server on whichever version of Minecraft you’d like.

Older versions of Minecraft do not have the same security and authentication servers in place which means that your server may be vulnerable to hackers. [Always remember to keep a good backup.](https://help.aleforge.net/article/239-how-to-setup-scheduled- restarts)

Installing An Older Version

To install an older version, we’ll need to get the correct server.jar file from the Minecraft Wiki

Go to the Minecraft Wiki page for Versions
Find and click the version you wish to play on
For Alpha versions, select the server version and it will redirect you to the page for that version.

Download the .jar version

For Beta versions, select the Server (.exe) download

Uploading your .jar to the server

Now that you have your .jar , we can upload it to the panel.

Go to the AleForge Panel
Make a backups from the Backups tab
Wipe everything in File Manager
Upload the .jar downloaded from the Minecraft Wiki
Rename your uploaded .jar to server.jar

Start your server to get it to generate the files it needs and then stop it
Go to Server Properties and ensure Online-Mode is set to false

Start your server and connect using the same version of Minecraft on your client

Alpha versions of Minecraft will simply display “Starting” when they are fully booted. This is due to the older version of Minecraft having a different console output. Do not worry though as your server is still connectable.