How To Add Bedrock Behavior Packs

Looking to spice up your Bedrock world? Behavior and texture packs are an incredible way to completely customize your Minecraft server. They act similarly to mods or data packs on Java Edition, allowing you to change mob behaviors, add custom items, modify loot tables, and so much more.

There are two ways to install them on MintServers. The easiest is the built-in Bedrock Addons tab, which lets you browse and install packs straight from your panel. If the pack you want is not listed there, you can upload it manually and link it to your world file. Let us get your new packs installed!

Method 1: Install From the Bedrock Addons Tab (Recommended)

The Bedrock Addons tab is a built-in marketplace where you can search for addons, maps, texture packs, scripts, and skins and add them to your server without downloading or uploading any files yourself.

1. Log into your MintServers panel and click the Stop button to safely shut down your server.
2. In the left-hand sidebar, scroll down to the Tools section and click on Bedrock Addons.

3. Use the Addon Type dropdown to filter what you are looking for: Addons, Maps, Texture Packs, Scripts, or Skins. You can also type a name into the Search addons... box.

4. Find the pack you want and click the download icon on the right side of its card to install it on your server.
5. To review or remove what you have installed, click the Manage Addons button at the top right of the page.
6. Head back to the Console tab and click Start. Your world will now load with the new packs!

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Method 2: Install a Pack Manually

If the pack you want is not available in the Bedrock Addons tab, you can upload it yourself. This takes a few more steps since we have to link the pack to your specific world file, but it is still very straightforward. We even built a free Pack Checker below that reads your downloaded file and tells you exactly where it goes.

Step 1: Download Your Pack

First, download the behavior or texture pack you want to use from a reputable site like MCPEDL. Make sure you download the Bedrock version. The pack will usually download as a .mcpack, .mcaddon or .zip file. Do not extract it yet!

Step 2: Check Your Pack (Optional)

Not sure if your download is for Bedrock or Java, or which folder it belongs in? Drop your file into the Pack Checker below. It tells you if the pack is compatible with your server, which folder to upload it to, and gives you the exact text to paste into your world file.

If you would rather do it by hand, the next two steps show how.

Step 3: Extract and Upload the Pack

Next, we need to extract your pack and upload it to your server's file manager. If you used the Pack Checker, it already told you which folder to take and where to put it.

1. If your downloaded file ends in .mcpack or .mcaddon, simply rename the file extension to end in .zip instead (e.g., change coolpack.mcpack to coolpack.zip).
2. Extract the .zip file on your computer. You should now have a folder containing several files inside, including one very important file named manifest.json. This entire folder is what we need to upload.
3. Log into your MintServers panel and click the Stop button.
4. On the left-hand sidebar, click on the Files tab.
5. Locate either the behavior_packs folder or the resource_packs folder (depending on the type of pack you downloaded) and click to open it.
📁 behavior_packs (or resource_packs)
📁 YourCustomPackFolder
📄 manifest.json (Upload your entire pack folder here)
6. Click the Upload button and upload the entire pack folder (the one with the manifest.json file inside) into this directory.

Step 4: Activate the Pack in Your World

Just uploading the files is not enough; we now have to tell your specific world to load the pack using its unique ID.

1. In the pack folder you just uploaded to the panel, click on the manifest.json file to open it in the text editor.
2. Look closely at the code. You need to highlight and copy two specific values from the "header" section: the uuid and the version. Keep these handy!

3. Go back to your main file directory and navigate into the worlds folder, and then open your specific world's folder (usually named Bedrock level unless you changed it).
📁 worlds
📁 Bedrock level
📄 world_behavior_packs.json (Click to edit this file)
📄 world_resource_packs.json (Click to edit this file)
4. Click on the world_behavior_packs.json file (or world_resource_packs.json if you are installing a texture pack) to edit it. If it does not exist, create a new file with that exact name.
5. You will need to paste your new pack's UUID and version into this file using a specific format. For a single pack, format it exactly like this:

[
  {
    "pack_id": "PASTE_YOUR_UUID_HERE",
    "version": [ 1, 0, 0 ]
  }
]

If you are adding multiple packs at once, you must list them all inside the main square brackets [], separated by a comma. It should look like this:

[
  {
    "pack_id": "FIRST_PACK_UUID_HERE",
    "version": [ 1, 0, 0 ]
  },
  {
    "pack_id": "SECOND_PACK_UUID_HERE",
    "version": [ 1, 2, 5 ]
  }
]

6. Once your UUIDs and versions are perfectly pasted in, click Save Content.
7. Head back to the Console tab and click Start. Your world will now load with the packs fully activated!