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Resetting a Minecraft world

Delete the server's world and generate a new one while keeping your plugins, settings and player lists.

Resetting the world deletes the map but keeps the rest of the server: plugins, settings, the whitelist and operators. When you start the server again, it generates a new world.

Deleting the world

The client panel is available in Polish only, so its labels are given in Polish with a translation.

  1. Stop the server

    Do this before deleting the files. A running server saves the world again when it shuts down.

  2. Delete the world folders

    In the Pliki (Files) tab, click the three dots next to the world folder and choose Usuń (Delete). On Paper and Purpur, delete the world_nether and world_the_end folders the same way.

  3. Start the server

    The server generates a new world when it starts.

If the level-name line in server.properties has a value other than world, the world folders use that name.

A new world from a chosen seed

To generate a specific world, enter the seed in server.properties before you start the server:

server.properties
level-seed=123456789

An empty field means a random seed.

Common problems

The old world came back after starting

The server was running while you deleted the folders and saved the world when it shut down. Stop it and delete the folders again.

The Nether or the End didn't reset

On Paper and Purpur, each dimension has its own folder. Delete world_nether and world_the_end too.