How to Transfer Spigot or Paper Nether/End Worlds to Vanilla

If you are using Beacon Hosting's Spigot or Paper server and want to move your Nether or End worlds to a Vanilla Minecraft server, this guide will walk you through the process. Transferring these worlds requires careful handling to ensure your valuable game progress and builds remain intact.

[WARNING] Always back up your server files before making any changes to prevent data loss.

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Step 1: Access Your Server Files

Log in to your Beacon Hosting control panel or connect via FTP. Locate your server folders:

• world – your Overworld
• world_nether – your Nether world
• world_the_end – your End world

Optionally, also locate playerdata and stats from the main world if you want to preserve player positions, inventory, and achievements.

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Step 2: Download the Worlds

Download the world_nether and world_the_end folders to your local computer. Keep the folder structure intact to prevent corruption.

Tip: If you want to preserve player progress, also download the playerdata and stats folders from your main world.

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Step 3: Prepare Folders for Vanilla

Vanilla Minecraft expects dimensions to be named differently inside the main world folder:

• Rename world_nether → DIM-1
• Rename world_the_end → DIM1

If you want player data preserved, copy the playerdata and stats folders from your Spigot/Paper main world into your Vanilla main world folder (world).

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Step 4: Upload to Your Vanilla Server

Access the file manager or FTP for your Vanilla server hosted with Beacon Hosting.

• Upload DIM-1 and DIM1 inside your Vanilla main world folder (world).
• Ensure any playerdata or stats folders are also placed in the main world folder.
• Do not place these folders in the root directory; they must reside inside the main world folder.

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Step 5: Restart Your Server

After uploading, restart your Vanilla server from the Beacon Hosting panel. Vanilla will automatically load the Nether and End dimensions from the correctly named folders.

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Step 6: Verify the Transfer

Connect to your Vanilla server and explore the Nether and End. Ensure all builds, blocks, and player data (if transferred) are intact.

Note: Plugin-specific blocks or entities from Spigot/Paper may not appear correctly in Vanilla, as Vanilla does not support plugin-added content.