# How to Create a OneBlock Minecraft Server

> Start a OneBlock world, where you stand on a single block that keeps regenerating, with a plugin or datapack.

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Category: Minecraft
Last updated: 2026-11-05

In OneBlock, every player starts on a single block. Break it and a new one appears, moving through phases from grass to the Nether and the End.

## Option 1: a plugin (Paper)

Best for servers with several players, each with their own island.

1. Make sure your server runs **Paper** (install it from **Package Manager** if not).
2. In **Package Manager**, click **Browse packages**, search for **BentoBox**, and install it. Then install its **AOneBlock** add-on (from BentoBox's site, uploaded to `plugins/BentoBox/addons` in **Files**).
3. Package changes are queued and applied the next time the server starts, so restart it from **Console** when you're done.
4. Players run `/ob` to create their island.

## Option 2: a datapack

Simplest for a small group sharing one block.

1. Download a OneBlock datapack for your Minecraft version.
2. Set `level-type` to a flat or void world in `server.properties`, as the datapack's page says, then reset the world (see [How to Reset the World](/knowledgebase/how-to-reset-a-world-on-a-minecraft-server)).
3. Stop the server, upload the datapack to `world/datapacks` in **Files**, and start it.

## Option 3: a modpack

Several modpacks are built around OneBlock. Search for "OneBlock" in **Package Manager**'s modpacks.