# How to Run a Bedrock Preview Version on Your Server

> Test the next Bedrock update early with a preview server, and what to know first.

Source: https://www.beaconhosting.org/knowledgebase/how-to-install-beta-and-preview-versions-on-a-minecraft-bedrock-server
Category: Minecraft
Last updated: 2026-11-05

Mojang releases **Preview** builds of Bedrock Dedicated Server so you can test the next update before it comes out. Players need the Minecraft **Preview** app to join one.

> [!WARNING]
> Worlds opened on a preview may not load on the release version afterwards. Test on a copy of your world, never your main one.

## Install a preview

1. Go to **Backups** and create a backup.
2. Go to **Package Manager**, open **Bedrock**, and switch the version list to **preview** builds (the channel filter), if previews are listed.
3. Pick the preview and click **Install**.
4. Restart the server from **Console**.

## Join it

Players install **Minecraft Preview** (a separate app on Windows, Xbox and iOS, or the beta programme on Android), then add the server as usual.

## Go back to the release

Install the release version from **Package Manager**, and restore your pre-preview backup.