# How to Reset the World on a Minecraft Server

> Start over with a fresh Minecraft world, while keeping your settings, plugins and mods.

Source: https://www.beaconhosting.org/knowledgebase/how-to-reset-a-world-on-a-minecraft-server
Category: Minecraft
Last updated: 2026-10-22

Resetting the world gives you a fresh map and keeps everything else: settings, plugins, mods, the whitelist and operators.

## Reset it

1. In **Console**, click **Stop**.
2. Go to **Backups** and create a backup, in case you want the old world back.
3. Go to **Files** and delete the world folders: `world`, `world_nether` and `world_the_end`. (Paper and Vanilla split the dimensions into these three; Fabric, Forge and NeoForge keep them all inside `world`.)
4. Want a different seed or world type? Change `level-seed` or `level-type` in `server.properties` now.
5. Click **Start**. The server generates a new world.

> [!TIP]
> Instead of deleting, rename the folder (for example to `world_old`) or set `level-name` in `server.properties` to a new name. You keep the old world on the server and can switch back by changing the name again.

## Reset only the Nether or the End

See [How to Reset the End and Nether](/knowledgebase/how-to-reset-the-end-and-nether-dimensions-on-a-minecraft-server).

## Reset everything

To wipe the server back to how it was when you bought it (all files, not just the world), make a backup, then delete everything in **Files** and reinstall your server software from **Package Manager**.