How to Convert the Nether and The End Dimensions from Vanilla to Paper and Backwards
The Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper use a different way to store the Nether and The End dimension into your server files, and if you change your server from Vanilla to one of the three or the other way around.
🔌 Changing from Vanilla to Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper 🔌
To switch your world from Vanilla to Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper you need to start by downloading your world using Filezilla. For doing so we please you to see our guide for downloading your world here.
After doing so, you will notice that your world folder has inside it two other folders called DIM1
and DIM-1
.
DIM-1
is the Nether dimensionDIM1
is The End dimension
To convert your Nether and End dimensions for them to be properly read by Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper you need to do the following:
- Create two other folders called
world_nether
andworld_the_end
.
world
then you need to name the two folders as worldname_nether
and worldname_the_end
. - Move the
DIM-1
to the one calledworld_nether
and theDIM1
to the one calledworld_the_end
.
- Delete your old world, then upload the world folder, and the two other folders you just created (
world_nether
andworld_the_end
) to the root directory of your Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper server using Filezilla, and restart your server.
Now you just converted the two extra dimensions so the Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper server will be able to read them properly.
🔩 Changing from Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper to Vanilla 🔩
To switch your world from Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper to Vanilla you need to start by downloading your world using Filezilla. For doing so we please you to see our guide for downloading your world here.
You will notice that your world has 3 folders on a Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper server:
world
which is the overworld, the main world folderworld_nether
which is the Nether Dimension.world_the_end
which is The End Dimension.
To convert your Nether and End dimensions for them to be properly read by Vanilla you need to do the following:
- Go inside the
world_nether
folder, copy theDIM-1
folder and paste it into your main world directory (the overworld directory).
world
then the folder will also be named worldname_nether
and worldname_the_end
. - Go inside the
world_the_end
folder, copy theDIM1
folder and paste it into your main world directory (the overworld directory).
- Delete the old world folder, upload the new main world directory back to your server (the overworld directory) using Filezilla and restart your server.
Now you just converted the two extra dimensions so the Vanilla server will be able to read them properly.
❕ Useful Links ❕
- How to Download Your World
- How to: Upload a World to Your Server
- How To: Upload and Use a Custom Jar File
Actualizado el: 27/02/2025
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