Is there a good way to UPDATE an existing server?

Aleece Landis

• August 06, 2026 21:44
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Education just updated or is in the process (I hate how it seems impossible to get any sort of notification of when it will be happening so that I can be prepared.)  And half of my students have updated an can't connect to the servers.
At the moment I guess I just have to make new servers and migrate the worlds into them?  Is there an easier way?

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  Danny Support Agent

  • August 10, 2026 20:14

  

  Hey Aleece!

  Sorry for the server update process issues. I hope this guide helps a bit with it! Let us know how things go: 

  Update to a New Version of Minecraft Education
  
  Updating Dedicated Server
  To update existing dedicated servers:

  • Download the latest versions from one of the links below:
    • Windows Dedicated Server Software
    • Ubuntu Dedicated Server Software
  • Unzip the new server zip, stop the old server if it is running, and copy the following from the old server directory to the new server directory:
    • The "edu_server_session.json" file
    • The "worlds" folder
    • The "server.properties" file
    • The "allowlist.json" file
    • The "permissions.json" file
    • Any other files or directories you went out of your way to customize in the old server (such as resource or behavior packs)
  • Now run the new server, which should retain all configuration and authentication of the old server.
  • You can verify you're running the newest version from the console from the "Server Version" line on startup.

  NO LOG FILE! - setting up server logging...

  NO LOG FILE! - [2026-08-06 13:07:27:578 INFO] Starting Server

  NO LOG FILE! - [2026-08-06 13:07:27:578 INFO] Version: 1.26.32.0

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