How to install Minecraft Bedrock "Addons"

1) World with Resource/Behaviour Packs in

Export Minecraft world → convert to ZIP

Start a new world with all resource/behaviour packs on the server

1. Minecraft → Worlds → (Edit World) → "Export World" → File MeineWelt.mcworld.

2. Windows not showing file extensions?

   Explorer → View → File name extensions enable it.

3. Rename file rename:

   MeineWelt.mcworld → MeineWelt.zip → You’ll see a warning, just confirm it with "Yes".

2) Unzip & find relevant folders

Unzip ZIP file → you’ll see for example:

behavior_packs/
resource_packs/
world_behavior_packs.json   (maybe present)
world_resource_packs.json   (maybe present)

3) Upload to the server (SFTP)

use programs like Filezilla or something similar for that.

Local (from the export/addon)

Server target path

Note: Some addons come with both types (Behavior and Resource). In that case, upload both folders.

4) Read UUID & Version from the addon (important for “Pack not found” errors)

• Open the file on the server or locally:

  • Behavior Pack: /behavior_packs/<Addon>/manifest.json

  • Resource Pack: /resource_packs/<Addon>/manifest.json

5) Create/add world files (link the packs to your world)

In /worlds/<Weltname>/ Copy the UUID and version from the behaviour/resource packs exactly (just like in the screenshot examples)

world_behavior_packs.json

world_resource_packs.json

Multiple packs? Just add more objects to the array:

[
  { "pack_id": "UUID_PACK_1", "version": [1, 0, 0] },
  { "pack_id": "UUID_PACK_2", "version": [2, 3, 1] }
]

Watch out for: exact UUID + exact version (e.g. [1,0,0]).

use https://jsonlint.com/ to check that your json file has no errors.

6) Force server resource settings & enable logs

In server.properties:

texturepack-required=true
content-log-file-enabled=true

• Clients have to load resources.

• Errors are written to the log.

7) Restart server & check

• Full restart

• Console/log should show:

  Pack validated: <Name> (<UUID>) version X.Y.Z
  
  

• On join: Confirm download prompt for resource packs.

8) Troubleshooting (short & effective)

• Double-clicking .mcworld only starts the game

  → By Design. For the server rename to .zip and unzip (see step 1–2).

• Can't rename .mcworld

  → Show file extensions or CMD:

  ren "Datei.mcworld" "Datei.zip"
  
  

• “Pack with id … not found” on startup

  → UUID/version wrong or folder missing.

  → Check manifest.json, folder must be exactly in /behavior_packs or /resource_packs.

• No download prompt for resources

  → Set texturepack-required=true and world_resource_packs.json must be filled in correctly.

• Incompatible after Bedrock update

  → Get the matching addon version; old versions might fail.

• “Missing dependency” in log

  → manifest.json of the pack has dependencies. You need to also upload those and reference them in the world JSONs.

• Game crashes on join

  → Undo last changes (is JSON valid?), maybe remove the addon for now, test a compatible version.

• JSON syntax error

  → Check arrays/commas/quotation marks. If in doubt, check with a JSON linter.