Getting Started
A quick start to get you generating Iris worlds in no-time!
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A quick start to get you generating Iris worlds in no-time!
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Generally speaking, do not update Iris. More information in the FAQ.
Install Iris by putting the latest jar file in the */plugins folder.
Of course, use the latest Iris version available for your server version, unless you already have other Iris worlds you want to keep.
Start the server.
Wait. Iris will restart the server to install the pack. You may need to manually start it again.
Make sure it all went right, by reading above the Iris logo in the console, and making sure the number of loaded Custom Biomes is at least 70. This number can vary, but less is likely a problem.
Simple! Run /iris create
Create a new world with the command above
Stop the server
Navigate to the folder of your main world (usually just the world folder)
Move the datapacks folder from that folder -> to the folder with the name of the world you created with /iris create
Next, open your server.properties file and search for level-name=world
Replace world with the name of your Iris world (where you just moved the datapacks folder to)
If you want to keep your current end or nether, you need to rename the world_nether and world_the_end folders to be newname_nether and newname_the_end (replacing newname with the name of the world you created with /iris create). Otherwise, a new nether and end will be generated.
Start the server
There are multiple options to access and manage worlds.
Multiverse is not supported. See Compatibility.
We offer support on our Discord. You can ask questions there if you run into an error, for example, and want to know how to fix it. Thank you for using Iris!
The Volmit Software Team
is our suggested world manager plugin. It properly calls Native Minecraft Source functions we need to run our plugin. See also their .
is another way of getting to other worlds on your server.
