# Add data packs to your server

> Data packs change recipes, loot, world generation and more without a mod loader. Install them from the panel and reload.

Source: https://fadehost.com/docs/data-packs/

Data packs are vanilla's own way to change recipes, advancements, loot tables, world generation and functions. They work on every Minecraft Java server, plugin or modded, no client install needed.

## Install from the panel

1. **Resources**, **Data Packs**.
2. Search Modrinth and press **Install**. The pack lands in `world/datapacks`.
3. In the **Console**: `reload`, or restart the server. Packs that change world generation only apply to new chunks.

## Install by hand

1. **Files**, open `world/datapacks`.
2. **Upload files** with the pack's zip. Leave it zipped; a folder works too if it contains `pack.mcmeta` at the top.
3. `reload` in the console.

## Check it loaded

```
datapack list
datapack enable "file/mypack.zip"
datapack disable "file/mypack.zip"
```

## Good to know

- Data packs are per world. A reset world starts with the vanilla defaults; keep your zips in the panel's **Installed** view to reinstall in a click.
- A pack made for one Minecraft version usually breaks on another; the pack's page lists what it supports.
- Worldgen packs (custom biomes, terrain) must be in place before the world is created or the chunks will not match.