My server still won't start up

[frigid willow]

I tried going to the links a mod sent me but they didnt work. The server, when I have the mods on my client, says its missing mods when i uploaded the modpack directly and when i try to play it without the mods it just starts as a vanilla server

[high ridge]

If it's showing up as vanilla, you skipped over the requirements box at the top of the article I posted.

Also, next time please just reply to the existing thread so we have the history and don't have to go, "which link? What was gone over?"

[frigid willow]

Ok

I do have the desired version of Forge installed though. I will have the mods on my client and it will say that I have missing mods on there, and then I try to load it up without the mods on my client and it’s vanilla

[high ridge]

Sounds like you installed Forge but not the mods, then.

[frigid willow]

I did. I exported my custom mod pack to my files, then dragged the file to the mods folder I have and it’s been in my files since, but it won’t load

It says mods are missing

Although I put them all on there

[high ridge]

Send over a screenshot of the mods folder on your server, please.

[frigid willow]

Ok

Sry have been busy

I’ll get it over at latest tomorrow

Earliest probably an hour

Also the folder is a folder but zipped up and I can’t open it. Maybe it has to something to do with that?

[high ridge]

If it's zipped, it isn't a mods folder.

It's a zip file just hanging out.

So yes, if the server has a zipped mods folder and it isn't already unzipped, there are no mods on the server.

[frigid willow]

ok

how do i unzip it? i uploaded my modpack by clicking the 3 dots on my modpack, then clicking export then dragging it to my files

do i need to do every mod individually?

or is it just a missing step?

and im getting the screenshot rn

[high ridge]

Do not click export.

Go back and read the article again. Nowhere does it say to use the export function of the launcher.

That doesn't create anything the server can use.