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stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:07 PM

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Just start with BMC4 from the menu, then apply the changes?

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:11 PM

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I'm, confused. So start from the server page?

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The guide was saying to use SFTP, but won't let me log in to transfer the files over

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:13 PM

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SFTP is only needed when the files are big.

Zip up the folders, upload ~~from~~ through the panel, unzip.

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My suggestion was to start with the ready-made BMC4, then just add/remove mods to match your changes instead.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:14 PM

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YES, that's what I was trying to figure out how to do, but I think the guide was on how to do it from scratch!

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:14 PM

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The guide is, because most people aren't technically savvy enough to tweak a pack as big as BMC4.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:15 PM

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Ok, so by transfer the folders, I'm assuming its the "sub folders" from the curseforge folder? In here?

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Yeah, tbf I got used to modding with Oblivion back on windows Vista. had to be savvy or it would explode XD

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:16 PM

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The guide says what folders to move.

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Just because you're doing it a different way doesn't mean it's a different set of folders! 😀

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:17 PM

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Ah, right right gotcha! So follow the guide along to the folders specifically, then upload the missing mods until the server matches what I currently have?

I am minorly autistic, and VERY tired, so my brain might be not working at its best right now

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:17 PM

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If you're uploading your copy, follow the guide.

If you're starting with BMC4 through the panel, just make the same changes to the server that you made in the local copy that you in the other players will be using.

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So if you removed five mods and added three, remove those five mods from the server and add the three along with any extra mods that those three may require.

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If the only thing you changed was say, resource packs or shaders or added a mod that only goes on the client because it changes something visual then you don't have to change the server at all.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:20 PM

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Gotcha. I did add some mods, but didn't remove any, so it should be pretty straightforward. I'll follow the guide.

Though I'm seeing some issues, one of the folders it says to transfer doesn't exist

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like the journeymap

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:21 PM

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Not all of them will.

And actually, journeymaps folder shouldn't be uploaded. The guide must have gotten goofed up during an update.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:22 PM

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Ah ok. I was gonna say I only have 3 that can be transferred out of that list! XD. Ok will keep informed!

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:23 PM

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Since you're uploading based on the client pack, you're also going to get a bunch of errors on the first startup. You're going to have to go through the errors to find mods that don't go on servers and remove those from the server side. Things like mods that do shaders since servers don't have a GPU or a screen or keyboard or a mouse...

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:23 PM

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Roger that. I might need some help on what to look for, I'm terrible when it comes to breaking down error reports!

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I'm happy to search myself, just need to know what to search FOR

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:24 PM

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It's pretty straightforward, start at the bottom and read up until you find an error message that calls out a specific thing. Usually most of them will say something about a screen or being on the server or something like that.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:26 PM

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Ah ok. One last question. What happens if I try to upload a jar (mod folder) that's already on the server? Would it duplicate? Or just not transfer?

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:32 PM

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Don't upload folders - zip folders, upload, unzip.

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IIRC, unzipping will merge folder contents and skip duplicates.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:32 PM

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Ooohhh....Yeah that won't work XD there's over 400 mods XD

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:33 PM

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15 years of dev work, I've never seen a browser handle a folder upload with more than 10 files inside without silently missing files.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:35 PM

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Hmm, so how to get this to work

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so compressed the mod folder is 1.19gb, so I need the SFTP to work, but its requiring a password i never set

stone sky Mar 12, 2026, 11:37 PM

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It's the password you were emailed in the welcome email with the other panel info.

rough portal Mar 12, 2026, 11:38 PM

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AH the email I didn't check, got it XD

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Hmmm...saying password denied. I'll try to change the password

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THAT worked, got it. will fill in if anything else goes wrong

rough portal Mar 13, 2026, 1:07 AM

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We did have a crash, from the bottom, the first thing mentioned that looks like an issue is this line

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"Mod File: /home/container/mods/continuity-3.0.0+1.20.1.forge.jar
Failure message: Mod continuity requires fabric_api
Currently, fabric_api is 0.92.6+1.11.14+1.20.1
Mod Version: 3.0.0+1.20.1.forge
Mod Issue URL: https://github.com/PepperCode1/Continuity/issues
Exception message: MISSING EXCEPTION MESSAGE"

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directly under that it goes into system details.

Did I do it right? Or are there more errors potentionally above t hat one?

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Also two crash logs were generated from the single launch command, not sure if that's normal?

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Ok, so I need to delete the fabric Jar and upload the one required by continuity, but I don' see the specific version.

I see where it says the current fabric_API is listed, but not the one it Wants

rough portal Mar 13, 2026, 2:11 AM

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So I'm fully stonewalled.

The server is saying that Fabric.API isn't working, but I've installed the most recent one for this version of minecraft, because of a mod called Continuity, which is a requirement for BMC4. I'm at a complete loss as to what to do

#Setting up a custom modpack with server