Servers.dat format


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The servers.dat (file located in the .minecraft folder) is used to store the list of saved multiplayer servers. It does not store the direct connect IPIntrusion prevention is a preemptive approach to network security used to identify potential threats and respond to them swiftly address or any LAN server information. It is stored as an uncompressed NBT file. It is possible to add color codes by editing the server name attribute with an NBT Editor See the NBT file format. For using NBT in commands, see Tutorials/Command NBT Tags. The Named Binary Tag format is used by Minecraft for the various files in which it saves data. minecraft , using the section sign ( ⸢⸇ ).

NBT Structure


  • The root tag.

    • servers: List of compound tags, one for each saved server.

      • A saved server.

        • name: The name of the server as defined by the player.

        • icon: Icon data, contains the icon file in a Base64 encoded binary file.

        • ip: The IP address of the server.

        • hideAddress: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the IP address should be hidden. (Please note that this featureSpecial attraction no longer exists on versions higher than 1.6)

        • acceptTextures: 1 or 0 (true/false) - false if the user has selected "Never" when prompted to install a custom server resource pack.