How to add a resource pack to a server

Step-by-step instructions on how to add a resource pack to a Minecraft: Java Edition server

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1. Upload the resource pack ZIP file to any file host. In this tutorial we will be using dropbox
2. Once uploaded copy the download link.
3. Now, open your server.properties file on your server.
4. Inside the properties file find the line that contains resource-pack=
5. Paste your download link after the = so it looks like below.

resource-pack=https://dropbox.com/...

1. Now at the end of the url replace the dl=0 with dl=1
2. Finally, restart the server and connect to it from a client. The resource pack will be downloaded and loaded.