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Install Prism Launcher

Prism Launcher is a free, open-source Minecraft launcher that handles all the mod stuff for you. Pick your OS below and you'll be done in a couple of minutes.

What even is Prism Launcher?

Prism Launcher is a community-maintained Minecraft launcher. It lets you create separate "instances" of Minecraft, each with their own mods and settings, and it can import modpacks from a URL in one click. It's the easiest way to get set up for the server.

Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Grab it for your platform, then head to the Setup page to import the modpack.

Download the installer

Go to prismlauncher.org/download and grab the Windows installer (.exe).

Run the installer

Double-click the .exe and click through. Defaults are fine.

Java: Pick Java 17 or higher. Prism can download it for you on first launch if you don't have it.

Launch and log in

Open Prism, click "Add Account", sign in with your Microsoft / Minecraft account, and you're good.

Windows Defender SmartScreen might pop up. Click "More info" then "Run anyway". It's legit open-source software.

Download the app

Go to prismlauncher.org/download and grab the macOS .dmg. Separate builds for Intel and Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3).

Not sure which? Apple menu > "About This Mac". Says "Apple M-something" under Chip = ARM build. Says "Intel" = Intel build.

Install it

Open the .dmg and drag Prism into Applications. Standard Mac stuff.

First launch

macOS will warn you it was downloaded from the internet. Click "Open". If Gatekeeper blocks it, go to System Settings > Privacy & Security and click "Open Anyway".

Select Java and log in

Pick Java 17+ (it can download one). Sign in with your Microsoft / Minecraft account.

Install Prism Launcher

Pick your poison:

Flatpak (works on anything)

flatpak install flathub org.prismlauncher.PrismLauncher

Arch (AUR)

yay -S prismlauncher

Debian / Ubuntu

Grab the .deb from prismlauncher.org/download and:

sudo dpkg -i prismlauncher_*.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

Fedora

sudo dnf install prismlauncher

Launch and log in

Open Prism, pick Java 17+, sign in with your Microsoft / Minecraft account.

Fix inotify limits (you have to do this)

This pack has loads of mods that watch config files. Linux's default file watcher limit is too low and the game will crash on startup without this. Run it once:

echo "fs.inotify.max_user_instances=512" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-minecraft.conf
echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-minecraft.conf
sudo sysctl --system

Not optional. Without it you'll get User limit of inotify instances reached and the game dies. Run it once, it sticks across reboots.

Next up: Import the Modpack

Prism's installed and you're logged in. Head to Setup to import the pack and get connected.

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