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# Minecraft | Installing Forge

# Installing Forge

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**STEP 1:** Download the forge **Installer** for the version of forge you would like. 

|| All installers can be found here: https://files.minecraftforge.net/

**STEP 2:** Create a folder called "Server" on your desktop.
**STEP 3:** Run the installer you downloaded and select "Install Server". Press the 3 dots at the bottom of the installer and find the folder you created on your desktop. Then, select open.

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**STEP 4:** Press "Ok" and let the installer run. This will then gather all the necessary files for your server and place them in the folder you just created.
**STEP 5:** Using SFTP, upload all the files that were just created on to your server.

|| You can learn how to use SFTP here: https://help.skynode.pro/en/article/how-to-manage-files-using-sftp-1dn4a06/
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**STEP 6:** Rename the forge jar file to server.jar or follow our tutorial on how to install server jars.

|| Installing Jars can be found here: https://help.skynode.pro/en/article/installing-a-server-jar-file-1uawpl0/

**STEP 7:** Restart your server.

**You can find a video guide on how to install forge here:**

${youtube}[Installing Forge](6si4eBNhAK8)

# All done! Enjoy your fresh new modded server.