Best method for updating FTB server-side?

[Puremin0rez]

Is it recommended to just nuke the mods folder and drag the new one over, or do you recommend nuking the config folder too and dragging the new one over?

Seems like it would get a little tedious having to configure your settings everytime if you had to blow out your config files.

I assume the newer configs are needed to keep the mods newer blocks/items to use the standardized ids, but again, not sure.

 

[b0bst3r]

This is where it's a bit awkward, cos an updated mod could have an updated config and if you don't add the updated config there's a high chance it could just crash, or worse still crash later on.

TBH if you don't modify configs then blat coremods, mods and config folder and add both back in. If you do modify configs then sorry as a server owner it's down to you to sort that out. Be mindful too that your server.jar file has not been changed too.

What I will say is that you can get notepad++ and a "compare" plugin which will allow you to load both old and new configs and it will highlight any differences between the 2 files. Using this method you can then see if there are any vanilla config changes and update your changed config with them.

 

[TheMap]

Its usually best when upgrading to newer mod releases to completely wipe the mods folders and config folders. I usually keep a textfile of the config changes as a way of remember what to change back when re configuring.

 

[Puremin0rez]

Thanks guys, i'll be looking into the diff plugin for Notepad++ - totally forgot this thing supported that.

 

[lisim]

was about to sugegst the differnce plugin saves me hours +D