How do I add multiple worlds or a lobby (Multiverse)?

Running several worlds — a survival map, a creative plot, a lobby — is a job for the Multiverse-Core plugin on a Paper or Spigot server. It lets you create, import, and teleport between as many worlds as you like from the Console.

What you need

Multiple worlds on one server require the Multiverse-Core plugin, which works on the Paper/Spigot family. Once installed, you manage worlds with simple /mv commands from the Console or in-game.

Step-by-step

1. Install Multiverse-Core from the Plugins tab and restart the server.
2. In the Console, create a world with /mv create <name> normal (or nether / end), or add an uploaded one with /mv import <folder> normal.
3. Visit a world with /mv tp <name>.
4. Set a spawn or lobby world as you like.

Tip: To use a pre-built lobby map, upload its world folder via Files/SFTP first, then run /mv import <folder> normal to register it with Multiverse.

Frequently asked questions

Does this work on Forge? No — Multiverse is a Bukkit plugin, so you need Paper/Spigot/Purpur. Forge uses different, mod-based approaches to multiple worlds.

How do I make one world the lobby players spawn in? Set it as the spawn world through Multiverse (and pair it with a spawn plugin if you want fine control). Players then land there on join.

Can I import a downloaded lobby map? Yes — upload the map's world folder, then /mv import <folder> normal. Make sure level.dat is directly inside the folder.