Minecraft 1.15-pre2

Pre-releaseLegacy 1.x

Minecraft 1.15-pre2 is a Java Edition pre-release released on 25 Nov 2019 under the classic 1.x numbering. Mojang lists Java 8 as the required runtime. It speaks network protocol 566.

Released: 25 Nov 2019
Requires Java: Java 8+
Protocol version: 566
Data version: 2219
Version group: 1.15
Numbering: Legacy (1.x)
Position: #490 of 920

Official downloads

Served by Mojang. Verify the checksum before running anything.

File	Size	SHA-1	Download
Server jar	34.5 MB	`0f0c2e3c2569…`	piston-data.mojang.com ↗
Client jar	14.8 MB	`86826ed25a88…`	piston-data.mojang.com ↗

The catalogue on 1.15-pre2

Projects that name 1.15-pre2 in their own release metadata. Follow any of these to the full filtered list.

Mod loaders

Support declared in each loader's own metadata.

Quilt Loader0.31.0-beta.4declaredsupported
Fabric Loader0.20.1declaredsupported

Everything in 1.15

13 versions in this group.

Filter list

Version	Type	Protocol	Released
1.15.2	Release	578	17 Jan 2020
1.15.2-pre2	Pre-release	577	16 Jan 2020
1.15.2-pre1	Pre-release	576	14 Jan 2020
1.15.1	Release	575	16 Dec 2019
1.15.1-pre1	Pre-release	574	12 Dec 2019
1.15	Release	573	9 Dec 2019
1.15-pre7	Pre-release	572	9 Dec 2019
1.15-pre6	Pre-release	571	6 Dec 2019
1.15-pre5	Pre-release	570	5 Dec 2019
1.15-pre4	Pre-release	569	3 Dec 2019
1.15-pre3	Pre-release	567	28 Nov 2019
1.15-pre2	Pre-release	566	25 Nov 2019
1.15-pre1	Pre-release	565	21 Nov 2019

Questions about Minecraft 1.15-pre2

What Java version does Minecraft 1.15-pre2 require?

Java 8 is the runtime Mojang's launcher bundles for 1.15-pre2, recorded in the metadata years after release. Versions from this era were built for the Java of their day, so Java 8 is the tested choice rather than a hard floor.

What protocol version does Minecraft 1.15-pre2 use?

Minecraft 1.15-pre2 speaks protocol 566. A client and a server can only connect when their protocol numbers match.

Where do I download the Minecraft 1.15-pre2 server jar?

Mojang hosts it directly. This page links to the official file with its SHA-1 checksum and size, so you can verify the download before you run it. We do not mirror or repackage it.

Go deeper

Full compatibility for 1.15-pre2Server software, loaders and the Java requirement in one place Java 8 downloadsVerified Temurin builds for Windows, macOS and Linux Everything in 1.15Snapshots, pre-releases and candidates in this group How Minecraft version numbers workWhy 1.21 was followed by 26.1, and what happened to 1.22

Metadata from Mojang’s official version manifest. Protocol and data versions from the PrismarineJS minecraft-data project.

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