# Adding Additional Application Versions To Existing Eggs

<p class="callout warning"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Note when doing this:** If you update your panel and use the commands from the pterodactyl documentation, your changes to the default eggs will be **overwritten**. You can ignore the command **php artisan migrate --seed --force** to prevent this but this isn't recommended on panel updates. The main suggestion here is to make nnew eggs for your custom changes.   
  
This does not remove the installed version on a server, just hides it again from the dropdown for the selected docker image.</span></p>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this example we will add Java 22 and 23 to the Minecraft Paper egg. Firstly, head on over to **Admin &gt; Nests &gt; Click the egg**. Look a few sections down and you'll see "Docker Images". In here, make a new line above/below where you want it to appear, and continue reading.</span>

![image.png](https://docs.jasmeow.systems/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/JPWy7GU3rJTtimlH-image.png)

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The format of Docker Images to show in the dropdown is **NAME PIPE SYMBOL IMAGE SOURCE.** For example, **J**</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**ava 23|ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java\_23**. You can normally find the image source from [https://ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks](https://ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks) and finding the right one you require. Let's go find Java 23. Click the URL above and then "View all tagged versions".</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">![](https://jasmeow.pics/SWsVtv.png)</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Ctrl + F** and find the one you need. Search "java\_23" or "java\_" and you'll find it. Keep in mind there's many pages so you'll need to keep looking, such as *node\_* might be on page 3.</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">![](https://jasmeow.pics/AfvJOb.png)</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">![](https://jasmeow.pics/jfy1xA.png)</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As we've searched here, it has the name **java\_23**. If you click on the blue text of the image you need, copy the **ghcr.io/...** section after the FROM.</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">![](https://jasmeow.pics/Wh9Yq1.png)</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Now paste this into the panel, put the **Name** at the front followed by a **Pipe Symbol**, and you're done.</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">![](https://jasmeow.pics/AgSpqG.gif)</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This will now appear under servers with that egg under "Startup" tab.</span>

![image.png](https://docs.jasmeow.systems/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/0qOnGoW6AF96Qwqq-image.png)