Installing Plugins

Plugins extend your server with new gameplay features, admin tools, economy systems, and more. Paper supports plugins built for Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper.

Where to Find Plugins

• Hangar — Official Paper plugin repository
• Modrinth — Cross-platform, actively moderated
• SpigotMC — Large catalogue, mixed quality
• Bukkit Dev — Older plugins, mostly legacy

Installing a Plugin

1. Download the plugin .jar file from the source
2. In the panel, go to Files → plugins/
3. Click Upload and select the .jar
4. Restart the server — plugins load on startup

Checking Installed Plugins

From the console:

plugins

Output looks like:

Plugins (3): EssentialsX, LuckPerms, Vault

Green = enabled, red = failed to load.

Plugin Data Folders

Each plugin creates a folder under plugins/PluginName/ on first run. Config files (usually config.yml) live here.

plugins/
├── EssentialsX/
│   └── config.yml
├── LuckPerms/
│   └── config.yml
└── Vault/
    └── (no config)

Updating Plugins

1. Download the new .jar
2. Upload it to plugins/ — it will overwrite the old one
3. Restart the server

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