How To Install Minecraft Plugins In Game Panel

One of the most exciting things about the Minecraft server is the ability to optimize it past what Vanilla Minecraft can offer. Plugins are the best way to do this. Plugins can only be installed on the server. Mods cannot be installed on the Minecraft client.

How to install plugins automatically?

Create your server and ensure that you select Minecraft Java Edition. Once you''re done, click on the Manage button to manage your Minecraft server instance.

Choose a Configuration

From there choose Server settings, the option you are looking for is Server type, there you will be able to choose from a variety of custom server types:

You can install plugins by choosing one of these options:

Type of server

Modified vanilla Minecraft server, with the Bukkit API. Bukkit is the API used by Bukkit plugins to interact with the server

Spigot

Modified Minecraft server based upon CraftBukkit. This provides additional performance optimizations as well as configuration options and features. However, it is compatible with all existing plugins.

PaperMC*

High-performance fork of the Spigot Minecraft Server that aims to fix gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies as well as to improve performance. The paper contains many features, bug fixes, exploit preventives, and major performance improvement not found in Spigot.

* Recommended for users who wish to get the best performance out of their current plan, without sacrificing server features and functionality

After selecting the server type you prefer, click on the Download/Update button. The download will immediately begin:

After the download is done your server will be ready to have plugins installed. Navigate to your instance section and click Plugins.

You just need to choose a plugin and click on Install.

If you have any questions about the plugin, or if you need more information, click on the Discussion button.
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After installing the plugins, you will need your server to load their configuration.

How do I manually install plugins?

If you don’t see your preferred plugin in this list, you can always manually install it.

You will first need to download the plugin from their official site. It should be in.jar format. Once that''s done, open File Manager:

Find plugins folder and open it by double-clicking:

Last, drag-and-drop the plugin to be uploaded from your computer to the server instance. Make sure you are uploading your plugin to the correct folder. Once the plugin has been uploaded, restart your server

It is worth noting that plugins are installed in the same way regardless of how you do it.

How can I verify that plugins are working?

After restarting your server open your Server console

You can also write plugins

This will display a list plugins that are currently running on your server. :

This command also works while logged in the server, however, you should use a slash in front of the command while in-game. It should look like this /plugins

Recommended plugins

AuthMeReloaded – The plugin is only necessary when playing in Offline mode. It prevents username stealing on your server.

ViaVersion - Allows users with older versions of Minecraft to join your server.

WorldEdit – The WorldEdit plugin has been in widespread use for 10 years and is vital for building large projects and reducing time.

AntiCheatReloaded is a tool that helps server admins prevent spambots from using their servers. It can analyze the behavior and prevent malicious gameplay.