Plugins
20 guidesInstalling and configuring plugins on Spigot, Paper and Purpur — permissions, world protection, and the common failure modes.
Plugins need Spigot, Paper or Purpur. They will not load on vanilla or on Forge, which is why switching server software is usually the first step. Once you are on the right software, installing plugins is a drag and drop.
If a plugin is not doing anything, it is nearly always a version mismatch or a missing dependency. This guide covers the usual causes, and LuckPerms is where most permission questions end up.
- Can Bedrock servers use plugins (PocketMine plugins)?
- Can I install plugins on a Bedrock server?
- Can I run Forge with plugins via SpongeForge?
- Do I need MySQL for proxy plugins (voting, etc.)?
- How do I grant in-game permissions with LuckPerms?
- How do I install a plugin manually from my computer?
- How do I install plugins?
- How do I remove plugins?
- How do I switch server software (Vanilla ↔ Paper/Spigot/Purpur/Fabric/Forge)?
- How do I update a plugin without losing its config?
- How much RAM / which plan for X players + Y plugins (Paper/Spigot)?
- Is there a limit to how many plugins I can install?
- Plugins need Paper/Spigot — do I need to switch from Vanilla/Forge?
- What plugins do you recommend (login, anti-cheat, protection, economy, etc.)?
- What's the benefit of Paper over Vanilla or Spigot?
- Which login/register plugin works for version X (1.16/1.17/1.19)?
- Which plugin is causing my issue, or which are outdated for my version?
- Why aren't my plugins loading or working?
- Will changing version or software delete my world, plugins, or files?
- Will upgrading or downgrading lose my world, files, or plugins?
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