Installation

Step 1: Download the Plugin

Plugins can be downloaded from:

• Modrinth — Most popular plugin repository
• SpigotMC — Alternative marketplace
• GitHub — For open-source plugins

Example: Download CraftGuard from modrinth.com/plugin/craftguard

Step 2: Install to Your Server

1. Stop your server cleanly using /stop or the stop button
2. Navigate to your server's plugins/ folder
3. Drop the .jar file into the folder
4. Start your server

# Example folder structure
/server
  ├── craftguard-x.x.x.jar     # Plugin file
  ├── plugins/                 # Put .jar files here
  ├── paper.jar
  └── server.properties

Step 3: Verify Installation

Check the console output when your server starts. Most plugins print a message like:

[Server]/[INFO] [CraftGuard] Enabling CraftGuard vX.X.X

You can also run /pl in-game to see loaded plugins.