Plugins for Minecraft Java — page 142
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Craftable Horse Armor
Craftable Horse ArmorOn a serverNoobProtector
NoobProtectorOn a serverCrate-Rewards
Give a gift to those who donate or vote.On a serverWorldGuard Eliminate [Mob Remover]
Remove Them Mobs And Stop The Targeting Terror!On a server
NPCMenu
Open A Menu With Named NPC'sOn a server
Lightning_Sword
Lightning_SwordOn a serverBlockLogger
Block Logger v0.9On a server
MoreMobHeads
Adding almost every mob's head to Minecraft!On a server
OnePlayerSleepX
Automatically skips night if one-player sleeps.On a serverSolarFurnace
Use the energy of the sun to power furnaces!On a serverAdmincontrol
AdmincontrolOn a server
RedBull
RedBull | VIP-Plugin!On a server
KickRedirect
Redirect your players to a server after a server shutdownOn a server
DragonDropElytra2
When the Ender dragon is killed an Elytra is dropped.On a server
cShortcut
Define shortcuts for commands and create custom commands.On a serverChat Color Changer
Allow your players to use a permanent / changable chat color (w/ permission nodes)On a serverLokiDungeons
LokiDungeonsOn a server
Annoying API
General purpose API with tons of featuresOn a serverTheCleaner
An entity and memory cleanup utility plugin for BukkitOn a server
TomaHawk
You will be able to throw axesOn a serverSafeVoid
Disable void falling, better than NoVoidOn a server
SmartRestart
SmartRestartOn a server
Better Crops
Use bonemeal on everything!On a serverFAQ
How is a plugin different from a mod?
A plugin runs only on the server and requires nothing from players: the client stays vanilla. A mod has to be installed by everyone, and it changes the game itself.
Where do I put a plugin?
Put the .jar file in the plugins folder on the server, then restart the server. The plugin will create its config on first launch.
Will a Spigot plugin work on Paper?
Usually yes: Paper and Purpur are built on Spigot and are compatible with its plugins. The reverse isn't true — a plugin that uses Paper features won't work on plain Spigot.
How do I install a plugin on Aternos?
On Aternos, plugins can only be installed from the built-in list in the “Plugins” section of the panel. You can't upload your own .jar file, so paid and rare plugins can't be installed on Aternos. If the plugin you need isn't on the list, you need hosting with access to the plugins folder: put the file there and restart the server.
Which plugins should I install on a server first?
People usually start with four: EssentialsX (homes, warps, kits, teleport), LuckPerms (groups and permissions), WorldGuard together with WorldEdit (spawn and region protection) and ViaVersion (joining from other game versions). For a server with nickname login, add AuthMe for passwords and SkinsRestorer for skins.
Which plugins should I install on a server for playing with friends?
A small server for friends needs just a few: EssentialsX (home, teleport to a friend, warps), CoreProtect (rolling back griefing and finding who broke a block) and Simple Voice Chat for voice chat, which needs the mod of the same name on players' side. Permissions and region protection are usually unnecessary on such a server.
How do I install a plugin on Paper?
Download the plugin file for your Paper version, put the .jar into the plugins folder and restart the server — the /plugins command will list it. On Millida Hosting the On a server button on the plugin page does the same.
Plugins for Minecraft Java
A plugin is installed on the server, not by the player, and that's the whole difference from a mod: the client stays plain vanilla, and you can join the server without downloading a single file. Plugins run on server cores — Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur, Folia — while Velocity and BungeeCord are used for proxies between servers. The core matters as much as the version: a Paper plugin will almost always run on Purpur, but a Velocity plugin won't start on a regular server at all.
The useful minimum for a server is almost always the same: EssentialsX for basic commands, LuckPerms for permissions, WorldGuard together with WorldEdit for region protection and CoreProtect to roll back griefing. Servers with nickname login add AuthMe and SkinsRestorer, servers for friends add Simple Voice Chat. On Millida Hosting a free plugin from the catalog goes onto the server with the On a server button on its page, no manual .jar upload.
Plugins handle almost everything behind the scenes on a server: ranks and permissions, land protection, economy and shops, anti-cheat, map rotation, menus and voting. You install them by copying the .jar file into the plugins folder and restarting the server; most create their own config on first launch, which is what you then edit. The card lists supported cores and game versions, the author and license, and all releases are gathered on one page — you can update the plugin right from there.