How to Install Minecraft Plugins

Browse, install, update, and verify Minecraft plugins with Arix Addons.

Browse, install, update, and verify Minecraft plugins with Arix Addons.

Use plugin-compatible software

Bukkit-style plugins require Paper, Purpur, Spigot, or another compatible implementation. Vanilla, Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge do not load ordinary Bukkit plugins. Use Versions to change server software before installing plugins.

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Versions includes Vanilla and multiple plugin, proxy, modded, and hybrid server implementations.

Browse and select a plugin

Open Plugins under Minecraft. Browse plugins searches the catalog; Installed plugins lists what the panel has installed. Each card includes its author, summary, update age, downloads, rating, and Select version action.

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Select a release compatible with both your Minecraft version and server software.

Install and verify

  1. Create a backup and stop the server.
  2. Open Plugins, locate the plugin, and choose Select version.
  3. Select a compatible release and confirm the install.
  4. Start the server and read Console for enable or dependency errors.
  5. Confirm the plugin appears in Installed plugins or with the server plugins command.

Configure and update

After first startup, the plugin usually creates a folder under plugins. Stop the server before editing generated YAML or JSON files, preserve indentation, then restart and verify. Back up before updates and read changelogs for migrations or new dependencies.

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