How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

It is possible to install plugins on a minecraft server. In order to do so, you will need to setup your server with the right variant and to upload the plugins to the right place.

Use the Paper Minecraft Server variant

To install plugins, you will need to use the Minecraft Paper Server variant.
To change the variant, follow these steps :

• Stop the server
• Delete the server files (except eula.txt)
• Change the variant to "Paper"
• Wait for the server reinstall process to end

Install your plugins

You are now able to add your pluging in the "Plugins" folder. For more informations, read our short article on How to install plugins on a Minecraft server .