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Install plugins

Add Bukkit/Spigot/Paper plugins to a Victus server — upload the .jar to the plugins folder via the Files tab or SFTP and restart.

minecraftpluginspaperspigotbukkitinstalljar

Plugins add features to Bukkit-based software (Spigot, Paper, Purpur). They only work on those server types — Vanilla, Fabric and Forge do not load plugins (those use mods instead). A plugin is a single .jar file you drop into the plugins folder.

You need Paper/Purpur/Spigot

Plugins will not load on Vanilla, Fabric or Forge. If your server is one of those and you want plugins, switch the software first — see "Switch software/JAR (Paper/Purpur/Spigot/Vanilla)".

Install a plugin

  1. 1Download the plugin .jar built for your exact Minecraft version (e.g. from SpigotMC, Hangar or Modrinth).
  2. 2In the panel open the Files tab and go into the plugins folder.
  3. 3Click Upload and add the .jar (or drag it in). For many/large files use SFTP instead — see "Upload files via SFTP".
  4. 4Restart the server from the Console tab so it loads.
  5. 5Watch the console for a line confirming the plugin enabled, then edit its generated config in plugins/<PluginName>/.

Match the version — and its dependencies

A plugin built for 1.20 may crash or silently fail on 1.21. Always grab the build for your MC version, and install any required dependency plugins (for example many need Vault or an economy/permissions plugin).

Manage without restarting the world

You can Restart to load new plugins. Avoid live plugin-reload managers for adding/removing plugins — they can leave the server in a broken state. A clean Restart from the Console tab is the safe way.

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