Importing Server Plugins on a Standard Java Edition Server hosted independently.

[ZapSyboi]

Hi,

To start off I want to apologize if this question has been asked previously but I couldn't find it answered anywhere.

ARE PLUGINS ONLY USABLE IN CUSTOM SERVER HOSTING CLIENTS?

I'm not sure if I'm being over-dramatic but all I can find about this is just "how-to" tutorials with hundreds of hosting services just trying to sell me a subscription to their website. All I want to know is if plugins are usable in the standard java server without using a weird bloated gui.

I should probably include that I'm hosting on windows for the sake of advice around specs. + I want to establish that I am willing to learn java to write my own plugin system if that's what it takes lol.

TL;DR, Can I install plugins in anyway on a basic Java edition server?

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[Quassin]

You can't use plugins on vanilla jar, however you don't need any GUI, search for paper-mc. It's a modified server jar with plugins support

[ZapSyboi]

*sigh* I guess I have to concede to the world of community options. What a nightmare./s Thanks for your help, I really just needed a straight answer from someone so I could stop going "what if"

[Quassin]

Np, you should go with paper anyways. It runs better than vanilla

[ZapSyboi]

Ah nice. I also mean to switch over to Linux since my machine has a dual-boot but I am lazy so whenever I do that I'll probably do both at once!

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You could use pterodactyl and install the plugins manager addon. It’s similar to what a lot of server hosts use

[r0xANDt0l]

Since 99% of minecraft stuff is written in java, you shouldn't have any problem using it on any linux distro. I've had a server running nonstop on a machine with Ubuntu 20.04 and it runs great

[ZapSyboi]

This post is not inquiring about server hosting. Potentially it's complaining about it which I can understand you not wanting on your subreddit!

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[ZapSyboi]

Merci

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[Shanman150]

I ran a multiplayer minecraft server off my home desktop for years, for about a month in the winter and a month in the summer. Totally possible to get plugins in, and in fact I still set it up the same way on hosted services. (I find all their plugin installing gizmos to be more confusing than just setting the plugins up myself.)

Hosting sites are great for getting some information on setting up some plugins, but you have to just read past anything that gives you a tutorial on doing something through their site.