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title: "How to install plugins on a server"
icon: lucide/plug-zap
description: "How to install Paper or Purpur plugins through the panel, plus verification, configuration, and download sources."
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# How to install plugins on a server

This guide applies to **Paper** or **Purpur** servers.

## Before you start

- Make sure your server is plugin-based, not a modded-only server.
- Download plugins from trusted sources.
- Make sure the plugin file is a `.jar`.

## Steps

1. Download plugins from sites like [Hangar](https://hangar.papermc.io/), [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com/), or [SpigotMC](https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/).
2. If the server is online, stop it first so the update is safer.
3. Open `https://panel.nexuscloud.id/` and go to **Files**.
4. Open the `plugins` folder.
5. Upload the plugin `.jar` file.
6. Start or restart the server.

## Verify

Once the server is online, check the console. You can also run:

```text
plugins
```

If the plugin loaded correctly, its name usually appears in the startup log without errors.

## Plugin configuration

Many plugins will create their own folder inside `plugins/` the first time they run. From there you can edit files such as `config.yml`.

## Tips

- Check for dependencies like Vault, ProtocolLib, or PlaceholderAPI if needed.
- Paper's documentation also recognises the `plugins/update` folder for batch plugin updates.

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