Plugin loader

Plugin loaders are a type of Loader that rewrite the Minecraft server code to be able to add custom Plugins.

Plugin loaders and Plugins are essential for servers with custom functionalities.

	Plugin loader	Status
	Bukkit	Deprecated
	Folia	Active
	Paper	Active
	Purpur	Active
	Spigot	Active
	Sponge	Active

Server engines VS plugin loaders VS proxy servers

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Resources

• Server jar

Related

• Server engines
• Proxy server