Download Paper Server JAR

The most popular high-performance Minecraft server — full Bukkit/Spigot plugin support.

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A high-performance fork of Spigot, optimized for large servers with enhanced performance, plugin support, and customization options.
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Paper is a high-performance Spigot fork and the most widely used Minecraft server software. It's a drop-in replacement: your worlds and Bukkit/Spigot plugins work unchanged, with far better performance. Every build here comes straight from the official PaperMC API.

Quick setup

  1. Download the Paper JAR for your version into an empty folder.
  2. Install Java 21+ (required for Minecraft 1.20.5+).
  3. Run the command below.
  4. Set eula=true in eula.txt, then start again.
  5. Drop plugins into plugins/ and connect on port 25565.
java -Xms4G -Xmx4G -jar paper.jar nogui

Automate with the free API

Always get the newest build in scripts, Docker images, or panels — see the API docs:

https://mcjarfiles.com/api/get-latest-jar/servers/paper

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