Plugins are how a Minecraft server grows a personality — homes and warps, land claims, mini-games, moderation tools. Falix has a built-in Plugins page that searches the big plugin sites and installs with one click, so you never download a .jar or drag one anywhere.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| You need | A server on plugin-capable software (Purpur, PaperSpigot, Spigot, or another Plugin Servers option) |
| Time | Five minutes |
| Plan | Any |
⚠️ Heads up: On Vanilla or a Mod Loader, plugins won't load — switch to plugin-capable software first with the software guide.
1. Confirm your software
Plugins only run on Bukkit-family software. If your Version Changer shows Purpur, PaperSpigot, Spigot, Pufferfish, or Leaf, you're set. If it says Vanilla or a mod loader, plugins have nowhere to load — see Minecraft software and versions to switch first.
2. Search and install
Open the Plugins page from your server menu. The search box covers the major sources at once — Modrinth, CurseForge, Hangar, and Spigot — so you can find almost anything by name. Search for a plugin, open it, and press Install. Falix drops the plugin's .jar into your server's /plugins folder.
3. Restart to load
Minecraft reads /plugins at startup, so a freshly installed plugin does nothing until you restart. Press Restart on the Console page and watch the log — you'll see the plugin's name go by as it loads (usually a line like Enabling <name>).
💡 Tip: Add plugins one at a time — install, restart, confirm — so you always know which one caused a problem.
4. Configure it
Most plugins create their settings the first time they run. After that first restart, look in the File Manager under /plugins/<PluginName>/ — you'll find a config.yml (and sometimes more). Open it in the File Manager's editor, change what you want, and restart to apply. Every plugin documents its own options; the config file is where they live.
Managing what you've installed
The Plugins page has a My Addons view listing everything you've added. It matches each .jar against its source and shows you three things that matter:
- What version you're on, and whether a newer one exists — plugins with an update available get a badge, and a filter shows only those. (Not sure what's installed in-game? Run
/version <PluginName>in the console or in-game to print a plugin's exact version.) - An Update button that swaps in the latest compatible build for you — confirm it, then restart so the new version loads. Keeping plugins current is how you pick up bug fixes and support for newer Minecraft versions. Update one at a time so a bad update is easy to trace.
- An enable/disable toggle, so you can switch a plugin off without deleting it — handy for testing whether one is causing a problem.
To remove a plugin, delete its .jar from the /plugins folder in the File Manager, then restart — with the file gone, the plugin is gone. (Deleting the .jar but keeping its /plugins/<Name>/ folder keeps your settings for next time; delete that folder too for a clean removal.)
Verify it works
After the restart, run the plugin's command or type /plugins (or /pl) in the console or in-game — your new plugin should appear in the list, shown green if it loaded cleanly.
Troubleshooting
- Plugin needs a different Minecraft version — plugins target specific versions. If one won't enable, check that it supports your server's version; grab a build that matches, or update your server in the Version Changer.
- "Unknown/missing dependency" — some plugins need another plugin to work (Vault and permissions plugins are common ones). The console names what's missing; install that too and restart. Essential plugins covers the usual suspects.
- Server won't start after adding a plugin — a bad or incompatible plugin can halt startup. The Minecraft console's plugin helper points at the likely file; remove that
.jarfrom/pluginsand start again. Add plugins one at a time so you always know which one caused it. - Nothing happens in-game — you probably didn't restart, or the plugin loaded but a player needs a permission granted (see LuckPerms in Essential plugins).
Next steps
- Essential plugins worth installing
- Customize your server
- Performance and lag
- For a click-by-click version, see the Knowledge Base: plugins.