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Minecraft: Installation of Sponge Plugins (Ore) on a Forge Gameserver

By default, the Forge server type only supports mods and cannot run plugins. However, with the SpongeAPI, it is possible to use plugins on Forge servers through the SpongeForge mod.

Bukkit and Spigot plugins do NOT work on Forge servers with Sponge unless explicitly stated on the plugin page. Whenever possible, use only plugins from the official Sponge Ore website.

  • Your gameserver must already have SpongeForge installed. If you have not done this yet, you can find a guide in our knowledge base under the "Minecraft" section, in the entry Installing SpongeForge on a Forge Gameserver.

  • Download the desired plugins from Ore (Sponge Plugins Repository). Make sure the downloaded plugins are compatible with the SpongeForge version installed on your gameserver. Some plugins are also downloaded as .ZIP files, from which you need to extract the .jar file.

  • Upload the plugin JAR file (.jar) to the mods folder in your gameserver directory.

  • Restart your gameserver to complete the plugin installation.

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