Paper Development

Create plugins with the Paper API in order to extend Minecraft with custom and modified behavior.

Getting Started

Step-by-step instructions on how to set up a plugin development environment.

A guide to Bukkit's plugin.yml file.

How plugins work in Paper.

A development guide for how to write Paper-specific plugins.

A guide on how to use the paperweight-userdev Gradle plugin to access internal code.

Respond to and modify in-game actions

Manipulate mobs and other entities

Work with Minecraft's chat components

A guide to the PDC API for storing data.

How to use a custom InventoryHolder to identify custom inventories.

A guide on how to use BukkitScheduler to run code at specific times.

How to communicate with clients or proxies.

How to create configuration files for your plugins to customize behavior.

A guide to Paper's Lifecycle API

A guide to registries and their modification on Paper.

How to create and manage recipes.

How to support both Folia and Paper within your plugin.

Outlines the future intents and plans of the Paper project.

Stacktraces are produced by the JVM when an exception occurs. This guide will discuss the basics of how to read them.

Debugging is common when writing code. This guide outlines the common ways to debug your plugin.

Databases are the recommended way to store a large amount of data. This guide outlines a few key details.

A brief overview of how to use internals in your plugin.