Administration
Welcome to the Paper administration guide! This guide includes information and tutorials regarding the administration of a Paper server.
Getting started
Section titled “Getting started” Getting started How to get started with downloading and setting up a Paper server.
Adding plugins Plugins are the most powerful way to extend the functionality of Paper beyond the configuration files.
Migrating to or from Paper It's simple to migrate your server to or from Paper. This page will help you get started.
Next steps How to proceed after starting your server.
How-to guides
Section titled “How-to guides” Aikar's flags Aikar's flags are a set of JVM flags designed to improve the performance of your Paper server.
Configuring Anti-Xray Paper ships an obfuscation-based Anti-Xray system by default. Learn how to configure it here.
Basic troubleshooting This guide will help you diagnose your server's problem before reporting it to PaperMC or the plugin's author.
Profiling How to profile your Paper server.
Updating Paper has new features and fixes coming every day, this guide explains the updating process.
Vanilla-like experience This page lists all changes that result in a different experience than Vanilla.
Reference
Section titled “Reference” 🗃️ Configuration An overview of Paper's configuration files.
Paper plugins A guide to the ins and outs of Paper plugins.
Commands Documentation about all commands added by Paper.
System properties Documentation for the system properties and environment variables Paper may check.
Permissions All permissions available in the default Paper server.
Miscellaneous
Section titled “Miscellaneous” Bug fixes An explanation of which Vanilla bugs we fix in Paper.
Frequently asked questions Questions frequently asked by our community, answered by us!