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===========

The most widely used, high-performance Minecraft server that aims to fix gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies.


**Support and Project Discussion:**
- [Our forums](https://forums.papermc.io/) or [Discord](https://discord.gg/papermc)

How To (Server Admins)
------
Paperclip is a jar file that you can download and run just like a normal jar file.

Download Paper from our [downloads page](https://papermc.io/downloads/paper).

Run the Paperclip jar directly from your server. Just like old times.

* Documentation on using Paper: [docs.papermc.io](https://docs.papermc.io)
* For a sneak peek at upcoming features, [see here](https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/projects)

How To (Plugin Developers)
------
* See our API [here](paper-api)
* See upcoming, pending, and recently added API [here](https://github.com/orgs/PaperMC/projects/2/views/4)
* Paper API javadocs here: [papermc.io/javadocs](https://papermc.io/javadocs/)
#### Repository (for paper-api)
See [the docs](https://docs.papermc.io/paper/dev/project-setup/#adding-paper-as-a-dependency) for more details.
##### Gradle
```kotlin
repositories {
    maven {
        url = uri("https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/")
    }
}

dependencies {
    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:26.2.build.+")
}

java {
    toolchain.languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(25))
}
```
##### Maven

```xml
<repository>
    <id>papermc</id>
    <url>https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/</url>
</repository>
```

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>io.papermc.paper</groupId>
    <artifactId>paper-api</artifactId>
    <version>[26.2.build,)</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
```

How To (Compiling Jar From Source)
------
To compile Paper, you need JDK 25 and an internet connection.

Clone this repo, run `./gradlew applyPatches`, then `./gradlew createPaperclipJar` from your terminal. You can find the compiled jar in the `paper-server/build/libs` directory.

To get a full list of tasks, run `./gradlew tasks`.

How To (Pull Request)
------
See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)

Old Versions (1.21.3 and below)
------
For branches of versions 1.8-1.21.3, please see our [archive repository](https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper-archive).

Support Us
------
First of all, thank you for considering helping out, we really appreciate that!

PaperMC has various recurring expenses, mostly related to infrastructure. Paper uses [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/) via the [Open Source Collective fiscal host](https://opencollective.com/opensource) to manage expenses. Open Collective allows us to be extremely transparent, so you can always see how your donations are used. You can read more about financially supporting PaperMC [on our website](https://papermc.io/sponsors).

You can find our collective [here](https://opencollective.com/papermc), or you can donate via GitHub Sponsors [here](https://github.com/sponsors/PaperMC), which will also go towards the collective.

Special Thanks To:
-------------

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[YourKit](https://www.yourkit.com/), makers of the outstanding java profiler, support open source projects of all kinds with their full featured [Java](https://www.yourkit.com/java/profiler) and [.NET](https://www.yourkit.com/.net/profiler) application profilers. We thank them for granting Paper an OSS license so that we can make our software the best it can be.

All our sponsors!  
[![Sponsor Image](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PaperMC/papermc.io/data/sponsors.png)](https://papermc.io/sponsors)
