What's the benefit of Paper over Vanilla or Spigot?

If you run a plugin-based server, Paper is almost always the right choice. It's a highly optimized fork of Spigot that runs the same worlds and plugins — just far better.

What Paper gives you

Paper is a highly optimized fork of Spigot. It runs the same worlds and supports the same plugins, but with:

• Far better performance (higher TPS, less lag).
• More configuration options.
• Built-in fixes.

For almost any plugin-based server, Paper is the recommended choice. Purpur (a Paper fork) adds even more tweaks if you want them.

Switching to Paper

1. Open the Versions tab.
2. Pick Paper (or Purpur for extra tweaks).
3. Choose your Minecraft version and build, and install (Wipe Data off to keep your world).
4. Start from the Console.

Tip: Switching from Vanilla or Spigot to Paper is effectively free performance — same worlds, same plugins, better TPS.

Frequently asked questions

Will my Spigot plugins work on Paper? Yes — Paper supports the same plugins as Spigot.

What's Purpur? A fork of Paper that adds even more configuration tweaks, if you want them.