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# Minecraft | How to install plugins

# How to install plugins

||| **WARNING:** You need your server version to be [Spitgot/Bukkit/Paper](https://help.skynode.pro/en/article/installing-a-server-jar-file-1uawpl0/), or [Magma](https://help.skynode.pro/en/article/installing-a-magma-jar-file-1lw10t5/) for this article to make sense. 

1. Download the plugin/s you are looking to install on your server to your computer. We'd recommend downloading them all into a new folder.. You can download them here: [SpigotMC](https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/)  [Bukkit Plugins](https://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins)

2. Go to your [Skynode Panel](https://panel.skynode.pro) > `File Manager` and find the folder named **Plugins** click it to access the area you need to upload your plugin/s to.

3. You can upload the plugin/s jar to your server by dragging it. Or using the upload button you can find in the top right. Or you can also use SFTP client to upload a plugin, recommended if you have a lot of plugins to add. [How to manage files using SFTP](https://help.skynode.pro/en/article/panel-how-to-manage-files-using-sftp-1dn4a06/)

4. Once the file/s have finishing uploading (You can refresh the page and check if the plugin is there). Just restart/start your server and your plugins should load in!





**You can find a video guide on how to install plugins here:**


${youtube}[How to install Plugins](Dwfv2dg33C4)

###### All done! Enjoy your freshly installed plugin/s.