# Blog Source: https://mineacademy.org/blog Published: 2022-05-15 · Updated: 2023-12-14 # News & Resources ## [How To Auto-Update Your Paper Minecraft Server (Introducing MineAcademy Endpoint)](https://mineacademy.org/endpoint) [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/paper-endpoint-thumbnail.png)](https://mineacademy.org/endpoint) Update: Compatible with game versioning changes in 2026! We’ve made it easy to automatically update your Minecraft server to the latest Paper, Velocity, Waterfall or... - Matej - September 17, 2026 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/minecraft-server-starting.webp)](https://mineacademy.org/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-spigot-paper-or-purpur) ## [How To Make A Minecraft Server for Spigot, Paper or Purpur](https://mineacademy.org/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-spigot-paper-or-purpur) The following is a complete guide for setting up a Minecraft Java Edition server running Spigot, Paper or Purpur on your computer. This guide is... - Matej - September 17, 2026 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026-04-12-NMS-Advanced-26.1-update.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/26-1-update) ## [All plugins & courses now 26.2 compatible](https://mineacademy.org/26-1-update) Edit: We’ve also updated to support 26.2 as of June 22, 2026. All of our plugins and courses are now compatible with Minecraft 26.1 including... - Matej - April 13, 2026 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/forking-paper-thumb.webp)](https://mineacademy.org/paper-fork) ## [How To Fork Paper & Working With Patches](https://mineacademy.org/paper-fork) A warning about forks While making a fork might sound attractive, it is an advanced task requiring good programming skills. The server codebase is massive,... - Matej - March 21, 2025 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumb-itemsadder.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/itemsadder-rank-images) ## [ItemsAdder Rank Images With LuckPerms – Beginner Tutorial](https://mineacademy.org/itemsadder-rank-images) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gZ1Tqla9D0 How to setup ItemsAdder with the Better Ranks pack to display fancy ranks and tags dynamically depending on player’s group in LuckPerms. In this... - Matej - February 13, 2025 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/Next-Gen-AI-Tool-Generates-Entire-MC-Plugins.-ac.png)](https://mineacademy.org/ai-plugins-guide) ## [Using AI To Write Minecraft Plugins From Scratch (No Code)](https://mineacademy.org/ai-plugins-guide) I’m excited to share a breakthrough tool bolt.new that will help you create a complete Minecraft plugin from scratch – even if you have never... - Matej - February 12, 2025 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/ep61-thumb.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-61) ## [Ep61. Advanced GUI challenge CONQUERED – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-61) I designed an entire GUI system with multi-paged menus, clickable buttons and security in under 29 minutes. This challenge was fun and you will learn... - Matej - May 23, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/free-mc-hosting.webp)](https://mineacademy.org/top-3-free-minecraft-server-hostings) ## [Top 3 FREE Minecraft Server Hostings](https://mineacademy.org/top-3-free-minecraft-server-hostings) Hosting your Minecraft server on your computer requires you opening ports and letting your PC run 24/7, which is a hassle. The vast majority of... - Matej - April 15, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/ep59.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-59) ## [Ep59. Multi-Module NMS (Advanced) – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-59) In this episode we will make a “module” which is a library allowing us to only import NMS for one Minecraft version such as 1.19,... - Matej - April 7, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/ep58.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-58) ## [Ep58. Custom Enchants – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-58) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_W0ISi5ZbM This advanced video talks about implementing brand new enchantments into Minecraft. We will be using NMS to properly register your own, custom enchants at... - Matej - April 5, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/template-thumbnail-1.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-57) ## [Ep57. Detecting Players In Regions & Claims Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-57) How to make claims or a regions plugin and detect players interacting within a 3D cuboid region. Useful for minigames, claims, residences, regions or any... - Matej - March 5, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/template-thumbnail-3.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-56) ## [Ep56. Auto-Broadcast & Custom Join/Leave Messages – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-56) How to send automatic announcement in chat and customize join/leave messages. Includes RGB color support and hover/clickable events. In this video, we’ll cover: Announcer /... - Matej - February 15, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/template-thumbnail-2.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-55) ## [Ep55. Live code editing (EXTREME productivity hack) – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-55) Tired of reloading your Minecraft server when you edit your code? This tutorial will show you how you can run your server inside IntelliJ and... - Matej - February 7, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-9.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-54) ## [Ep54. Custom Model Data To Minecraft (Advanced Full Guide)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-54) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zTElxdiK3o Custom model data is a numeric NBT tag written inside of an item model JSON in Minecraft, used to display multiple variants of already... - Matej - January 11, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-8.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-53) ## [Ep53. The Fastest Way To Add Server Resource Pack In Minecraft](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-53) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiUZICbS9OE How to add a Minecraft resource or a texture pack to your Minecraft Server for a fresh look for your server. And in the... - Matej - January 6, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-7.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-52) ## [Ep52. Email Marketing In Minecraft?! (Full Guide)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-52) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN-1cLDMPN4 How to send email to your Minecraft players. I will show you how to send one-time emails (up to 100 per day for FREE)... - Matej - January 4, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/migration.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/plugin-migration-end) ## [Ending Plugin Migration After 3 Years](https://mineacademy.org/plugin-migration-end) Since about 06/2021 we’ve offered the migration of ChatControl Pro, Boss, CoreArena, Confiscate and Winter plugins from SpigotMC.org, Songoda, Polymart to BuiltByBit.com. This was a... - Matej - January 4, 2024 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-6.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-51) ## [Ep51. Markdown In Minecraft? (MineDown Full Guide)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-51) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ttPHdyUfLM MineDown is one of the easiest chat formatting libraries in Minecraft. I will show you how to use it to generate gradients, hoverable, clickable... - Matej - December 30, 2023 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-5.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-50) ## [Ep50. Starscript Library (Faster Than String.format) – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-50) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZvdzoHiLEg Is this the fastest chat formatting library in Minecraft? Starscript claims to be faster than vanilla Java, let’s have a look… In this video,... - Matej - December 28, 2023 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-4.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-49) ## [Ep49. Extreme Anti-Piracy In Minecraft Plugins](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-49) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2mhyCHBE3g How to protect your plugins from being leaked? Most anti-piracy protections are extremely poor and as I shown you in my last video, can... - Matej - December 23, 2023 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-3.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-48) ## [Ep48. Banned Bytecode Editing Techniques – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-48) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBohFMwfK7Y Most anti-piracy solutions are a waste of time. In this video, I’ll show you how to crack them (remove anti-piracy protection) in under 10... - Matej - December 21, 2023 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-2.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-47) ## [Ep47. ChatGPT-4 Turbo In Minecraft (Full Guide)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-47) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGiCtC6_JxA Is this the new Minecraft revolution? I will show you how to create a FULLY FUNCTIONAL ChatGPT-4 bot in Minecraft acting as a villager... - Matej - December 16, 2023 [![](https://mineacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/thumbnail-1.jpg)](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-46) ## [Ep46. Armor Stands Hacks – Minecraft Plugin Development](https://mineacademy.org/tutorial-46) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfTx1-_JI-0 In this sexy video I will show you how to create 3D item drops using invisible armor stands. In this video, we’ll cover: Armor... - Matej - December 14, 2023 ## Learn something new, every week. Every week you’ll get a story or lesson to your email. Unlike most emails, our promise is that this will be one you’ll actually look forward to. Unsubscribe at any time. See [Privacy Policy](https://mineacademy.org/privacy) for more information.