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Bolt

by pop4959 · for Minecraft

Modern protection solution for individual blocks and entities

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12 mo agoLast updated
Spigot · PaperLoaders
1.21Latest game version

About Bolt

From SpigotMC

Modern protection solution for individual blocks and entities

Bolt - The modern protection solution for individual blocks and entities.

A classic revisited; Bolt aims to expand on the ideas that inspired plugins that came before it, such as LWC and Lockette. However, Bolt has been completely redesigned to better support newer Minecraft features and provide more flexible configuration to suit the needs of today's servers.

Bolt allows your players to protect valuable blocks and entities on your server to protect them from griefers, while avoiding the intrusiveness of region-based protection plugins. It also includes powerful access management capabilities.

Features

- Supports protecting any block or entity
- Easy to use, with redesigned commands
- Configurable protection types and access
- Efficient SQLite and MySQL storage options
- Full MiniMessage translation support

Getting Started

First time using Bolt?

Simply download the plugin, and drop it in your plugins folder. Once you restart the server, items such as chests and armor stands should automatically lock when placed. You can also lock and unlock via commands.

You can add or remove blocks and entities from the configuration to change what can be protected on your server. It is also possible to change what protection type things are automatically protected as when placed, or disable automatic protections entirely if you want!

For more advanced configuration and usage, as well as a list of commands and permissions that Bolt offers, see the wiki.

Support

For support either directly post in the discussion section here on Spigot, or join us on Discord! Questions asked on Discord will be answered more quickly than on Spigot. I do not respond to reviews.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 4 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.

Loaders

Runs on Spigot and Paper.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Bolt on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Spigot, Paper
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.1.85, released 2025-11-06

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Paper1.18 to 1.21 (4 versions)1.21
Spigot1.18 to 1.21 (4 versions)1.21

From 10 recorded builds of Bolt.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.1.852025-11-061.18 to 1.21 (4 versions)Spigot, Paper
1.1.782025-08-24n/aSpigot, Paper
1.1.522025-02-24n/aSpigot, Paper
1.1.312024-12-08n/aSpigot, Paper
1.1.232024-09-02n/aSpigot, Paper
1.1.142024-05-13n/aSpigot, Paper

Run Bolt on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on SpigotMC as “Plugins”

Building & decoration

Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.

Runs on your server

From source side support

SpigotMC lists Bolt as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
SpigotPaper
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21 and 3 earlier
Requires
One-click install needs a Paper server.

Verified at the source

  • ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
  • ✓Authorpop4959, as published on SpigotMC
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Bolt, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Bolt?

SpigotMC lists Bolt as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Spigot and Paper.

Is it free?

Yes. Bolt is free to download from SpigotMC.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Bolt on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Bolt in one click.