About Bolt
From SpigotMCModern 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 dataGame 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
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.18 to 1.21 (4 versions) | 1.21 |
| Spigot | 1.18 to 1.21 (4 versions) | 1.21 |
From 10 recorded builds of Bolt.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.85 | 2025-11-06 | 1.18 to 1.21 (4 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.1.78 | 2025-08-24 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.1.52 | 2025-02-24 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.1.31 | 2024-12-08 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.1.23 | 2024-09-02 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.1.14 | 2024-05-13 | n/a | Spigot, 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 catalogBuilding & decoration
Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC 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










