About Essentials
From GitHubThe modern Essentials suite for Spigot and Paper.
This is a fork of Essentials called EssentialsX.
If you are using this, do NOT ask Essentials for support.
The official upstream repository for the original Essentials project is at https://github.com/Essentials/Essentials.
Why use EssentialsX?
EssentialsX is a continuation of the Essentials plugin suite, updated to support modern Minecraft and Spigot versions.
It provides countless new features, performance enhancements and fixes that are not available in the original Essentials or Spigot-Essentials. For more details, see the wiki.
If you're coming from the original Essentials plugin, EssentialsX is a drop-in replacement for Essentials. It does, however, have some new requirements:
- EssentialsX requires CraftBukkit, Spigot or Paper to run. Other server software may work, but these are not tested
by the team and we may not be able to help with any issues that occur.
- **EssentialsX currently supports Minecraft versions 1.8.8, 1.9.4, 1.10.2, 1.11.2, 1.12.2, 1.13.2, 1.14.4, 1.15.2,
1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.11, 26.1.2, 26.2, and 26.3.**
- EssentialsX currently requires Java 8 or higher. We recommend using the latest Java version supported by your
server software.
- **EssentialsX requires Vault to enable using chat prefix/suffixes and
group support from supported permissions plugins.**
- We recommend using LuckPerms for permissions and groups.
- If you have an unsupported permissions plugin but still want to use wildcards, **enable
use-bukkit-permissionsin
the configuration.** Otherwise, the plugin will fall back to config-based permissions.
Support
Need help with using EssentialsX? Join the MOSS Discord community to ask for help and discuss EssentialsX.
If you need to report a bug or want to suggest a new feature, you can open an issue on GitHub.
Building
To build EssentialsX, you need JDK 8 or higher installed on your system.
Clone this repository, then run the following command:
- On Linux or macOS:
./gradlew build - On Windows:
gradlew build
You can then find builds of EssentialsX modules in the jars/ directory.
Running a test server
You can also run a test server from your development environment using the following command:
- On Linux or macOS:
./gradlew build :runServer - On Windows:
gradlew build :runServer
Note the : - without it, you will run several servers at once, which will likely crash Gradle.
Using EssentialsX in your plugin
Do you want to integrate with EssentialsX in your plugin? You can build your plugin against the EssentialsX API, available from the EssentialsX Maven repo.
Releases are hosted on the Maven repo at https://repo.essentialsx.net/releases/, while snapshots (including dev builds) are hosted at https://repo.essentialsx.net/snapshots/.
To add EssentialsX to your build system, you should use the following artifacts:
| Type | Group ID | Artifact ID | Version | |:---------------|:------------------|:--------------|:------------------| | Latest release | net.essentialsx | EssentialsX | 2.22.0 | | Snapshots | net.essentialsx | EssentialsX | 2.22.1-SNAPSHOT | | Older releases | net.ess3 | EssentialsX | 2.18.2 |
Note: until version 2.18.2, EssentialsX used the net.ess3 group ID. From 2.19.0 onwards, EssentialsX uses the net.essentialsx group ID. When updating your plugin, make sure you use the correct group ID.
You can find more information, including Maven and Gradle examples, at the wiki.
Support the EssentialsX project
Want to help improve EssentialsX? There are several ways you can support and contribute to the project.
Donate to EssentialsX
Donations allow us to cover the costs of our infrastructure, and also enable us to keep updating EssentialsX with new features and for new Minecraft versions.
You can support us with a one-off or monthly donation via GitHub Sponsors, and you'll get a badge on GitHub for supporting the project through this.
Alternatively, you can also donate monthly to the EssentialsX project on Patreon, or you can make a one-off donation on our Ko-fi page.
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under GPL-3.0.
Essentials on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Not available. This mod isn't available as a one-click install here. Download it and upload it to your server in Files.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- 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
- 2.22.0, released 2026-05-31
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper |
From 10 recorded builds of Essentials.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.22.0 | 2026-05-31 | n/a | Paper |
| 2.21.2 | 2025-08-03 | n/a | Paper |
| 2.21.1 | 2025-05-25 | n/a | Paper |
| 2.21.0 | 2025-03-22 | n/a | Paper |
| 2.20.1 | 2023-08-05 | n/a | Paper |
| 2.20.0 | 2023-05-23 | n/a | Paper |
Run Essentials on a Minecraft server
Deploy a server above, then upload the file in Files.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogPlugins
Its source category doesn’t say more about what it does, so NxLabs lists it under Other.
Runs on your server
From source side supportGitHub lists Essentials as required on the server. Check its GitHub page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Paper
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓GitHubOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-05Open ↗
- ✓AuthorEssentialsX, as published on GitHub
- ✓LicenseGPL-3.0Free









