Yes. Gaia is free to download from Hangar. Its license is GPL.

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.

Gaia — Minecraft Plugins | NxLabs

About Gaia

From Hangar

A lightweight arena management mod/plugin

Gaia

Gaia is a lightweight arena management plugin for Minecraft servers.

It allows you to create snapshots of areas that you can later restore.

Main Features

Define arena regions
Restore arena regions to their original state
Teleport to defined arena points
Extremely efficient and lightweight
Extensible API
Support for custom translations and Localization

Getting started

Creating an Arena:

Select a region with a wooden axe or WorldEdit
Type and execute /gaia create <name>
Wait for confirmation and you are done!

Reverting an Arena:

Use /gaia revert to revert the arena you are currently standing in. You can also specify the arena to revert by providing its name /gaia revert [name]

Check the wiki for the full list of available commands.

Technical details

A more in-depth explanation of Gaia's inner workings and benchmarks can be found here.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 16 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.

Loaders

Runs on Paper.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Gaia on Nxeon

From our catalogue

One-click install: Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from Hangar, place it, and restart the server.
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: 2.0.13, released 2026-09-28

Game versions by loader

Loader	Game versions	Newest
Paper	1.21.11 to 26.3 (4 versions)	26.3

From 5 recorded builds of Gaia.

Recent builds

Build	Released	Game versions	Loaders
2.0.13	2026-09-28	26.3	Paper
2.0.12	2026-09-27	26.3	Paper
2.0.11	2026-06-21	26.2	Paper
2.0.10	2026-05-01	26.1.2	Paper
2.0.9	2026-01-27	1.21.11	Paper

Dependencies

Optional: WorldEdit (hangar, not in our catalogue)

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Gaia 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 Hangar as “Plugins”

Maps & scenarios

Custom maps, arenas and scenarios to play on.

Runs on your server

From source side support

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

Compatibility

Game: Minecraft
Loaders: Paper
Runs on: Serverrequired on the server
Game versions: 26.3 and 15 earlier
Requires: One-click install needs a Paper server.

Verified at the source

✓HangarOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
✓AuthorMoros, as published on Hangar
✓LicenseGPLFree

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