How To Make A Spigot Minecraft Server

What Is Spigot?

Spigot is a highly optimized and customizable Minecraft server software built on top of CraftBukkit. It’s designed to improve server performance and allow server owners to add plugins that enhance gameplay without modifying the Minecraft client.

Whether you're using a Windows computer, Linux, Mac, or any operating system, Spigot provides the tools to create and load a great experience. If you’re looking to host a multiplayer server with features like economy systems, minigames, or moderation tools, Spigot is one of the most popular choices.

Key Benefits of Spigot:

Plugin support through Bukkit and Spigot APIs

Better performance compared to the default Minecraft server

Full server control via configuration and startup parameters

Massive plugin ecosystem available on sites like SpigotMC and BuiltByBit

Spigot is ideal for anyone who wants to go beyond vanilla Minecraft and build a custom, feature-rich multiplayer experience. Here’s how to make a Spigot Minecraft server.

Installing Spigot On A Minecraft Server

Log in to your console here

Head over to the "Versions" tab

Locate "Spigot" and click on "View Builds" to choose which version number you want


Find the desired Spigot version and hit "Install"

Make sure to enable "Delete all server files before proceeding with installation" to ensure that you uninstall the files on your server and only have a Spigot server.


Once you hit install, the Spigot jar file will be downloaded and will be set as your server jar.

Start the server, and all the Spigot new folders will be installed and created in your server folders.

Configuring Spigot

Open the "Files" tab

Navigate to the "spigot.yml" file in your root directory



You can edit the following lines in the "spigot.yml" text file, as shown in the example below

bungeecord: Set to true if using BungeeCord ( bungeecord: true).

timeout-time: Set to 30 to make players disconnect after 30 seconds ( timeout-time: 30).

item-despawn-rate: Set to 300 to make dropped items disappear after 15 seconds ( item-despawn-rate: 300).

arrow-despawn-rate: Set to 500 to make arrows disappear after 25 seconds ( arrow-despawn-rate: 500).

entity-activation-range: Controls how far away entities are allowed to tick and act.

entity-tracking-range: Controls how far away entities are sent to players.

merge-radius: Set exp: 1.0 and item: 1.0 to make XP orbs and item drops merge closer together.

ticks-per: Set hopper-transfer: 4 and hopper-check: 0.5 to make hoppers transfer and check items faster.

Once you're done editing any line, save the file and restart your server so that the changes can take effect.

Still have some questions about setting up a Spigot Minecraft server?

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Updated on: 28/04/2025