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Expand Up @@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ the normal plugin setup does not require a backend Geyser installation.
For more routing features and the connector that receives the most frequent
updates, consider the [Gate connector](https://connect.minekube.com/guide/connectors/).

## Requirements

- **Minecraft 1.13+** on Paper/Spigot (and supported proxy versions on Velocity and
BungeeCord) — the declared `api-version` floor and the first version whose servers
ship the Netty 4.1+ the plugin's bundled Netty (4.2.x, unrelocated) requires.
Servers 1.8–1.11 ship Netty 4.0.x, where the packet listener injection fails with
`AbstractMethodError` (missing `newChild` implementation).
- **Java 17+** to run the plugin.

## Quick start

1. Download the jar for your platform and place it in the server or proxy
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Please refer to https://connect.minekube.com for more documentation.

## Requirements

- **Minecraft 1.13 or newer** — the declared `api-version` floor in `plugin.yml`, and
the version from which servers ship the Netty 4.1+ the plugin's bundled Netty (4.2.x,
unrelocated) requires. Servers 1.8–1.11 ship Netty 4.0.x, where the packet listener
injection fails with `AbstractMethodError` (missing `newChild` implementation) and the
plugin disables itself.
- **Java 17 or newer** — the plugin is compiled for Java 17; older server JVMs
(Java 8/11, typical for Minecraft ≤1.12 servers) cannot load it.

## Integrating with login / auth plugins

Connect authenticates players at the edge, so login plugins that force online mode on a
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