How to Install Mods and Plugins on Your GlassHosting Game Server

Most GlassHosting game servers use the panel File Manager or SFTP. Always match mods/plugins to your server type (for example Paper plugins vs Forge/Fabric mods).

Before you change files

1. Log in at panel.glasshosting.com.
2. Stop the server from the console page.
3. Take a panel backup if you have important worlds or configs.

Minecraft: plugins vs mods

• Plugins (Paper / Spigot / Purpur style): upload .jar files to the plugins folder.
• Mods (Forge / Fabric / NeoForge style): upload .jar files to the mods folder.

Do not mix plugin jars into mods or mod jars into plugins. Wrong loader folders are a common cause of boot loops.

Install steps (panel File Manager)

1. Open your server → Files.
2. Navigate to plugins or mods as appropriate.
3. Upload the jar(s).
4. Start the server and watch the Console for load errors.

SFTP (optional)

Use the SFTP details shown on your server’s page in the game panel if you prefer a desktop client. Upload to the same folders, then start the server from the panel.

Other games

Mod paths differ by title (for example dedicated mod folders or workshop-style content). Check the game’s docs, then use Files/SFTP the same way—stop first, upload, start, and read the console.

If the server will not start

• Remove the newest jar and retry (binary-search recent adds).
• Confirm the jar matches your Minecraft version and loader.
• Open a ticket from billing.glasshosting.com with a console screenshot.

See also: How to Access the GlassHosting Game Panel.