Spigot is a high-performance, lightweight Minecraft server implementation. It is built on top of the popular Bukkit API, which allows for the easy creation of custom plugins and modifies the game’s mechanics. In this article, we will explain how to install and configure Spigot on Rocky Linux.

Before we begin, please note that this tutorial assumes that you are running Rocky Linux on a 64-bit system. If you are running a different version of Linux or a different architecture, the instructions may vary slightly.

Prerequisites

Before you can install and configure Spigot on Rocky Linux, you will need to have the following prerequisites installed:

• Java 8 or later
• Git

To install Java, you can use the yum package manager as follows:

yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk

To verify that Java has been installed correctly, you can run the following command:

java -version

This command should print the version of Java that is installed on your system.

To install Git, you can use the yum package manager as follows:

yum install git

Installing Spigot

To install Spigot on Rocky Linux, you will need to have root access to your system. If you do not have root access, you can try using the sudo command to execute the commands in this tutorial with root privileges.

First, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command:

yum update

This will download and install any available updates for your system.

Next, you will need to create a new directory for your Minecraft server. For example, you can create a new directory called minecraft in your home directory as follows:

mkdir ~/minecraft

Once the directory has been created, navigate to it by running the following command:

cd ~/minecraft

Next, you will need to clone the Spigot repository from GitHub using Git. To do this, run the following command:

git clone <https://github.com/SpigotMC/Spigot.git>

This will download the latest version of Spigot from GitHub and save it in the minecraft directory.

To build the Spigot server, navigate to the Spigot directory and run the following command:

./gradlew build

This will download and install the necessary dependencies and build the Spigot server. This process may take a few minutes to complete.

Once the build process has finished, you will find the compiled Spigot server JAR file in the Spigot/spigot-server/build/libs directory. This JAR file is ready to be used as your Minecraft server.

Configuring Spigot

To configure Spigot, you will need to create a configuration file called server.properties. This file controls various settings for your Minecraft server, such as the server’s name, the game mode, and the maximum number of players.

To create the server.properties file, run the following command:

touch server.properties

This will create an empty server.properties file in the minecraft directory.

Next, you will need to edit the [server.properties](<http://server.properties>) file to configure the settings for your Spigot server. To do this, you can use a text editor such as nano or vi as follows:

nano server.properties

This will open the server.properties file in the nano editor.

In the server.properties file, you can edit the various settings to customize your Minecraft server. For example, you can change the server-name setting to specify the name of your server, and the gamemode setting to specify the game mode (e.g. survival, creative, etc.).

Once you have edited the server.properties file to your liking, save the changes and exit the editor.

Running Spigot

To run the Spigot server, you will need to use the java command to execute the Spigot JAR file. For example, you can run the following command:

java -jar spigot-server.jar

This will start the Spigot server using the default settings.

To customize the startup options for the Spigot server, you can use the nogui and Xmx options as follows:

java -Xmx2G -jar spigot-server.jar nogui

The nogui option will run the server in the command line, without the graphical user interface. The Xmx option specifies the maximum amount of memory that the server can use. In this example, the server is allowed to use up to 2 GB of memory.

Once the Spigot server has started, you can connect to it from the Minecraft client on your local machine or on other machines on your network.

Conclusion

In this article, we have explained how to install and configure Spigot on Rocky Linux. We have also covered some basic usage examples to give you an idea of how to run and customize your Minecraft server. With Spigot, you can create a customized Minecraft experience for yourself and your friends.