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Essentials offers over 100 commands and features useful on just about every server, from kits to mob spawning.

The Essentials plugin is available in a number of different bundles, and the various modules can be configured to give a unique server experience, tailored to your server and your players.
We recommend visiting the wiki links below to find out more about the different packages, commands and permissions available.
Due to the restraints of DBO, we are unable to offer our old download links, including the link for GroupManager.
Visit our wiki to find our CI server and how to become a beta tester.
Essentials Wiki
Breakdown
Command Reference, click command to expand info
Command Permissions
Live Chat - Come here for help first - be prepared to wait a few minutes!
Feature requests, Suggestions and Issues
Donate
Infomation
Quote from Essentials:Essentials is currently developed and maintained by KHobbits and snowleo. Group Manager is maintained by ElgarL.
Many thanks to the other major developers and contributors over the years:
Zenexer, Aelux, Brettflan, KimKandor, ceulemans, necrodoom, ementalo, okamosy, khyperia, Iaccidentally, md_5, GunfighterJ, kukelekuuk00, chrisgward, Skylexia and Andrewkm (EcoCityCraft).
Check the commit list at github for all names.We have rolling releases, the second number in our version number changes if there is a new Minecraft or major Bukkit update. We only support the recommended versions of Bukkit.
If you have problems, check if you have the newest versions of Bukkit and Essentials first. In many cases the problem has already been fixed.
Over 3.000.000 downloads since May 2011!
- What does each jar do?
- How do I disable parts of Essentials?
- How to get help?
- Update tracking
- Feeds
- Notes to plugin authors
- Help support
- Join the team!
- Help translate Essentials
- Contribute code to Essentials
Donations
The Essentials project is maintained by a team of developers in their free time. The amount of time we spend improving on this project is down to personal motivation, we do not get paid to keep this updated. If you find Essentials is an essential part of your server, or has made your life easier, please consider giving us a donation to help keep the project alive.
Thanks go to our top 10 donators (£60+):
- Andrewkm - Server owner, EcoCityCraft
- Skylexia - Server admin, EcoCityCraft
- X-Rob - Server owner, Minecraft Australia
- mewfrosting - Server owner, mewserver.com
- Stickmenz - Server owner, RealmCraft
- Murga - Server owner, SteelCraft
- Svesken - Server owner, Sensationcraft.info
- R_O_C_K_Y - Server owner, Hardcore's Minecraft Servers
- Crueldog - Server owner - Curelmc
- Keg - Server owner, TheDrugnation.com
Learn by example
@Samkio and xTorrent made a great YouTube video explaining what Essentials is, its different parts, and how to install it.
Facts
- Date created
- Aug 25, 2011
- Categories
- Last update
- May 22, 2013
- Development stage
- Mature
- Language
- enUS
- License
- GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)
- Curse link
- Essentials
- Downloads
- 3,148,108
- Recent files
- B: Essentials-Pre2.11.1.6 for CB 1.5.2-R0.1 May 22, 2013
- B: Essentials-extra-Pre2.11.1.6 for CB 1.5.2-R0.1 May 22, 2013
- R: Essentials-2.10.1 for CB 1.4.7-R1.0 Feb 10, 2013
- R: Essentials-extra-2.10.1 for CB 1.4.7-R1.0 Feb 10, 2013
- R: Essentials-2.9.6 for CB 1.4.5-R1.0 Dec 21, 2012