Downloading a Minecraft Game Server

Download the PaperMC server jar

Note: This manual will be using the Paper server software from PaperMC because of it's performance, plugin support, and customizability. See related links for more information.
  1. Navigate to https://papermc.io/downloads/paper and click the download button for the latest build.
  2. If prompted where to save, do so in the Downloads folder of your computer.

Result: The Paper server software has been successfully downloaded. Continue to Preparing the Server folder