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PocketMine plugins are still relatively new to PocketMine. They live in the PocketMine forums here:
https://forums.pocketmine.net/plugins/
There are quite a few plugins right now, but most of them are out of date and do not work on v1.5 with the new API. Also, installing plugins requires access to an FTP client, which is something not so easily done on Mobile devices.
Never Fear! Virtual Gladiators had gone through painstaking measures to make installing, updating and removing PocketMine plugins Dead Simple.
To access these plugins, use BukGet in Multicraft like you normally would for PC Minecraft. Click on Files, then BukGet Plugins:
On the next screen, select "PocketMine/MCPE" from the Category drop-down:
Once you click the category, the BukGet list will automatically populate with all the PocketMine MCPE plugins available:
We will continue testing and updating the PocketMine/MCPE plugin list, so be sure to check back often. If you want to use a plugin not in the list and don't have access to FTP, just open a ticket and tell us which plugin (the URL helps too) and we will test it and then add it to the list.
Once you find the plugin you are looking for, click on the underlined name of the plugin to proceed to the plugin page. From there you can see more details about the plugin, as well as install, disable, or uninstall the plugin.
When installing plugins, the version you are installing must match the API version of PocketMine/MCPE you are is currently using. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL CAUSE YOUR SERVER TO LAG, CRASH OR CAUSE WORLD CORRUPTION.
We cannot stress that previous point enough. When PocketMine updates, the plugin developers almost always have to update plugins because of protocol or game changes.
The version is listed in the MOD pack selection area:
In that case, the PocketMine version is 1.5.0 and the API is v1.12.0 That means ALL plugins must also be for PocketMine v1.4 or newer and API version 1.0.0 or newer, or they will cause you nothing but trouble. Do not install any other version unless the author specifically states that it it is compatible with the version of PocketMine your server is using.
The good news: We've had a custom version of BukGet created so you can quickly locate and install the correct version of your favorite PocketMine/MCPE plugins! Just select the newest version that matches your PocketMine/API version from the drop-down list, then click the install button:
In that example the plugin version is 1.0.2 and was written for PocketMine v1.4 API v1.10.0. Since the new API started with 1.4 API 1.0.0, that plugin SHOULD work on v1.5 servers with a newer API version.
If you can't find the exact version, click on the "more" link in the plugin description and read the instructions and user comments. The plugin developer will usually list compatible version information, and users will complain loudly if the plugin isn't working correctly.
To install it, just click on the "Install" button, wait for it to finish, and then return to your server's main page and click on the restart button. Watch the console output for indication that the plugin has loaded successfully:
Please note that many plugins will automatically update themselves to the latest version without asking you.
Auto Update
Many plugins come with the annoying default of automatic updating. After you install the plugin and start the server, any plugin that has the default auto update setting will update itself after it writes out the default set of configuration files. You must then stop the server, change the auto update setting to false, reinstall the older version of the plugin, and then start the server again.
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