Share Your Mod With Your Players

A server-side plugin never leaves your server. A Both mod has to get onto every player's computer, and "I'll DM everyone a JAR" stops working at about five players. Two ways to hand it out, from simplest to most polished.

#Send the file

Download the JAR from the project and send it. Works for a friends' server. Include three things with it, every time:

• The platform (Fabric, NeoForge, Forge)
• The exact Minecraft version
• Whether they also need Fabric API or a base mod like Cobblemon

Point them at Install a mod on your computer so you're not answering "where's the mods folder" six times.

#Publish a community page

Every project can be published to the Player Games community library. That gives your mod a public page with a description, screenshots, the platform and version, and a download button. You send a link instead of a file, and when you push a new build the link stays the same.

From the project, open the publish controls, give the listing a name and summary, and publish. You can set it to:

• Visible: listed in the library, searchable, anyone can find it
• Unlisted: only people with the link can see it
• Hidden: taken down, the link stops working

Publishing to the community library needs a previous credit purchase on your account. That keeps the library from filling up with untested first attempts.

#What about Modrinth?

Publishing to Modrinth from Creator Hub is off. Modrinth no longer allows mods made with AI, and uploading one can get your Modrinth account banned. The community page does the same job for your players: its own page, a download link, and every version in one place.

Already have mods on Modrinth that you made yourself? Connect your account in the Modrinth tab of your profile settings and you can still import them into Player Games.

#Keep versions straight

Every time you change the mod, players on the old build will have a different mod than players on the new one. On a Both mod that means they can't join.

• Tell players the version number and the date when you update.
• Push the new build to the community page before you update the server.
• Keep the previous JAR so you can roll the server back if the new build has a problem.

#Who owns it

The mod is yours. Download the source any time. If you distribute it, Minecraft's EULA and the loader's rules still apply, same as any other mod.