NetworkGuard
RequiredMust be installed and configured on Velocity.
Official documentation
Network
A free Paper/Folia companion that freezes unauthenticated players and verifies signed authentication state from the Velocity proxy.
Getting started
Installation
- 1
Stop the Minecraft server completely.
- 2
Install every required dependency listed below before NetworkGuardPaper.
- 3
Place NetworkGuardPaper.jar inside the plugins folder.
- 4
Start the Minecraft server and review the generated NetworkGuardPaper configuration folder.
- 5
Test the plugin on a staging server before enabling it for all players.
Supported environments
Compatibility
1.0.0Plugin version
1.20+Minecraft
Paper / FoliaServer software
Java 17 or newerRuntime
Integrations
Dependencies
Reference
Commands
This plugin does not register public commands.
Access control
Permissions
This plugin does not define public permission nodes.
Server setup
Configuration notes
- Copy backend-shared-secret from the Velocity NetworkGuard configuration into every backend config.yml.
Important notes
- There are no public commands.
- Firewall backend ports even when this companion is installed.
Visual guide
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