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# Installation

## Installation

ClientModGate runs on the Paper server. Players do not need to install anything.

### Before you begin

Make sure the server uses:

* Paper 26.1.2
* Java 25
* PacketEvents 2.13.0

### Install the plugin

1. Stop the server.
2. Place the PacketEvents JAR in the server's `plugins` directory.
3. Place `ClientModGate-1.0-paper-26.1.2.jar` in the same directory.
4. Start the server normally.
5. Run `/cmg status` and confirm that the bundled rules were loaded.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Do not use `/reload`. Use `/cmg reload` for ClientModGate configuration changes, or restart Paper after dependency changes.
{% endhint %}

### Default directory

ClientModGate creates its files under `plugins/ClientModGate/` during the first successful startup.

### Next step

Continue with the [quick start](/clientmodgate/getting-started/quick-start.md).


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