How to Set Up and Use Magma (Plugins & Mods on 1.12.2 & 1.16.5)


The new server type `Magma` allows you to run both [mods](/en-us/article/how-to-install-mods-on-your-server-1bauy2t/) and [plugins](/en-us/article/how-to-install-plugins-on-your-server-1yxw90a/) at the same time on a server.

This article should help you with how you can install and use it on your server.

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# ❓ What is Magma ❓

Developed by the [Magma Foundation](https://github.com/magmafoundation) team, `Magma` is a fork based on Forge and Paper, allowing users to run both Forge mods and Bukkit/ Spigot plugins at the same time.

> Magma is also known as `Cauldron 1.12` because of the functionality and easy-to-use similarity with past [Cauldron](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-set-up-a-cauldron-164-server-94wule/) versions that were only available for 1.6.4 servers.

⚠ **But be careful!** ⚠

* Magma is currently providing versions just for Minecraft **1.12.2** and **1.16.5**!
* Be sure that all mods and plugins you want to set up are providing a version for the **1.12.2** or **1.16.5** Minecraft versions.

|| NOTE: Magma is still under development and there may be a compatibility issue between the mods and plugins you add.

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# How to Install Magma

You can set up Magma into your server right from the start, meaning on a server without any progress or other files, or change your existing modpack to Magma so it will be able to run plugins.

### Installing Magma Alone

To install Magma on your server from the beginning please do the following steps:

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login) and stop your server.


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2. Choose `Magma` as Server Type

Scroll down until you see the `Server Type` option. Click on the blue box and then, on the Magma version you would like to use.


Click on `Yes` when asked if you want to set up your server with Magma.


Click `Yes` when you are asked if you want it to be a **clean install**. Be sure to create a backup and download it to your PC as our guide is telling here, as all files will be wiped in the clean install process.


Then click on `Ok` in the next pop-up window.


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3. Start Your Server

You can now click start to start your server and the new


That’s how you do a clean install of Magma on your server.

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### Installing Magma on an Existing Modpack

If you are already running a 1.12.2 or 1.16.5 modpack and you just want to change it to Magma you can do so.

||| Please start the process by backing up anything you need to your PC using FileZilla. [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-connect-to-your-server-using-filezilla-yl0q5r/) is our guide explaining how to use FileZilla.

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**To change your modpack to Magma please do the following:**

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login) and stop your server.


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2. Choose `Magma` as Server Type

Scroll down until you see the `Server Type` option. Click on the blue box and then, on the Magma version you would like to use.


Click on `Yes` when asked if you want to set up your server with Magma.


Click `No` when you are asked if you want it to be a clean install. Then click on `Ok` in the next pop-up window.


Then click on `Ok` in the next pop-up window.


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3. Start Your Server

You can now click start to start your server and the new


Now you just changed your modded server to Magma without losing your files.

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# How to Add Mods

To add mods to your server you need to upload the mods to your ‘mods’ folder of the server using Filezilla, then restart the server as you would normally do for a modded 1.12.2 server.

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-install-mods-on-your-server-1bauy2t/) is our guide for installing mods into your server.

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# How to Add Plugins

To add plugins to your server you need to upload the plugins to the ‘plugins’ folder of the server using Filezilla, then restart the server as you would normally do for a 1.12.2 plugins server.

||| [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-install-plugins-on-your-server-1yxw90a/) is our guide for installing plugins into your server.

|| NOTE: You can use the `/plugins` to see the active plugins of the server.

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# Client-Side Set Up

To connect to a 1.12.2 Magma server you just need to set up Forge 1.12.2 on your PC and the mods that the server is running.

||| [Here](http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven/net/minecraftforge/forge/index_1.12.2.html) you can download Forge 1.12.2 and here Forge 1.16.5.

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| If you find any issues setting up or using Magma please contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).

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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

– [How To: Install Plugins on Your Server](/en-us/article/how-to-install-plugins-on-your-server-1yxw90a/)
– [How to install Mods on your server](/en-us/article/how-to-install-mods-on-your-server-1bauy2t/)
– [How To: Make a Backup](/en-us/article/how-to-make-a-backup-noz1kf/)