Installation

Requirements

• Java 21 or newer. FakeModBlocker is compiled using Java 21, so an older JVM refuses to load it with UnsupportedClassVersionError.
• A Bukkit API server: Spigot / Paper / Purpur / Folia / PandaSpigot, etc.
• Main feature: roughly 1.8–1.21.11+
• Sign translation detection: Paper 1.21.5+ (or a fork with the same API)

Soft dependencies (optional)

Plugin	Role
PlaceholderAPI	Message placeholder expansion (when integrated)
LuckPerms	Permission management
floodgate	Skip Bedrock players for sign detection
PacketEvents	Intercept plugin-channel registration packets earlier and more reliably
DiscordSRV	Post detections to a Discord channel (see Discord Notifications)

If these are missing, related features are skipped or fall back quietly.

Steps

1. Download the .jar from Releases
2. Place it in plugins/
3. Start (or reload) the server to generate:
   • plugins/FakeModBlocker/config.yml
   • plugins/FakeModBlocker/messages_en.yml and messages_cn.yml (both are generated; pick one with language:)
4. Edit the config as needed
5. Run /modblocker reload to apply changes

Quick check

1. Join with an OP account
2. Run /modblocker check <player> to inspect registered plugin channels
3. With logger: true, the console prints channel lists so you can extend forbiddenList

Next: Configuration