Phoenix Anti-Cheat: download the Minecraft plugin (1.8

Anti-Hack System.

Phoenix Anti-Cheat is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by TheMuhammed2188. It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 1.13. It has been downloaded 592,162 times on SpigotMC. That puts it at #8 of the 77 protection and land claim plugins listed here. 244 people rated it 3.5 out of 5. The last update came out on Jan 22, 2019.

How to install Phoenix Anti-Cheat

Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.8 – 1.13.
Download the .jar file from SpigotMC and put it in the plugins folder of your server.
Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.
Type /plugins in the console: Phoenix Anti-Cheat should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions: 1.13, 1.12, 1.8
Runs on: Paper, Spigot
Edition: Java
Needs: Nothing else
Price: Free
Upkeep: Actively updated (Oct 27, 2026)

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