Lightning Grim Anticheat: download the Minecraft plugin (1.8

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Lightning Grim Anticheat is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by Axionize. It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 168,847 times on Modrinth. That puts it at #29 of the 84 protection and land claim plugins listed here. The last update came out on Oct 1, 2026.

How to install Lightning Grim Anticheat

Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth 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: Lightning Grim Anticheat should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8
Runs on: Paper, Spigot
Edition: Java
Needs: Nothing else
License: GPL
Price: Free
Upkeep: Actively updated (Oct 29, 2026)

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