ZNPCsPlugins · 1.8 – 1.21Let your players connect to your servers through NPCs

Let players join your localhost servers on free reserved domains!
Direct download from Hangar · 430 downloads
Connect is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by minekube. Let players join your localhost servers on free reserved domains!
It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 430 times on Hangar. The last update came out on Oct 28, 2026.
Connect has had 23 releases on Hangar. More than six of them came out in the past year. The newest is 0.15.18, released on Oct 28, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.16 – 26.3. It runs on Paper, Waterfall and Velocity.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
0.15.18 | Oct 28, 2026 | 1.16 – 26.3 | Release |
0.15.17 | Oct 21, 2026 | 1.16 – 26.3 | Release |
0.15.16 | Sep 28, 2026 | 1.16 – 26.3 | Release |
0.15.15 | Sep 27, 2026 | 1.16 – 26.3 | Release |
0.15.14 | Sep 27, 2026 | 1.16 – 26.3 | Release |
Connect is a connector plugin that links a Minecraft server or proxy to the
global Connect Network through an outbound tunnel. Players can join at the
free .play.minekube.net address or a custom domain without opening
a port to the public Internet.
The Java plugin is the fast setup option for existing servers and proxies.
Install the jar for the platform where players first enter your network:
Connect-routed Java and Bedrock players use the same endpoint address. Bedrock
translation is handled by the Connect edge before traffic reaches this plugin;
the normal plugin setup does not require a backend Geyser installation.
For more routing features and the connector that receives the most frequent
updates, consider the Gate connector.
BungeeCord) — the declared api-version floor and the first version whose servers
ship the Netty 4.1+ the plugin's bundled Netty (4.2.x, unrelocated) requires.
Servers 1.8–1.11 ship Netty 4.0.x, where the packet listener injection fails with
AbstractMethodError (missing newChild implementation).
plugins directory.
plugins/connect/config.yml.
Minecraft 1.19 and newer secure-profile settings need platform-specific
configuration for Connect-routed players. Follow the plugin guide instead of
copying a setting between Paper, Velocity, and BungeeCord.
Written by minekube. Read it with pictures on Hangar.
Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x.
Download the .jar file from Hangar 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: Connect should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.
Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server
| Resource | Downloads | Rating | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | – | 1.8 – 26.x | 14 days ago | Free | |
| 2M | 3.8 | 1.8 – 1.21 | Feb 1, 2026 | Free | |
| 2 | – | 1.8 – 26.x | 5 days ago | Free |
Yes. Connect supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8.
Yes. Connect is free to download from Hangar.
Connect runs on Paper and Spigot servers.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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