Hangar
What it is
Hangar is a site for finding, downloading, uploading, and managing Minecraft server plugins for Paper, Velocity, and Waterfall. Its catalog supports filters by platform, categories, and tags, and users can sort projects by stars, download activity, update recency, or newest listings. A resource page's main download button provides the latest release. Project owners can add authors, create organizations, and manage roles at either level. Projects may publish multiple jars or external links per platform and use customizable channels such as beta or snapshot. They can also include multiple description or wiki pages, with compatibility specified by minor Minecraft versions and specific Velocity versions. Hangar provides a documented REST API for uploading and downloading plugins, plus a Gradle publishing plugin; PaperMC documentation describes publishing through GitHub Actions. Hangar is presented as an open beta. Its Spigot importer brings over descriptions and basic settings, but versions must be uploaded manually afterward. The service is free, and resource rules prohibit plugin functionality from being hidden behind a paywall or author-granted license key.
For and against
For
- Catalog covers Paper, Velocity, and Waterfall.
- Projects can offer multiple jars or external links per platform.
- Documented REST API supports plugin uploads and downloads.
- Supports TOTP and WebAuthn multi-factor authentication.
- Free to use.
Against
- Hangar is presented as an open beta.
- Spigot imports require manual version uploads afterward.
- Privacy policy cannot guarantee absolute security of personal data.
The verdict
Hangar combines plugin discovery with project and release management tools for supported Minecraft server platforms. It is free, though the open beta status and manual version migration from Spigot are relevant limitations.
Who it suits
It suits Minecraft server owners looking for plugins and developers who want to publish or manage projects for Paper, Velocity, or Waterfall. Project owners can use its release, role, and organization controls.
On the record
- Account sign-in
- The sign-up page offers GitHub, Google, and Microsoft as OAuth providers, as well as account creation with username, email, and password.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- API
- Hangar provides documentation for a REST API.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Audience
- PaperMC describes Hangar as a repository for developers to host creations and server owners to enrich gameplay.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Beta status
- The site identifies Hangar as being in open beta and asks users to report issues on GitHub.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Discovery
- Users can search projects and sort them by stars, recent downloads, total downloads, updates, or newest.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Downloads
- A project's main download button provides its latest release version.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Hangar identifies itself as created by the PaperMC Team.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Migration limit
- The Spigot importer can import a project's description and basic settings, but versions must be uploaded manually afterward.papermc.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Plugin tags
- Hangar supports tags identifying a plugin as an addon, a library, or Folia compatible.papermc.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Privacy and security practices
- Hangar's privacy policy says the website uses Cloudflare technologies and Sentry for error tracking, and says it cannot guarantee absolute security of personal data.hangar.papermc.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Privacy data
- The privacy policy says collected personal data may include email address, IP address, username, and usage data.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy limits
- The privacy policy says Hangar strives to use commercially acceptable means to protect personal data but cannot guarantee absolute security.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Project catalog
- The homepage offers filters for Paper, Waterfall, and Velocity, plus categories and tags.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Project management
- Project owners can add authors, create organizations, and manage roles at project or organization level.papermc.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Project pages
- Projects can have multiple description or wiki pages, and plugin compatibility can be selected by minor Minecraft versions and specific Velocity versions.papermc.io · read 29 Sep 2026
- Publishing integration
- The FAQ says plugin uploads can be automated with the Hangar publish plugin for Gradle.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Hangar lets users find and download Paper, Velocity, and Waterfall plugins for Minecraft servers.hangar.papermc.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Release management
- Projects can offer combined releases with multiple jars or external links per platform and customizable channels such as beta or snapshot.papermc.io · read 29 Sep 2026
