This tutorial will explain from nothing how to build/create the CoreProtect plugin or 1.21 from it's source code on GitHub.
I am assuming you don't know anything and don't have anything installed and are using a Windows device.
Watch these tutorial videos (very short).
- You must use Java JDK 21. Download here. https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/?version=21&os=windows&arch=x64
- Install Maven on Windows 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTvlb6eny_0
- Install Git https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJTXh7g-uCM
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Right click the "Start" or "Windows" icon on your taskbar.
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Click "Command Prompt".
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Type the following commands.
cd Desktop
git clone https://github.com/PlayPro/CoreProtect.git
You need to go to Desktop\CoreProtect\src\main\resources\plugin.yml and open the "plugin.yml" file in Notepad.
Change branch: ${project.branch}
to branch: developement
on line 4.
cd CoreProtect
mvn clean install
This process will take a while. You should see [INFO] BUILD SUCCESS when it is complete.
The plugin jar will be outputted in the FOLDER NAME\target\CoreProtect-version.jar
Do not use the .jar labelled "original".
And also, just another note: the dev is doing more than fine for money.
Because of this strategy he's adopted where he doesn't take builds out of the development phase, and then charges for them on his patreon, he currently is sitting on 9,102 members there.
Let's say they're paying the lowest tier of $3 per month
This equates to a total of $27,306 a month for him
That equates to $327,672 a year
Because of this ludicrous amount he's making from exclusively releasing prebuilds on his patreon, he's going to continue to do so, and as far as I can tell, not officially release builds to the public for the foreseeable future.