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BetterNationsMinecraft plugin for 1.21.8

A modern, highly customizable land-claiming & Invasion plugin

server onlynewest supported 1.21.8TechnologyGame MechanicsManagementSocial
Latest version
BETA-2.8.4
Minecraft
1.18 to 1.21.8
Java
Java 21+
Loaders
Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper
Licence
MIT
Downloads
576
Updated
10 mo ago
Available on
Modrinth
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Host BetterNations servers

One click and BetterNations is installed with the right loader, on hardware built for it.

  • 1.21.8
  • Bukkit
  • Spigot
  • Purpur
  • Paper
  • One click plugin install
  • Paper and Purpur ready
  • Automatic updates
  • NVMe SSD
Deploy a serverFrom €0.90 per GB

Screenshots

Click a screenshot to open it. Screenshots are served from the author’s own host and belong to them.

Minecraft versions

Every version BetterNations declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.

Other plugins
MinecraftThroughJavaEvidenceReleased
1.21.8Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper21+declared17 Jul 2025
1.21.7Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit21+declared30 Jun 2025
1.21.6Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit21+declared17 Jun 2025
1.21.5Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit21+declared25 Mar 2025
1.21.4Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit21+declared3 Dec 2024
1.21.3Purpur, Spigot, Paper, Bukkit21+declared23 Oct 2024
1.21.2Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper21+declared22 Oct 2024
1.21.1Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit21+declared8 Aug 2024
1.21Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit21+declared13 Jun 2024
1.20.6Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit21+declared29 Apr 2024
1.20.5Purpur, Spigot, Bukkit, Paper21+declared23 Apr 2024
1.20.4Bukkit, Paper, Purpur, Spigot17+declared7 Dec 2023
1.20.3Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper17+declared4 Dec 2023
1.20.2Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared20 Sept 2023
1.20.1Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared12 Jun 2023
1.20Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared2 Jun 2023
1.19.4Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared14 Mar 2023
1.19.3Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper17+declared7 Dec 2022
1.19.2Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper17+declared5 Aug 2022
1.19.1Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared27 Jul 2022
1.19Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared7 Jun 2022
1.18.2Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared28 Feb 2022
1.18.1Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared10 Dec 2021
1.18Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Bukkit17+declared30 Nov 2021

Download

From BetterNations’s own host. Nothing is re-hosted here.

BETA-2.8.4beta29 Sept 2025

BetterNations-BETA-2.8.4.jar · 3.6 MB · for 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3

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Older versions5
  • BETA-2.8.315 Sept 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.41.6 MB49 downloads9f7ed04b27ae…Get
  • BETA-2.8.122 Jul 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.42.6 MB74 downloadsbe43f979ae84…Get
  • ALPHA-2.7.314 Jul 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.42.6 MB44 downloads24fbe2ffc6ab…Get
  • ALPHA-2.7.26 Jul 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.42.6 MB36 downloads48ca62999e2b…Get
  • ALPHA-2.7.122 Jun 20251.18, 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 1.19, 1.19.12.5 MB56 downloads38b9e971cfad…Get

Frequently asked

Does BetterNations work on Minecraft 1.21.8?

Yes. 1.21.8 is the newest Minecraft version BetterNations declares support for, and the claim comes from the author's own release metadata rather than from a compatibility list somebody maintains by hand.

Which Minecraft versions does BetterNations support?

Everything the author has declared, from 1.18 up to 1.21.8. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.

Do I need to install BetterNations on the client or the server?

The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.

Which server software does BetterNations need?

Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper. A build for one server platform will not load on another, so this is the first thing to check before the Minecraft version.

Which Java version do I need for BetterNations?

Java 21 or newer, because that is what the newest Minecraft release it supports requires. The requirement comes from the game rather than from the plugin itself.

What licence is BetterNations under?

MIT, as stated by the author on the platform we synced it from. Check the project's own page before redistributing or bundling it.

How do I install BetterNations?

Download the file from the author's own release, drop it into your server's plugins folder, and restart the server. It generates its configuration on first start. Check the Minecraft version matches the one your server runs.

Where do I download BetterNations safely?

From the author's own page on Modrinth, which is where the data here is synced from. MCReference never mirrors, re-hosts or repackages a file: every download button points at the original source, so you get exactly what the author published.

Works on the same versions

Ordered by how much of the recent Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.

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Last checked 6 d ago against Modrinth. We do not host files and we do not republish descriptions; every download link points at the author’s own release.

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