How to obtain the latest Craftbukkit and Spigot JAR files

Listed below are instructions on how to manually download and compile the latest Craftbukkit and Spigot JAR files.

Note: If you wish to download an older version of Craftbukkit and Spigot, modify the BuildTools.sh file, and change "java -jar BuildTools.jar" to "java -jar BuildTools.jar --rev 1.8.8". You can find a list of valid version numbers here.

Windows Instructions

1. Download and install the Java SE Development Kit 8 (using the default installer options): JDK 8
2. Download and install Git for Windows (using the default installer options): Git for Windows
3. Create a new folder named "BuildTools" in the location of your choice (e.g. your desktop).
4. Download the file "BuildTools.sh", and place it within your BuildTools folder: BuildTools.sh
5. Right-click within the BuildTools folder, and select "Git Bash".
6. Enter the command "./BuildTools.sh", and press Enter.
7. Craftbukkit/Spigot should now compile. Once complete, craftbukkit-1.X.jar and spigot-1.X.jar will be located within your BuildTools folder.
8. If at anytime you wish to update to the latest Craftbukkit/Spigot versions, simply re-run the "./BuildTools.sh" command.

Linux Instructions

1. Download and install OpenJDK and Git via the following command:
   • On Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install git openjdk-7-jdk
   • On CentOS: sudo yum install git java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel
2. Create a new folder named "BuildTools" in the location of your choice
3. Download the file "BuildTools.sh", and place it within your BuildTools folder: BuildTools.sh
4. Run the command "sudo chmod 700 BuildTools.sh"
5. Run the command "sudo ./BuildTools.sh"
6. Craftbukkit/Spigot should now compile. Once complete, craftbukkit-1.X.jar and spigot-1.X.jar will be located within your BuildTools folder.
7. If at anytime you wish to update to the latest Craftbukkit/Spigot versions, simply re-run the "sudo ./BuildTools.sh" command.