Ready to learn plugin development? Here's my list of what you should learn, and in what order:

1. Setup a Spigot server locally on your computer
2. Download Eclipse and install it
3. Create a basic plugin that says "Hello" onEnable()
4. Learn how to register listeners for events like PlayerJoinEvent()
5. Learn how to run custom commands
6. Learn things you can do with players, spawning entities (YouTube video), items, blocks, sounds, and particles
7. Learn about permissions, inventories and GUIs and menus
8. Learn about config settings and saving
9. Learn about bungeecord
10. Learn about database connectivity

Resources and links:

• To write your first Minecraft plugin, you will need to learn Java
• Don't want to program? Start with Skript to make simple plugins without going too deep to learn Java
• Read over the official spigot starting guide
• Consider taking a udemy class
• These YouTube tutorials by TheSourceCode are pretty good
• Know the basic plugins to run a server
• Consider using Skript to avoid java to start with and learn the basics of what you can do with Minecraft code
• Video series on udemy

How to run a Minecraft server on your computer:

1. Download PaperMC, a very fast minecraft server (filename should look like paper-1.18-50.jar)
2. Open terminal and type (replace your version number below)

   java -jar paper-1.18-50.jar --nogui

3. Add your local server to the multiplayer list and join

   localhost​