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# Installation

{% hint style="info" %}
**Before you start**, make sure your server runs **Paper or Spigot 1.21+** with **Java 21**. Paper is recommended. **Folia** is supported out of the box.
{% endhint %}

## Step 1 — Install the plugin

1. Download `AuraSounds-x.y.z.jar`.
2. Drop it into your server's `plugins/` folder.
3. Restart the server (a restart is cleaner than `/reload` for a first install).

On first start, AuraSounds creates its folder with a default configuration and two example sounds:

```
plugins/AuraSounds/
├── config.yml            # global settings (check interval, defaults, prefix)
├── messages.yml          # every player-facing message (MiniMessage format)
├── sounds/               # one YAML file per sound — this is where the magic happens
│   ├── marais_nuit.yml   # example: night swamp ambience
│   └── taverne.yml       # example: tavern music
├── scenes/               # sounds grouped into scenes (see the Scenes guide)
└── exports/              # exported scenes, shareable between servers
```

## Step 2 — Check it loaded

Look at your console for the AuraSounds startup message, then run in game:

```
/aurasounds list
```

You should see the two example sounds. If the command is unknown, the plugin did not load — check the console for errors ([Troubleshooting](/help/troubleshooting.md) can help).

## Step 3 — Optional dependencies

AuraSounds works completely standalone, but it integrates with these plugins **if** they are installed. No configuration needed — hooks are detected automatically:

| Plugin             | What it unlocks                                                     |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **WorldGuard**     | Zone music bound to your regions, and the `region` condition        |
| **PlaceholderAPI** | The `placeholder` condition (react to any placeholder value)        |
| **ItemsAdder**     | Play sounds from your ItemsAdder resource pack (`itemsadder:` keys) |
| **Nexo**           | Play sounds from your Nexo pack (`nexo:` keys)                      |

{% hint style="success" %}
That's it — you're installed. Head to the [Quick Start](/getting-started/quick-start.md) to create your first sound in five minutes.
{% endhint %}


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