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Getting Started

Installation & Updating

Setup requirements

Using the official installer (Linux/MacOS only)

Using Docker (Linux only)

Installing/updating manually

NetherNet Usage

Migrating from PocketMine-MP (PMMP)

Basic usage

Connecting

Adding the server to Minecraft

Opening ports in your firewall

Forwarding ports in your router

Configuration

Plugins

Worlds

Resource Packs & Behaviour Packs

Permissions

List of built-in permissions

Contributing

Bugs & Crashes

Crashes

Reporting Bugs

Contact and Support

Frequently Asked Questions & Common Issues

Installation

Failed loading opcache.so (or other PHP extensions)

PocketMine-MP.phar not found when running server

Can’t install as user root

Can I install Axolotl-PM on Windows XP?

Connecting

Can’t connect to the server after updating Minecraft

What does “Opening server on 0.0.0.0:19132” mean?

“Login timeout” when attempting to connect

RakLib Thread Blocked x.x.x.x for x seconds

Stuck on “Locating server” or at downloading resource packs

VPN connection and gameplay issues

Minecraft can’t connect to a server on the same computer on Windows

Playing

Why doesn’t X or Y gameplay feature work on Axolotl-PM? Is it a bug?

Can Minecraft: Java Edition (PC) clients connect to a Axolotl-PM server?

Plugins

What does “Incompatible API version” mean when loading a plugin?

I can’t get a .phar for a plugin. How do I create one?

Can I run a plugin from source without creating a .phar?

About Axolotl-PM

What’s the difference between PMMP and PocketMine?

Who is @shoghicp?

Why PHP?

Developer Resources

Plugin development docs

API versioning

Events

Using the pocketmine\event\Listener interface

Event handler priority

Inventory Transactions

Plugin formats

Standard plugin types

Development plugin types

Frequently Asked Questions

plugin.yml fields

Axolotl-PM internal development docs

How to add a new vanilla block to Axolotl-PM

Implementing new Minecraft version support in Axolotl-PM

Threading in PHP - WTF?

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Connecting

Adding the server to Minecraft
Opening ports in your firewall
Forwarding ports in your router

Common issues

Still can’t connect? Be sure to check out the connection FAQs.

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Copyright (c) 2026 Axolotl-PM. Axolotl-PM is not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft. Axolotl-PM is not the official successor of pmmp/PocketMine-MP.

Copyright (c) 2026 Axolotl-PM. Axolotl-PM is not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft. Axolotl-PM is not the official successor of pmmp/PocketMine-MP.