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Install BetterDailyQuest

Result: BetterDailyQuest starts and creates its default files.
Time: About 5 minutes.
You need: Server files, console access, and the release JAR.

Install the plugin

  1. Stop the server.
  2. Download the JAR attached to the current BetterDailyQuest beta.
  3. Put the JAR directly in the server plugins folder.
  4. Make sure there is only one BetterDailyQuest JAR in that folder.
  5. Allow the server to access the internet for the first startup.
  6. Start the server.
  7. Wait until the server reports that startup is complete.

Check the installation

Run this command in the console:

bdq

The command should show the running BetterDailyQuest version.

The first startup creates files similar to these:

plugins/BetterDailyQuest/
├── config.yml
├── data.database
├── groups/
│   ├── daily.yml
│   ├── weekly.yml
│   └── monthly.yml
└── quests/
    ├── daily-quests.yml
    ├── weekly-quests.yml
    └── monthly-quests.yml

data.database is created when SQLite starts. An addons folder can appear after you install an addon. The quest files contain eleven daily, eleven weekly, and ten monthly examples. By default, players receive five daily, three weekly, and one monthly quest.

Installation checkpoint

The console shows that BetterDailyQuest was enabled, the server reaches its ready state, and no enable error appears.

If the plugin does not start

Check the first error that mentions BetterDailyQuest. Common causes are:

  • the server is using the wrong Java version;
  • the JAR is damaged or not from a release;
  • two BetterDailyQuest JARs are installed;
  • the server cannot reach JitPack or Maven Central on first startup;
  • config.yml contains an invalid database setup;
  • the server cannot write to the plugin folder.

Run java -version in the same environment that starts the server. If needed, test the same JAR with fresh default files on a private server. Do not delete the production database while testing.

Next step

Create your first quest.