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How to Restore Player Skins on an Offline Mode Minecraft Server

Minecraft

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Dec 14, 2024

Offline mode servers allow cracked (non-premium) gane clients to connect. Among many other downsides, one negative to offline mode servers is that they no longer communicate with Mojang skin servers. As a result, players will all appear as default Minecraft skins when they connect.

Luckily, a plugin called SkinsRestorer exists which does exactly as it sounds, it bridges the gap between Mojang skin servers and your offline Spigot server, restoring player skins.

Please Note

This guide explains how to install a plugin on a Minecraft server. To install plugins, you must have a plugin-compatible server type running. If you are unsure if you are running a plugin-compatible server type, please visit this article for more information.

Installing SkinsRestorer

Step 1:

Download the latest version of SkinsRestorer

Navigate to the SkinsRestorer Spigot page and download the latest version. You may need to download an older plugin version if you are using a really old version of Minecraft.

Step 2:

Access your server's control panel and navigate to the Files tab.

Step 3:

Select the plugins folder to open it

Step 4:

Upload the SkinsRestorer jar file you downloaded

Step 5:

Start your server.

That's it! After your server boots up, Skin Restorer will be loaded up and working as expected.

Kobe Plane

Game Experience Engineer