MotdEngine is a lightweight and powerful plugin that allows you to customize and rotate your server’s Message of the Day (MOTD) — the message shown in the multiplayer server list.
Whether you want to welcome players, promote events, or simply add some style to your server, MotdEngine lets you do it all with colorful, rotating messages.
Supports color codes (&a, &b, etc.) and multi-line MOTDs (\n)
Rotate between multiple MOTDs randomly or in order
️ Easy configuration via config.yml
♻️ Reload the plugin without restarting using /motd reload
Fully compatible with Minecraft 1.21 and future versions
Lightweight and efficient — no external dependencies
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as MotdEngine-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 9 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.