How do I install DynamicMOTD?

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. Opens on Spigot — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

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DynamicMOTD

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Description
This plugin is pretty much used to control how a player sees your server on their server list. It can be used to show the player count for a single server on a BungeeCord network or even show that specific servers dynamic MOTD. This plugin is great for networks who run multiple mini game servers which update their motd to give players information through their server list such as "Game started" or "Game starting in 30s"
Features

Allows you to display the actual player count of a forced host server
A dynamic MOTD changed by plugins such as Lib's Hungergames
Config to turn on and off these options.

Installation

Drop the DynamicMOTD.jar into your BungeeCord plugins folder
If you want your forced host MOTD to be dynamic insert DynamicMOTDBukkit into the servers plugin folder that it points to.

Example Setup
Forced Host Setup

I have a BungeeCord server with 2 bukkit servers connected.
1 called lobby and the other called hg1.
HG1 will have the plugin LibsHungergames running on it while the lobby will just directly link to that server and any others.

Spoiler: Config example

Code (Text):

listeners:
- fallback_server: hg1
max_players: 100
host: 0.0.0.0:25565
tab_size: 60
force_default_server: false
texture_size: 16
tab_list: GLOBAL_PING
motd: Lobby server
default_server: lobby
forced_hosts:
hg1.minecraftdimensions.com: hg1
bind_local_address: true
servers:
hg1:
address: localhost:25571
restricted: false
motd: HungerGames
lobby:
address: localhost:25570
restricted: false
motd: '-Minecraft Server-'

This config will force anyone connecting to the BungeeCord server with hg1.minecraftdimensions.com to see the hg1 server with the MOTD of 'HungerGames'
hg1.minecraftdimensions.com only needs to point to <serverip>:25565 and BungeeCord will handle the rest

True Player Count Setup

To get the true player count to display for that server your need to first make sure this plugin is installed in your BungeeCord plugins folder
Run the proxy to generate the config folder
By default all forced hosts will show their servers actuall player count.
To change the maximum players amount you will need to edit the listener in your BungeeCord config or create a new listener.

Spoiler: Multiple listener setup

Code (Text):

listeners:
- fallback_server: hg1
max_players: 60
host: 0.0.0.0:25565
tab_size: 100
force_default_server: false
texture_size: 16
tab_list: GLOBAL_PING
motd: Lobby server
default_server: lobby
forced_hosts:
hg1.minecraftdimensions.com: hg1
bind_local_address: true
- fallback_server: lobby
max_players: 60
host: 0.0.0.0:25566
tab_size: 60
force_default_server: true
texture_size: 16
tab_list: SERVER
motd: Hunger Games Server
default_server: hg1
forced_hosts:
hg1.minecraftdimensions.com: hg1
bind_local_address: true
servers:
hg1:
address: localhost:25571
restricted: false
motd: HungerGames
lobby:
address: localhost:25570
restricted: false
motd: '-Minecraft Server-'

This config example shows the use of two listeners one on port 25565 and the other on 25566.
If a player was to connect to bungeecord using the port 25566 they would see the maximum player count as 60
The tablist would also be a server only tablist rather than a global proxy wide tablist.

Dynamic MOTD setup

To enable a Dynamic MOTD (one that is changed constently by a plugin) you need to install DynamicMOTDBukkit into your target servers plugins folder.
If you are running spigot you need to make sure that in spigot.yml your bungeecord hosts are listed.
If you are not using spigot the bungeecord host will default to 127.0.0.1 (Please ask bloodsplat for a solution if needed)
To view the dynamic MOTD you need to have it set up as a forced host on BungeeCord which is explained above.

Resources
Bukkit plugin for MOTD updating - DynamicMOTDBukkit

Notes
I unfortunately do not have a decent test environment for this plugin and as a result it may have some bugs or not work as intended. If you have set everything up as stated above and its not working please let me know.
I recently changed the ping method to just create an event rather than the server pinging itself and this is the untested part.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
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 Spigot — 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.

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