CustomMOTD | Custom Textures, Proxy & Folia Support

MOTD Texture Display
MOTD is a Minecraft plugin that brings a new level of customization to your server list by allowing Minecraft textures and icons to be displayed directly inside your server's MOTD.

Designed for a wide range of Minecraft server platforms and proxy software, MOTD provides flexible configuration, compatibility handling, and fallback behavior to keep your server's MOTD working reliably.

Whether you run a standalone server or a proxy-based network, MOTD makes it easier to customize your server list experience.

✨ Features

• Minecraft Texture & Icon Display – Display supported Minecraft textures and icons directly in the server MOTD.
  
  
• Custom Textures – Customize the appearance of your server-list MOTD using supported textures.
  
  
• Automatic Fallback System – Use a configured fallback or the standard MOTD when texture rendering is unavailable.
  
  
• Older Version Compatibility – Handle Minecraft versions that do not support texture rendering.
  
  
• Error Handling – Fall back to the standard MOTD when an error prevents the custom display from working.
  
  
• Lightweight Design – Focused on MOTD customization without requiring players to install a resource pack.
  
  
• Multi-Platform Support – Compatible with a wide range of Minecraft server software and proxy platforms.

Supported Platforms
MOTD supports the following platforms:

• Bukkit
  
  
• Spigot
  
  
• Paper
  
  
• Purpur
  
  
• Folia
  
  
• Sponge
  
  
• Velocity
  
  
• BungeeCord
  
  
• Waterfall

Important: Platform support does not necessarily mean that every platform supports every feature. See the limitations below for details.

Minecraft Version Compatibility
Minecraft texture and icon rendering is supported starting with Minecraft 1.21.9.

For versions below 1.21.9, MOTD provides fallback handling. Depending on the platform and configuration, the plugin can use the configured fallback or leave texture rendering disabled.

This allows MOTD to handle older Minecraft versions without relying on unsupported texture-rendering functionality.

⚠️ Spigot Compatibility Notice
MOTD is supported on Spigot, but Minecraft textures and icons cannot be displayed in the MOTD on Spigot.

The plugin can still be used on Spigot, where the standard text-based MOTD is used instead of the custom texture display.

For texture and icon rendering, use a supported platform that provides the required functionality.

️ Fallback & Reliability
MOTD is designed to preserve a working server-list MOTD whenever custom texture rendering is unavailable.

Fallback handling covers situations such as:

• Unsupported Minecraft versions
  
  
• Platforms without the required rendering functionality
  
  
• Texture-loading failures
  
  
• Configuration or runtime errors that prevent the custom MOTD from working

When the custom display cannot be used, MOTD can fall back to the server's standard MOTD.

⚙️ Configuration
Customize the plugin behavior through its configuration files.

Available behavior includes MOTD customization, texture and icon display, and fallback handling. The exact options depend on the features provided by the installed version.

Requirements

• A supported Minecraft server platform or proxy
  
  
• Minecraft 1.21.9 or newer for texture and icon rendering
  
  
• Older Minecraft versions use the available fallback behavior
  
  
• Spigot supports the plugin, but not its texture and icon rendering functionality

Why Choose MOTD?
Your server list is often the first impression players get of your server.

MOTD gives server owners more ways to customize that experience with Minecraft textures and icons, while retaining compatibility handling for platforms and versions where the custom display is unavailable.

No client-side resource pack installation is required for players to see the supported MOTD display.

MOTD — Make your server list stand out.