Spigot

Game

Spigot is the most widely-used modded Minecraft server software in the world. It powers many of the top Minecraft server networks around to ensure they can cope with their huge player base and ensure the satisfaction of their players. Spigot works by reducing and eliminating many causes of lag, as well as adding in handy features and settings that help make your job of server administration easier.

Author: support@pterodactyl.ioSource: pterodactyl/game-eggsUpdated: 5/24/2026

Startup Command

java -Xms128M -Xmx{{SERVER_MEMORY}}M -jar {{SERVER_JARFILE}}

Docker Images

Label	Image
Java 8	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java_8
Java 11	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java_11
Java 16	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java_16
Java 17	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java_17
java 21	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java_21
java 22	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java_22
Java 25	ghcr.io/ptero-eggs/yolks:java_25

Environment Variables

Name	Variable	Default	Rules
Server Jar File The name of the server jarfile to run the server with.	SERVER_JARFILE	server.jar	required\|regex:/^([\w\d._-]+)(\.jar)$/
Download Path A URL to use to download Spigot rather than building it on the server. This is not user viewable. Use <code>{{DL_VERSION}}</code> in the URL to automatically insert the assigned version into the URL. If you do not enter a URL Spigot will build directly in the container (this will fail on low memory containers).	DL_PATH	none	nullable\|string
Spigot Version The version of Spigot to download (using the --rev tag from https://hub.spigotmc.org/versions). Use "latest" for latest.	DL_VERSION	latest	required\|string\|between:3,10

Features

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