This is a fork of a fork made for datapack creators to be able to list their datapacks as plugins on Modrinth. [The project I drew from](https://github.com/X00LA/DatapackLoader) # Datapack Importer Datapack Importer automatically copies datapacks from your server's `plugins/` folder into the world's `datapacks/` folder on startup. This plugin is intended to allow datapack creators to distribute their datapacks as Modrinth plugins. DatapackLoader supports Folia, but does not make Folia-incompatible datapacks compatible with Folia. ## The Goal My goal is for datapack creators to be able to list their datapacks as plugins on Modrinth, with Datapack Importer as a dependency. ## Plugin Installation 1. Download the plugin from [latest releases](https://modrinth.com/plugin/datapack-importer/versions). 2. Stop your server. 3. Put `DatapackImporter-X.X.X.jar` in your server's `plugins/` folder. 4. Place your datapack `.zip` in the `plugins/` folder. 5. Restart the server. ## For Datapack Creators — Listing Your Datapack as a Plugin on Modrinth You can list your datapack on Modrinth as a plugin by adding a `plugin.yml` to your datapack `.zip`. Modrinth requires this file to accept plugin uploads — the server will ignore it entirely, but Modrinth's validator will be satisfied. ### 1. Create a `plugin.yml` Add a file named `plugin.yml` to the **root** of your datapack `.zip` with the following contents: ```yaml name: YourDatapackName version: 1.0.0 main: com.example.YourDatapackName.Main api-version: 1.21 description: A short description of your datapack. author: YourName ``` Replace `YourDatapackName` and `YourName` accordingly. The `main` field won't be loaded by the server so it just needs to look valid. ### 2. Upload to Modrinth - Create a new project on Modrinth and set the project type to **Plugin**. - Upload your `.zip` as the version file. - Add **Datapack Importer** as a required dependency so users know they need it. That's it — users download your datapack zip, drop it in their `plugins/` folder alongside Datapack Importer, and it gets installed automatically on the next server start.

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