Getting Started

PermissionsExPlus (PEX) is a permissions plugin for Minecraft servers. It controls who can do what by assigning permissions to users and groups.

Download v1.23.5 Get the latest release jar Common Setups Staff ranks, VIP, survival — copy-paste recipes Command Reference Full /pex command documentation

Install in 4 steps

Download PermissionsExPlus-1.23.5.jar from GitHub Releases.
Remove any old PermissionsEx jars from plugins/.
Copy the jar into plugins/ and restart the server.
Run /pex in-game — you should see the help menu.

See Requirements for Java and platform details.

Your first permissions

Create a group, give it permissions, assign a player:

/pex group admin create
/pex group admin add permissions.*
/pex group admin add '*'
/pex group admin prefix &c[Admin]
/pex user Steve group set admin

Give one player a single permission:

/pex user Alex add essentials.home

Grant a temporary permission (7 days):

/pex user Alex timed add essentials.fly 7d

Core ideas

Concept	Summary	Learn more
Groups	Bundles of permissions (admin, vip, default)	Group commands
Inheritance	Groups inherit permissions from parent groups	Inheritance
Context	Different permissions per world	Context
Weight	Which group’s prefix wins in chat	Weight

Documentation map

I want to…	Go to
Set up a staff hierarchy	Common Setups
Learn every command	Commands
Edit config files	Configuration
Fix something broken	Troubleshooting
Integrate my plugin	API Cookbook
Browse API classes	Javadoc

Get help

GitHub Issues — bug reports and questions
/pex report — generate a diagnostic report in-game
Migration guide — switching from another permissions plugin