How To Install Plugins On Your SCP: Secret Laboratory Server

SCP: Secret Laboratory plugins run on the server only, so players don't need to download anything to join. There are two kinds:

• LabAPI plugins work on every server. LabAPI is Northwood's official plugin framework and comes with the game.
• EXILED plugins need the EXILED version of SCP: Secret Laboratory. Your server runs it when Settings shows EXILED Version under Modding.

A plugin's download page says which framework it's for. Plugins are .dll files, and they must support your server's game version.

Installing LabAPI Plugins

When a plugin needs another plugin, install that one in plugins as well, not in dependencies. After the first start, each plugin's settings are in .config/SCP Secret Laboratory/LabAPI/configs/<port>/<plugin name>/, where <port> is your server's port from the Overview page. Check the console while the server starts: plugins that fail to load say so there.

Installing EXILED Plugins

After the first start, each plugin's settings are in .config/EXILED/Configs/Plugins/, in a folder named after the plugin, as <port>.yml. Your server installs and updates EXILED itself, see EXILED Version.