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# First Steps

## 🚀 First Steps (Setting Up ThikeCore)

Welcome to **ThikeCore**! This core utility plugin streamlines your server setups by sniffing your environment and auto-deploying curated plugin packages directly from Modrinth and SpigotMC. Follow this guide to get it up and running safely.

#### 📋 Prerequisites

Before installation, ensure your environment meets the following conditions:

* **Server Software:** Paper, Purpur, or Spigot.
* **Network Context:** Your server machine must have an active outbound internet connection to reach the Modrinth and Spiget APIs.
* **File Permissions:** The server process must have write access to your main `/plugins` directory to hot-deploy downloaded `.jar` assets.

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#### 📥 Installation Guide

1. **Download the Artifact:** Grab the latest `ThikeCore-X.X.X.jar` build.
2. **Deploy to Directory:** Drop the `.jar` file directly into your server's `plugins/` directory.
3. **Boot the Instance:** Start your server (or run `/reload confirm` if you are testing on a development environment).
4. **Verify Initialization:** Check your console logs. You should see ThikeCore initialize cleanly without errors.

#### 🔍 Verifying the System

To confirm everything is running optimally, log into your server as an operator and run the diagnostic check command. The plugin will scan your server layer, extract the clean semantic game version, and report back:

```
🔍 Detected Loader: PAPER | Server Build Version: 26.1.2
```


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