Build and Deploy

Use this flow when you are ready to publish your plugin outside local watch mode.

Build

Run the production build:

ecmacraft build

Generated outputs:

• dist/main.js (minified plugin bundle)
• dist/ecmacraft.jar (host jar with embedded bundle)

dist/ecmacraft.jar is the artifact you deploy.

Deploy

Copy the output jar to your Paper/Spigot server plugins/ folder:

cp dist/ecmacraft.jar /path/to/server/plugins/ecmacraft.jar

Restart the server (or reload as needed) to run the updated plugin.

If you are replacing an existing jar, keep the filename stable (ecmacraft.jar) to simplify deployment automation.

Recommended Release Checklist

• run pnpm build in your plugin project,
• verify plugin startup on a clean test server,
• confirm key commands/events behave as expected,
• deploy dist/ecmacraft.jar to production.

Dev vs Production

• ecmacraft dev: optimized for iteration, watch mode, live reload.
• ecmacraft build: optimized for distribution, minification, packaged artifact.