RemotePackSync
RemotePackSync is a lightweight Spigot 26.2 plugin that keeps Java Edition resource packs synchronized with a remotely hosted SHA-1 checksum and optionally serves a local Bedrock Edition pack to players connecting through GeyserMC. It uses only public Bukkit/Spigot and Geyser APIs, so it runs on Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Bukkit-compatible servers, and current GeyserMC.
No NMS, packet libraries, or server-fork-specific APIs are used.
Requirements
- Java 25 (Minecraft/Spigot 26.2 requires Java 25)
- A Minecraft/Spigot 26.2-compatible server
Build
mvn clean package
The ready-to-install plugin is written to:
target/RemotePackSync.jar
Installation
- Copy
RemotePackSync.jarinto the server'splugins/directory. - Start the server once. RemotePackSync writes
plugins/RemotePackSync/config.ymlautomatically. - Configure the resource-pack and SHA-1 URLs.
- Restart the server, or run
/remotepacksync reloadas an operator.
Configuration
# Direct URL to the .zip resource pack. Leave blank to disable pack delivery.
resourcePackUrl: "https://cdn.example.com/server-pack.zip"
# URL to a text file containing the pack's SHA-1 checksum.
sha1Url: "https://cdn.example.com/server-pack.zip.sha1"
# Seconds between Java SHA-1 and Bedrock pack checks. Minimum: 30.
refreshInterval: 300
# Optional local Bedrock Edition pack for GeyserMC players. Accepts .mcpack or .zip.
# Relative paths are resolved from plugins/RemotePackSync/.
bedrockResourcePack: "bedrock/server-pack.mcpack"
The SHA-1 response must contain a 40-character hexadecimal SHA-1. Both of these standard formats work:
0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567
0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567 server-pack.zip
Behaviour
Java Edition
- On startup and at every refresh interval, RemotePackSync fetches only the SHA-1 file asynchronously.
- When the SHA-1 changes, it sends the configured resource-pack URL and new hash to every online player.
- Players joining after a successful SHA-1 fetch receive the current resource pack.
- A failed request leaves the last known-good SHA-1 active, so a brief CDN outage does not interrupt existing pack delivery.
- If both URLs are blank, delivery is disabled without error. If only one is set, the configuration is rejected and delivery remains disabled.
Bedrock Edition through GeyserMC
- Set
bedrockResourcePackto a local.mcpackor.zipfile..mcpackis fully supported. - The source pack is checked asynchronously at
refreshInterval. When its SHA-256 changes, RemotePackSync creates a managed copy underplugins/RemotePackSync/bedrock-managed/. - The managed copy receives a deterministic new header UUID derived from the updated source SHA-256. This makes Bedrock clients treat a changed pack as a new pack, while Geyser calculates and supplies the required final pack hash and size.
- The original configured pack is never modified.
- Every new Geyser Bedrock connection receives the latest successfully processed pack through Geyser's public
SessionLoadResourcePacksEventAPI. - The pack must be a valid Bedrock pack containing
manifest.jsonat the archive root. Geyser does not convert Java packs into Bedrock packs. - Bedrock's protocol only negotiates packs while a client connects. Players already connected when the file changes must reconnect to receive the new version; RemotePackSync cannot hot-push a replacement to an active Bedrock session.
- If Geyser is absent, Java Edition resource-pack operation continues normally and Bedrock delivery stays disabled.
Commands and permissions
/remotepacksync reload(alias:/rps reload) reloadsconfig.ymland begins a fresh asynchronous SHA-1 refresh.- Permission:
remotepacksync.reload(default:op).
Compatibility
RemotePackSync compiles against org.spigotmc:spigot-api:26.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT and Geyser API 2.11.0-SNAPSHOT, targeting Java 25 as required by Minecraft/Spigot 26.2. Java packs are sent through Bukkit's stable Player#setResourcePack(String, byte[]) API; Bedrock packs use Geyser's public pack/session API. Geyser is a soft dependency, so Java-only servers remain supported.
License
MIT