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# Installation

**Follow the steps below for install the plugin:**

* Put the plugin in the plugins folder
* Open the plugin jar file (with a program like WinRAR or 7zip)
* Enter the License Key sent to your account by the developer after purchasing the plugin and save
* Open the license.yml file inside the jar file

For example, we have such a license key: `ABC1D-C2DE3-DE4FG-G5HI6-HI7JK`

```
license-key: 'ABC1D-C2DE3-DE4FG-G5HI6-HI7JK'
```

<div align="left"><img src="/files/-Mdqvwa9zKr-LtjTE8T4" alt="It should look like the picture above."></div>

If you are using a scoreboard plugin (like FeatherBoard) follow the steps on the page below.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Mdqm73Q6wbRFE4vOJpq" %}
[Configure for scoreboard plugins](/directmessage/setup/configure-for-scoreboard-plugins.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

* Start the server


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