ViaVersion

ViaVersion

Allows you to connect to servers that are older than your Java Edition client version. See our GitHub page for more information.

ViaFabricPlus - in ViaFabricPlus, put ViaVersion into the `mods` folder - in ViaFabricPlus, put ViaVersion into the `config/viafabricplus/jars` folder

Bungee and Sponge also have their own platform implementations.

Requires Java 17. See here how to update your installed Java version. As a last resort, you can download Java 8 downgraded builds from our ci.

Get access to Via* with new MC version support early

**Starting with 1.20.5, ViaVersion and ViaBackwards will only be released a day or so *after* a Minecraft update unless the protocol changes of the update were trivial. If you want early-access, usually days or even weeks before the final release, you can subscribe to either**: - unless the protocol changes of the update were trivial. (*preferred option*. Use the `/verify` command on this Discord after), or alternatively - %%MD1%% (see the highest tier and make sure to link Patreon to your Discord account under Discord Settings->Connections)

Note on release channels

It is recommended to always use the latest beta release. Alpha builds are used for work on snapshot version compatibility or other cutting-edge changes.

Always use the same build channel across the ViaVersion, ViaBackwards, and ViaRewind projects.

Releases/Dev Builds

You can find official releases in the following places:

- GitHub: https://hangar.papermc.io/ViaVersion/ViaVersion - GitHub: https://modrinth.com/mod/viaversion - GitHub: https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion/releases

Dev builds for all of our projects are on our Jenkins server:

- Jenkins: https://ci.viaversion.com

ViaVersion as a Dependency

JavaDocs: https://jd.viaversion.com

Maven:

```xml <repository> <id>viaversion-repo</id> <url>https://repo.viaversion.com</url> </repository> ```

```xml <dependency> <groupId>com.viaversion</groupId> <artifactId>viaversion-api</artifactId> <version>[4.0.0,5.0.0)</version> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> ```

Gradle:

```kotlin repositories { maven("https://repo.viaversion.com") }

dependencies { compileOnly("com.viaversion:viaversion-api:VERSION") // Replace the version } ```

Resources

- Via Mappings Generator - Mojang mappings (Thank you, Mojang, very cool) - wiki.vg (Used for historic information regarding packet structure, we also contribute back) - Burger (See PAaaS)

Special thanks to all our Contributors.