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Download Paper 26.2-rc-2 Server

The Paper server JAR for Minecraft 26.2-rc-2, direct from the official source. Build details, release date and Java requirements below.

Java required

Java 21

Released

Jun 14, 2026

Build

File size

50 MB

Channel

Experimental

SHA-1 checksum

52d1ef0ed78597f5d4bcf1067788cfd009a15f97dc9633fcef2ef10cadae38e1

Experimental

26.2-rc-2

Build 9

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Get a Paper 26.2-rc-2 server online

No Java install, no port forwarding. Pick Paper 26.2-rc-2 in our panel and your friends can join right away.

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What's new in Minecraft 26.2-rc-2

The newest Paper build for Minecraft 26.2-rc-2 is build 9, published on Jun 14, 2026.

Builds published: 8
Upstream commits: 13

Figures taken from the official release notes for this version.

Setup

Start script (Linux/macOS)

java -Xms4G -Xmx4G --add-modules=jdk.incubator.vector -XX:+UseG1GC -jar paper.jar nogui

Start script (Windows)

java -Xms4G -Xmx4G --add-modules=jdk.incubator.vector -XX:+UseG1GC -jar paper.jar --nogui
pause

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