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description: How to install and setup Jails and Jails+ on your Minecraft server.
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# Getting Started

## What are Jails and Jails+? <a href="#what-is-p-lifesteal" id="what-is-p-lifesteal"></a>

**Jails+ and Jails** are powerful **Minecraft plugins** that offers a balanced approach to moderation. When bans feel too harsh, kicks too temporary, and mutes too weak, jails provides the perfect middle ground. **Fully customizable** and **packed** with **features**, it lets you tailor a disciplinary system that fits your server’s unique style, all while keeping moderation effective, engaging, and professional.

## What makes Jails and Jails+ special

Ever been in that spot where you gotta handle the troublemakers on your server, but banning feels too rough and just kicking them isn't quite enough? That's where Jails and Jails+ come in handy. You can set up cool **custom prisons** across **different worlds**, where players serve a **timed sentence** that ends **automatically,** so you don’t have to keep track. If they try to escape, they are automatically punished. You can block their teleport, commands, or even tools while they're in jail to keep everything in check.

Upgrade to **Jails+** and things get even better: there's a **bail system** that ties into your **economy**, **discord integration**, and awesome moderation tools. What makes these different is how they keep things simple yet flexible: **custom messages, colors, sentence lengths, and staff permissions**, all while staying lightweight and compatible with different versions. **Jails+** is also **heavily optimized**. In short, it’s a punishment system that keeps everything fair, fun, and under control, with zero drama and top-notch server moderation.

## A Short Comparison between Jails & Jails+

| Features                     |       Jails |        Jails+ |
| ---------------------------- | :---------: | :-----------: |
| Multiple jails               |      ✅      |       ✅       |
| Escape detection             |      ❌      |       ✅       |
| Management GUI for prisoners |      ❌      |       ✅       |
| Bail system                  |      ❌      |       ✅       |
| Define Flag Boundaries       |      ❌      |       ✅       |
| Performance optimizations    |    Basic    |    Advanced   |
| Discord Integration          |      ❌      |       ✅       |
| Blocked Commands             |      ✅      |       ✅       |

## Getting Started <a href="#how-will-updates-work" id="how-will-updates-work"></a>

**Jails** and **Jails+** offer easy setup and use. Once installed, you can quickly create jails with simple commands from anywhere. Just go to the location you want, run a command, and your jail is ready. Server staff get user-friendly tools and menus for smooth jail management. Everything is well-organized, making it easy to understand.

#### Where can I ask for help when the answer is not in the documentation? <a href="#where-can-i-ask-for-help-when-the-answer-is-not-in-the-documentation" id="where-can-i-ask-for-help-when-the-answer-is-not-in-the-documentation"></a>

You can **ask for help** on our [**Discord**](https://dsc.gg/zitemaker)**.**
