# Getting started

1. Download the plugin.
2. Stop your server.
3. Open your server's plugins folder.
4. Drag and drop the Sonar jar file into the plugins folder.
5. Finally, start your server again. That's it! :tada:

You can [download the latest stable release](https://github.com/jonesdevelopment/sonar/releases/latest) from the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/jonesdevelopment/sonar/).

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If you are utilizing a proxy (BungeeCord or Velocity), please **refrain from uploading Sonar to every backend server** as Sonar should only be run once for each new connection.
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If you have any further questions, please feel free to join the [Discord](https://sonar.top/discord) for support.