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title: "Maintenance Configs: MOTD & Messages | ZCraft Studios"
description: "A premium Maintenance plugin config with a modern MOTD, kick screen and countdown messages for Minecraft servers."
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updated: "2026-10-18T12:43:51.392Z"
source: "ZCraft Studios"
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Maintenance · Minecraft configs

# Maintenance configs

A Maintenance config styles what players see while your server is down for updates: the server list MOTD, the kick screen and the countdown before maintenance starts.

## Maintenance configs you can download

[![Modern Maintenance Messages Config | Minecraft MOTD & Maintenance Plugin](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/img/catalog/dd5ad1fea5df78c1-640.webp)15% OFF2d 17hMinecraft ConfigModern Maintenance Messages Config | Minecraft MOTD & Maintenance PluginMaintenance plugin config for Minecraft with a styled MOTD, gradient text, countdown timers, and hover messages for a clean downtime screen.$3.08View ](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/products/modern-maintenance-messages-config)

## What a Maintenance config covers

- Server list MOTD during maintenance
- The kick screen players see
- Countdown and broadcast messages
- Whitelist and bypass notices

## How to install a Maintenance config

1. 1Back up plugins/Maintenance.
2. 2Copy the pack's files into plugins/Maintenance.
3. 3Run /maintenance reload.
4. 4Toggle maintenance on a test server to preview the MOTD and kick screen.

## Maintenance setup guides

- [Setting Up a Custom MOTD and Server Icon The server list entry is the first thing anyone sees before joining. A default MOTD and missing icon is an easy thing to fix in five minutes.](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/blog/minecraft-server-motd-icon-setup)
- [Naming and Branding a Minecraft Server Guide A server name gets picked in a day. The identity that makes it recognizable (tone, story, and visuals) takes longer to get right.](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/blog/minecraft-server-branding)

## Need a custom Maintenance config?

Our Minecraft configuration service builds configs around your server. Send a brief and get one fixed price within one working day.

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## Maintenance config FAQ

Does it work on proxies?

The Maintenance plugin supports Paper, Velocity and BungeeCord. Install the config wherever the plugin runs.

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