Donut Hopper

DonutHoppers – High-Speed Hopper Optimization for Paper Servers​

Overview​

DonutHoppers is a high-performance Minecraft plugin designed to completely upgrade the default hopper system for modern SMP servers.

Vanilla hoppers are one of the biggest causes of lag and item transport bottlenecks on large survival servers, especially on economy-based SMPs with massive farms, sorting systems, and automated storage networks.

DonutHoppers solves this problem by dramatically increasing hopper transfer speed while reducing server strain and maintaining full vanilla compatibility.

Built specifically for Paper 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, DonutHoppers is lightweight, plug-and-play, and requires zero configuration to get started.

Whether you're running a small survival server or a large-scale SMP network, DonutHoppers helps keep automation fast, smooth, and optimized.

Key Features​

⚡ Ultra-Fast Hopper Transfer System​

DonutHoppers increases hopper item transfer speeds by up to 12x faster than vanilla Minecraft.

This allows:

Faster item transportation
Quicker sorting systems
Higher farm throughput
Reduced item backup in storage systems
Smoother automation performance

Unlike many hopper optimization plugins, item movement remains visually smooth with no desync or broken mechanics.

🧠 Optimized for Performance​

Large hopper networks can create significant lag on SMP servers.

DonutHoppers reduces hopper processing overhead by optimizing:

Hopper tick handling
Item routing
Container interaction logic
Entity processing load

This helps improve TPS stability on servers with:

Large automated farms
Massive storage systems
Economy infrastructures
High player counts

🔌 Plug & Play Setup​

No complicated configuration files.
No setup process.
No permissions required.

Simply:

Download the plugin
Place the JAR into your /plugins folder
Restart the server
Done

The plugin works instantly out of the box.

SMP & Economy Server Ready​

DonutHoppers was designed specifically for survival multiplayer environments and automation-heavy servers.

Perfect for:

Economy SMP servers
Public survival servers
Technical Minecraft servers
Automated farm networks
Large item sorting systems
High-throughput storage setups
Community SMPs

Fully Vanilla-Compatible​

DonutHoppers keeps the vanilla Minecraft experience intact while improving performance behind the scenes.

Features include:

Works with all vanilla containers
Compatible with vanilla items
Preserves normal hopper mechanics
No gameplay changes for players
No custom machines required

Players simply experience faster and smoother automation.

Performance Improvements​

Compared to default Minecraft hopper behavior, DonutHoppers provides:

Reduced hopper tick delay
Faster item movement
Lower processing overhead
Improved server responsiveness
Better large-scale automation performance
Reduced lag from hopper chains

This makes the plugin especially valuable for servers with heavy redstone and automation usage.

Compatibility​

Supported Platforms​

Paper 1.21.1 – 1.21.11
Spigot (limited support)

Unsupported Platforms​

Folia ❌ (not recommended unless manually adapted)

Installation​

Quick Installation Guide​

Download DonutHoppers.jar
Move the file into your server’s /plugins folder
Restart or start your server
Enjoy faster hopper systems instantly

No configuration is required.

Why Choose DonutHoppers?​

Default Minecraft hoppers become increasingly inefficient as servers grow.

On active SMPs, hopper networks often:

Cause lag spikes
Slow down automation systems
Reduce server performance
Create item transfer bottlenecks

DonutHoppers was created to solve these issues while preserving the vanilla gameplay experience players expect.

Benefits include:

Faster automation
Better server performance
Stable TPS
Improved farm efficiency
Seamless integration with existing worlds

Recommended Use Cases​

DonutHoppers is ideal for:

Massive automatic crop farms
Mob farm collection systems
Industrial-scale item sorters
Economy item pipelines
High-capacity storage rooms
Multiplayer SMP infrastructure
Technical survival servers

Included Content​

This resource includes:

DonutHoppers plugin JAR
Optimized hopper transfer system
Performance-focused item routing
Vanilla-compatible automation enhancements
Plug-and-play functionality

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Item sorting demonstrations
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Plugin installation/setup
Redstone compatibility showcase
Before vs after automation performance