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How to Set Up LuckPerms Ranks

LuckPerms is the standard permissions plugin for Paper and Spigot. Build a clean rank ladder from the console, create a group, set nodes with /lp group set, chain inheritance, and drop players in.

server console, LuckPerms
/lp creategroup admin█
permission tree
┐defaultw 0
└─modw 50
└─adminw 100
└─user: Stevew → admin
✓ inheritance resolved
The rank ladder, briefly
  1. 1
    Install and create a group
    Drop LuckPerms in /plugins, restart, then run /lp creategroup admin to make your first rank.
  2. 2
    Grant permissions
    Use /lp group admin permission set essentials.fly true. Wildcards like worldedit.* grant whole node trees at once.
  3. 3
    Set a weight
    /lp group admin setweight 100 decides rank order so prefixes and ties resolve highest-first.
  4. 4
    Chain inheritance
    /lp group admin parent add mod makes admin inherit every node mod has, so you never repeat permissions.
  5. 5
    Assign players
    /lp user Steve parent add admin puts a player in the rank. Verify with /lp user Steve permission check worldedit.region.

What you need

/lp creategroup
/lp group set
setweight
parent add

Quick answers

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What is the command to set a permission?
/lp group <group> permission set <node> true. Example: /lp group admin permission set essentials.fly true. Use false to explicitly deny a node, and unset to remove it entirely.
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How do ranks inherit from each other?
Run /lp group admin parent add mod. The admin group then gets every permission mod has on top of its own, so you build a ladder: default to mod to admin without copying nodes.
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What does weight do?
Weight sets priority. /lp group admin setweight 100 makes admin outrank a mod at weight 50, which controls which prefix and which conflicting node wins.
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How do I give a player a rank?
/lp user Steve parent add admin, or /lp user Steve parent set admin to replace all their groups. Changes apply live; no relog needed in most cases.
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Why isn't my permission working?
Check for an explicit false override with /lp user Steve permission check <node>. A deny set anywhere in the inheritance chain beats a true unless its weight is higher. Also confirm the plugin actually registers that node.
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Do I need a database for LuckPerms?
No. LuckPerms works on flat-file H2 out of the box. Move to MySQL only when you run a network and need ranks shared across servers via /lp editor sync.
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