Bukkit,server, and plugin help

First off I know you have to pay to get bukkit, right?, im not sure if its free or u have to pay. Where do I find the page to get/buy bukkit server? after I get bukkit how do I install it and run the actual server? After I run the server I of coarse want to get plugins how do I get them and then how do I install them to work on my server? If you guys could help me with that that would be great.

 

@mattswimmer101 http://wiki.bukkit.org/Setting_up_a_server
Assuming you are talking about 'CraftBukkit' and not 'Bukkit,' you can't get an official build anymore due to a DMCA request. Don't know what that is? A quick google search will tell you. You do not have to pay to use Bukkit or CraftBukkit.

 

@Skionz well I know how to get the server but where can I download it? and how do I get plugins into the server

@Skionz I found the download thing and it said unavailable for legal reasons

 

@mattswimmer101 As I have said before, you cannot download an official build. To get plugins simply drag the plugins jar file into the plugins folder.

 

@Skionz well then how am I supposed to get the whole bukkit stuff and where is the plugins folder

 

@mattswimmer101
You don't get craftbukkit anymore because it is taken down. Your plugins folder is in your server directory.

 

@mattswimmer101 Spigot makes a sort of 'CraftBukkit' you can use.

 

@mattswimmer101 There are plenty of tutorials you can watch.

 

@DrPyroCupcake well can you tell me the steps to making a server

Then how do I get a server @Skionz

 

@mattswimmer101 You don't :/. You will have to either find someone to give it to you. Or find an alternate software to use. You have joined the community at a bad time.

 

So there is this thing callea spigot...
Spigotmc.org

 

@awesone_ness Spigot is only really useful if you already have a copy of it.

 

Thats true. Hopefully all the Developers update the plugins to be compatible with 1.8. Im sure you can google 'spigot 1.7.10 download info' and find a quick link - hint hint.

 

@awesone_ness Ya a lot of developers are supporting 1.8 which includes myself. It is nice they allow the selection 1.8 in bukkit dev.

 

@tcvs
The only problem is the millions of plugins that devs wrote for 1.7.10, and marked abandoned/inactive, as they wondering be updated to support 1.8