diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Use a base image that supports Java 8, as required by Paper 1.12.2
+FROM openjdk:8-jre
+
+# Install necessary dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget
+
+# Create a directory for the Minecraft server
+WORKDIR /workspaces/minecraft-server
+
+# Download and set up the Paper 1.12.2 server
+RUN wget https://api.papermc.io/v2/projects/paper/versions/1.12.2/builds/1620/downloads/paper-1.12.2-1620.jar -O paperclip.jar
+RUN java -jar paperclip.jar --nogui
+
+# Accept the EULA
+RUN echo "eula=true" > eula.txt
+
diff --git a/get-latest-showscript.sh b/get-latest-showscript.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Fetch the latest ShowScript release jar from the GitHub repository
+LATEST_RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/MCParks/ShowScript/releases/latest | grep -oP '"browser_download_url": "\K(.*)(?=")')
+
+# Ensure the script saves the downloaded jar to the plugins directory
+wget $LATEST_RELEASE -O /workspaces/minecraft-server/plugins/showscript.jar
diff --git a/get-plugins.sh b/get-plugins.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Download WorldGuard and WorldEdit plugins
+wget https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/worldguard/files/2610618/download -O /workspaces/minecraft-server/plugins/worldguard.jar
+wget https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/worldedit/files/2597538/download -O /workspaces/minecraft-server/plugins/worldedit.jar