diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 06383167..28f01780 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN easy-add --var os=${TARGETOS} --var arch=${TARGETARCH}${TARGETVARIANT} \
   --var version=0.1.1 --var app=maven-metadata-release --file {{.app}} \
   --from https://github.com/itzg/{{.app}}/releases/download/{{.version}}/{{.app}}_{{.version}}_{{.os}}_{{.arch}}.tar.gz
 
-ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.29.1
+ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.29.2
 ARG MC_HELPER_BASE_URL=https://github.com/itzg/mc-image-helper/releases/download/${MC_HELPER_VERSION}
 # used for cache busting local copy of mc-image-helper
 ARG MC_HELPER_REV=1
diff --git a/docs/mods-and-plugins/index.md b/docs/mods-and-plugins/index.md
index 23b3d9d4..699f5964 100644
--- a/docs/mods-and-plugins/index.md
+++ b/docs/mods-and-plugins/index.md
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Mod platforms
 
-By far the easiest way to work with mod and plugins, especially large numbers of them, is to utilize [one of the supported mod platforms](../types-and-platforms/), such as Modrinth or CurseForge.
+By far the easiest way to work with mod and plugins, especially large numbers of them, is to utilize modpacks with [one of the supported mod platforms](../types-and-platforms/index.md).
+
+The following are some supported mod platforms:
+- [Modrinth](../types-and-platforms/mod-platforms/modrinth-modpacks.md)
+- [CurseForge](../types-and-platforms/mod-platforms/auto-curseforge.md)
+- [Feed the Beast](../types-and-platforms/mod-platforms/ftb.md)
 
 ## Download automation
 
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ For example: `-e REMOVE_OLD_MODS=TRUE -e REMOVE_OLD_MODS_INCLUDE="*.jar" -e REMO
 
 These paths work well if you want to have a common set of modules in a separate location, but still have multiple worlds with different server requirements in either persistent volumes or a downloadable archive.
 
-> For more flexibility with mods/plugins preparation, you can declare directories to use in [the `MODS` variable](#zip-file-modpack)
+> For more flexibility with mods/plugins preparation, you can declare directories to use in [the `MODS` variable](#modsplugins-list)
 
 ## Zip file modpack
 
@@ -48,15 +53,6 @@ docker run -d -e MODPACK=http://www.example.com/mods/modpack.zip ...
     top level of the zip archive. Make sure the jars are compatible with the
     particular `TYPE` of server you are running.
 
-You may also download or copy over individual mods using the `MODS` environment variable. `MODS` contains a comma-separated list of
-- URL of a jar file
-- container path to a jar file
-- container path to a directory containing jar files
-
-```shell
-docker run -d -e MODS=https://www.example.com/mods/mod1.jar,/plugins/common,/plugins/special/mod2.jar ...
-```
-
 ## Generic pack files
 
 To install all the server content (jars, mods, plugins, configs, etc.) from a zip or tgz file, then set `GENERIC_PACK` to the container path or URL of the archive file. This can also be used to apply a CurseForge modpack that is missing a server start script and/or Forge installer.
@@ -77,9 +73,27 @@ If applying large generic packs, the update can be time-consuming. To skip the u
 
 The most time-consuming portion of the generic pack update is generating and comparing the SHA1 checksum. To skip the checksum generation, set `SKIP_GENERIC_PACK_CHECKSUM` to "true.
 
+## Mods/plugins list
+
+You may also download or copy over individual mods/plugins using the `MODS` or `PLUGINS` environment variables. Both are a comma or newline delimited list of
+- URL of a jar file
+- container path to a jar file
+- container path to a directory containing jar files
+
+```shell
+docker run -d -e MODS=https://www.example.com/mods/mod1.jar,/plugins/common,/plugins/special/mod2.jar ...
+```
+
+The newline delimiting allows for compose file usage like:
+```yaml
+      PLUGINS: |
+        https://download.geysermc.org/v2/projects/geyser/versions/latest/builds/latest/downloads/spigot
+        https://download.geysermc.org/v2/projects/floodgate/versions/latest/builds/latest/downloads/spigot
+```
+
 ## Mod/Plugin URL Listing File 
 
-As an alternative to `MODS`, the variable `MODS_FILE` can be set with the path to a text file listing a mod/plugin URL on each line. For example, the following
+As an alternative to `MODS`/`PLUGINS`, the variable `MODS_FILE` or `PLUGINS_FILE` can be set with the container path or URL of a text file listing a mod/plugin URLs on each line. For example, the following
 
      -e MODS_FILE=/extras/mods.txt
 
@@ -100,8 +114,6 @@ https://edge.forgecdn.net/files/2871/647/ToastControl-1.15.2-3.0.1.jar
 
     [This compose file](https://github.com/itzg/docker-minecraft-server/blob/master/examples/docker-compose-mods-file.yml) shows another example of using this feature.
 
-    It is recommended to combine this option with `REMOVE_OLD_MODS=TRUE` to ensure the mods/plugins remain consistent with the file's listing.
-
 ## Remove old mods/plugins
 
 When the `MODPACK` option above is specified you can also instruct script to delete old mods/plugins prior to installing new ones. This behaviour is desirable in case you want to upgrade mods/plugins from downloaded zip file.
diff --git a/examples/geyser/docker-compose.yml b/examples/geyser/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f773a6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/geyser/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  mc:
+    image: itzg/minecraft-server
+    environment:
+      EULA: "true"
+      TYPE: "PAPER"
+      DEBUG: true
+      MODS: |
+        https://download.geysermc.org/v2/projects/geyser/versions/latest/builds/latest/downloads/spigot
+        https://download.geysermc.org/v2/projects/floodgate/versions/latest/builds/latest/downloads/spigot
+    ports:
+      - "25565:25565"
+      - "19132:19132/udp"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/start-deployPaper b/scripts/start-deployPaper
index b2655f37..b4fa1fe3 100755
--- a/scripts/start-deployPaper
+++ b/scripts/start-deployPaper
@@ -40,58 +40,41 @@ function handleMissingVersion() {
 if [[ $PAPER_CUSTOM_JAR ]]; then
   export SERVER="$PAPER_CUSTOM_JAR"
 elif [[ $PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL ]]; then
-  export SERVER=$(getFilenameFromUrl "${PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL}")
+  SERVER=$(getFilenameFromUrl "${PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL}")
+  export SERVER
 
-  if [ -f "$SERVER" ]; then
-    zarg=(-z "$SERVER")
+  log "Downloading custom ${PAPER_NAME} jar from $PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL"
+  if ! mc-image-helper mcopy \
+    --scope=papermc \
+    --to=/data \
+    "${PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL}"; then
+    echo "ERROR: failed to download ${PAPER_NAME} from $PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL"
+    exit 1
   fi
 
-  echo "Preparing custom ${PAPER_NAME} jar from $PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL"
-
-  curl -fsSL -o "$SERVER" "${zarg[@]}" "${PAPER_DOWNLOAD_URL}"
 else
   # Paper API v2 docs : https://papermc.io/api/docs/swagger-ui/index.html?configUrl=/api/openapi/swagger-config
 
-  build=${PAPERBUILD:=$(curl -fsSL "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/${PAPER_PROJECT}/versions/${VANILLA_VERSION}" -H  "accept: application/json" \
-   | jq '.builds[-1]')}
-  case $? in
-    0)
-      ;;
-    22)
-      handleMissingVersion
-      ;;
-    *)
-      echo "ERROR: unknown error while looking up ${PAPER_NAME} version=${VANILLA_VERSION}"
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-  esac
+  if ! build=${PAPERBUILD:=$(get --json-path=".builds[-1]" "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/${PAPER_PROJECT}/versions/${VANILLA_VERSION}")}; then
+    log "ERROR: failed to lookup build number for ${PAPER_NAME} version=${VANILLA_VERSION}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
   if [[ $build = null ]]; then
     handleMissingVersion
   fi
 
-  export SERVER=$(curl -fsSL "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/${PAPER_PROJECT}/versions/${VANILLA_VERSION}/builds/${build}" -H  "accept: application/json" \
-   | jq -r '.downloads.application.name')
-  if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+  if ! SERVER=$(get --json-path=.downloads.application.name "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/${PAPER_PROJECT}/versions/${VANILLA_VERSION}/builds/${build}"); then
     echo "ERROR: failed to lookup ${PAPER_NAME} download file from version=${VANILLA_VERSION} build=${build}"
     exit 1
   fi
-
-  if [ -f "$SERVER" ]; then
-    zarg=(-z "$SERVER")
-  fi
-
-  log "Removing old ${PAPER_NAME} versions ..."
-  shopt -s nullglob
-  for f in paper-*.jar; do
-    [[ $f != $SERVER ]] && rm $f
-  done
+  export SERVER
 
   log "Downloading ${PAPER_NAME} $VANILLA_VERSION (build $build) ..."
-  curl -fsSL -o "$SERVER" "${zarg[@]}" \
-    "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/${PAPER_PROJECT}/versions/${VANILLA_VERSION}/builds/${build}/downloads/${SERVER}" \
-    -H  "accept: application/java-archive"
-  if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+  if ! mc-image-helper mcopy \
+    --scope=papermc \
+    --to=/data \
+    "https://papermc.io/api/v2/projects/${PAPER_PROJECT}/versions/${VANILLA_VERSION}/builds/${build}/downloads/${SERVER}"; then
     echo "ERROR: failed to download ${PAPER_NAME} from version=${VANILLA_VERSION} build=${build} download=${SERVER}"
     exit 1
   fi
@@ -100,4 +83,4 @@ fi
 # Normalize on Spigot for downstream operations
 export FAMILY=SPIGOT
 
-exec ${SCRIPTS:-/}start-spiget "$@"
+exec "${SCRIPTS:-/}start-spiget" "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/start-setupModpack b/scripts/start-setupModpack
index 8257e292..7956a58f 100755
--- a/scripts/start-setupModpack
+++ b/scripts/start-setupModpack
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 set -e -o pipefail
 
 : "${REMOVE_OLD_MODS:=false}"
+: "${MODS:=}"
+: "${MODS_OUT_DIR:=/data/mods}"
 : "${MODS_FILE:=}"
+: "${PLUGINS:=}"
+: "${PLUGINS_OUT_DIR:=/data/plugins}"
+: "${PLUGINS_FILE:=}"
 : "${REMOVE_OLD_MODS_DEPTH:=1} "
 : "${REMOVE_OLD_MODS_INCLUDE:=*.jar,*-version.json}"
 sum_file=/data/.generic_pack.sum
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ function handlePackwiz() {
   fi
 }
 
-function handleModpackListOrFile() {
+function handleModpackZip() {
 # If supplied with a URL for a modpack (simple zip of jars), download it and unpack
 if [[ "$MODPACK" ]]; then
   if isURL "${MODPACK}"; then
@@ -72,72 +77,65 @@ if [[ "$MODPACK" ]]; then
     fi
   fi
   rm -f /tmp/modpack.zip
-
-elif [[ "$MODS" ]]; then
-  if [ "$FAMILY" = "SPIGOT" ]; then
-    out_dir=/data/plugins
-  else
-    out_dir=/data/mods
-  fi
-  mkdir -p "$out_dir"
-
-  for i in ${MODS//,/ }
-  do
-    if isURL "$i"; then
-      log "Downloading mod/plugin $i ..."
-      if ! get --skip-up-to-date -o "${out_dir}" "$i"; then
-        log "ERROR: failed to download from $i into $out_dir"
-        exit 2
-      fi
-    elif [[ -f "$i" && "$i" =~ .*\.jar ]]; then
-      log "Copying plugin located at $i ..."
-      out_file=$(basename "$i")
-      if ! cp "$i" "${out_dir}/$out_file"; then
-        log "ERROR: failed to copy from $i into $out_dir"
-        exit 2
-      fi
-    elif [[ -d "$i" ]]; then
-      log "Copying plugin jars from $i ..."
-      cp "$i"/*.jar "${out_dir}"
-    else
-      log "ERROR Invalid URL or path given in MODS: $i"
-      exit 2
-    fi
-  done
-
-elif [[ "$MODS_FILE" ]]; then
-  if [ ! -f "$MODS_FILE" ]; then
-    log "ERROR: given MODS_FILE file does not exist"
-    exit 2
-  fi
-
-  if [ "$FAMILY" = "SPIGOT" ]; then
-    out_dir=/data/plugins
-  else
-    out_dir=/data/mods
-  fi
-  mkdir -p "$out_dir"
-
-  args=(
-    -o "${out_dir}"
-    --log-progress-each
-    --skip-up-to-date
-    --uris-file "${MODS_FILE}"
-  )
-  if isTrue "${REMOVE_OLD_MODS}"; then
-    args+=(
-    --prune-others "${REMOVE_OLD_MODS_INCLUDE}"
-    --prune-depth "${REMOVE_OLD_MODS_DEPTH}"
-    )
-  fi
-
-  if ! get "${args[@]}" ; then
-    log "ERROR: failed to retrieve one or more mods"
-    exit 1
-  fi
 fi
 }
 
+function handleListings() {
+  if [[ "$MODS" ]]; then
+    if usesMods; then
+      mkdir -p "$MODS_OUT_DIR"
+      mc-image-helper mcopy \
+        --glob=*.jar \
+        --scope=var-list \
+        --to="$MODS_OUT_DIR" \
+        "$MODS"
+    else
+      log "ERROR: TYPE=$TYPE does not support mods"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  if [[ "$PLUGINS" ]]; then
+    if usesPlugins; then
+      mkdir -p "$PLUGINS_OUT_DIR"
+      mc-image-helper mcopy \
+        --glob=*.jar \
+        --scope=var-list \
+        --to="$PLUGINS_OUT_DIR" \
+        "$PLUGINS"
+    else
+      log "ERROR: TYPE=$TYPE does not support plugins"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$MODS_FILE" ]]; then
+    if usesMods; then
+      mkdir -p "$MODS_OUT_DIR"
+      mc-image-helper mcopy \
+        --file-is-listing \
+        --scope=file-list \
+        --to="$MODS_OUT_DIR" \
+        "$MODS_FILE"
+    else
+      log "ERROR: TYPE=$TYPE does not support mods"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  if [[ "$PLUGINS_FILE" ]]; then
+    if usesPlugins; then
+      mkdir -p "$PLUGINS_OUT_DIR"
+      mc-image-helper mcopy \
+        --file-is-listing \
+        --scope=file-list \
+        --to="$PLUGINS_OUT_DIR" \
+        "$PLUGINS_FILE"
+    else
+      log "ERROR: TYPE=$TYPE does not support plugins"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 function handleCurseForgeManifest() {
 if [[ "$MANIFEST" ]]; then
     if [[ -e "$MANIFEST" ]]; then
@@ -293,7 +291,9 @@ function handleModrinthProjects() {
 
 handlePackwiz
 
-handleModpackListOrFile
+handleModpackZip
+
+handleListings
 
 handleCurseForgeManifest
 
diff --git a/scripts/start-utils b/scripts/start-utils
index 4eed6368..b568ee67 100755
--- a/scripts/start-utils
+++ b/scripts/start-utils
@@ -305,3 +305,19 @@ function checkSum() {
     return 1
   fi
 }
+
+function usesMods() {
+  case "$FAMILY" in
+    FORGE|FABRIC|HYBRID|SPONGE)
+      return 0
+  esac
+  return 1
+}
+
+function usesPlugins() {
+  case "$FAMILY" in
+    SPIGOT|HYBRID)
+      return 0
+  esac
+  return 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file