diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 790d79f..3c61b4f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ java/build/
 java/patchbukkit/build/
 java/patchbukkit/bin/
 
+# Examples
+examples/*/bin
+examples/*/run
+
 # Keep Gradle wrapper
 !gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
 !java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
diff --git a/examples/BasicPlugin/build.gradle b/examples/BasicPlugin/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2f3414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/BasicPlugin/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+    id("xyz.jpenilla.run-paper") version "2.3.1"
+}
+
+group = 'org.basicplugins'
+version = '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven {
+        name = "papermc-repo"
+        url = "https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/"
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+}
+
+tasks {
+    runServer {
+        // Configure the Minecraft version for our task.
+        // This is the only required configuration besides applying the plugin.
+        // Your plugin's jar (or shadowJar if present) will be used automatically.
+        minecraftVersion("1.21")
+    }
+}
+
+def targetJavaVersion = 21
+java {
+    def javaVersion = JavaVersion.toVersion(targetJavaVersion)
+    sourceCompatibility = javaVersion
+    targetCompatibility = javaVersion
+    if (JavaVersion.current() < javaVersion) {
+        toolchain.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(targetJavaVersion)
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
+    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+
+    if (targetJavaVersion >= 10 || JavaVersion.current().isJava10Compatible()) {
+        options.release.set(targetJavaVersion)
+    }
+}
+
+processResources {
+    def props = [version: version]
+    inputs.properties props
+    filteringCharset 'UTF-8'
+    filesMatching('paper-plugin.yml') {
+        expand props
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/BasicPlugin/gradle.properties b/examples/BasicPlugin/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/examples/BasicPlugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/BasicPlugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ab51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/BasicPlugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip
diff --git a/examples/BasicPlugin/settings.gradle b/examples/BasicPlugin/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65ad98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/BasicPlugin/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = 'BasicPlugin'
diff --git a/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/java/org/basicplugins/basicPlugin/BasicPlugin.java b/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/java/org/basicplugins/basicPlugin/BasicPlugin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1889dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/java/org/basicplugins/basicPlugin/BasicPlugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package org.basicplugins.basicPlugin;
+
+import org.bukkit.Server;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+
+public final class BasicPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
+
+    @Override
+    public void onEnable() {
+        // Plugin startup logic
+        System.out.println("BasicPlugin has been enabled!");
+
+        Server server = this.getServer();
+        server
+            .getPluginManager()
+            .registerEvents(new PlayerJoinListener(), this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDisable() {
+        // Plugin shutdown logic
+        System.out.println("BasicPlugin has been disabled!");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/java/org/basicplugins/basicPlugin/PlayerJoinListener.java b/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/java/org/basicplugins/basicPlugin/PlayerJoinListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74a5532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/java/org/basicplugins/basicPlugin/PlayerJoinListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.basicplugins.basicPlugin;
+
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
+
+public class PlayerJoinListener implements Listener {
+
+    @EventHandler
+    public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
+        event
+            .getPlayer()
+            .sendMessage(
+                "Welcome to the server, " + event.getPlayer().getName() + "!"
+            );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/resources/paper-plugin.yml b/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/resources/paper-plugin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d999dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/BasicPlugin/src/main/resources/paper-plugin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: BasicPlugin
+version: '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
+main: org.basicplugins.basicPlugin.BasicPlugin
+api-version: '1.21'