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# Plugin

`.dll and .so`

You Must Use `.so` Plugin in Ash Host. Our SA-MP servers run on a Linux server. We host SA:MP servers on a Linux OS because of performance. We want to ensure all services are secure and fast.\
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It is important that when adding plugins to the server.cfg, that you specify the .so extension. For example, "plugins sscanf" would be wrong and wouldn't load, whereas "plugins sscanf.so" would.\
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On Another note, plugins are case-sensitive. The Whirlpool plugin is often misspelled. There have been instances where customers have uploaded the plugin "Whirlpool.so" however in the server.cfg, they didn't capitalize the "w" - as plugins are case sensitive, "whirlpool.so" and "Whirlpool.so" are different.