--- a/paper-server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/paper-server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,6 +_,7 @@
 }
 
 val paperMavenPublicUrl = "https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/"
+val serverBrand = rootProject.name
 
 dependencies {
     mache("io.papermc:mache:1.21.4+build.7")
@@ -21,6 +_,17 @@
     // macheOldPath = file("F:\\Projects\\PaperTooling\\mache\\versions\\1.21.4\\src\\main\\java")
     // gitFilePatches = true
 
+    val fork = forks.register(serverBrand) {
+        upstream.patchDir("paperServer") {
+            upstreamPath = "paper-server"
+            excludes = setOf("src/minecraft", "patches", "build.gradle.kts")
+            patchesDir = rootDirectory.dir("$serverBrand-server/paper-patches")
+            outputDir = rootDirectory.dir("paper-server")
+        }
+    }
+
+    activeFork = fork
+
     spigot {
         buildDataRef = "3edaf46ec1eed4115ce1b18d2846cded42577e42"
         packageVersion = "v1_21_R3" // also needs to be updated in MappingEnvironment
@@ -101,7 +_,20 @@
     }
 }
 
-val log4jPlugins = sourceSets.create("log4jPlugins")
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java { srcDir("../paper-server/src/main/java") }
+        resources { srcDir("../paper-server/src/main/resources") }
+    }
+    test {
+        java { srcDir("../paper-server/src/test/java") }
+        resources { srcDir("../paper-server/src/test/resources") }
+    }
+}
+
+val log4jPlugins = sourceSets.create("log4jPlugins") {
+    java { srcDir("../paper-server/src/log4jPlugins/java") }
+}
 configurations.named(log4jPlugins.compileClasspathConfigurationName) {
     extendsFrom(configurations.compileClasspath.get())
 }
@@ -119,7 +_,7 @@
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation(project(":paper-api"))
+    implementation(project(":$serverBrand-api"))
     implementation("ca.spottedleaf:concurrentutil:0.0.3")
     implementation("org.jline:jline-terminal-ffm:3.27.1") // use ffm on java 22+
     implementation("org.jline:jline-terminal-jni:3.27.1") // fall back to jni on java 21