Describe the bug
My server uses server.properties as the property file for the server itself, and bukkit.yml + spigot.yml for that configuration. My server uses Spigot, running on Debian 11 with 1.18.2 server.
So whenever I start the server, it uses the motd in server.properties which uses a completely different format to what is in the typical config.yml

Expected behavior
Expected to find config.yml file.

Config
https://pastebin.com/gs9t4Efh

Versions (please complete the following information):

• Spigot - Latest (1.18.2)
• ServerlistMOTD - Latest
• ProtocolLib - Not Installed

1. Yes it is in the plugins folder
2. It has started without any error messages
3. There is no config.yml file in the plugins folder that ServerlistMOTD.jar is located in

Hm, I really have a hard time understanding your problem. So have you:

1. Added the ServerlistMOTD.jar to your /plugins folder
2. Started the server once
3. Checked that the config.yml appears in /plugins/ServerlistMOTD?

Can you maybe attach a log of your server starting?

Can you please share a log of your spigot server starting up?

latest.log: https://pastebin.com/5ynfaUGi

Could you delete the ServerlistMOTD.jar, redownload it and start the server again? The plugin is not even loading for you, which is super weird.

What version of Java are you running?