diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49cb129..808b213 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.strassburger</groupId>
     <artifactId>mcrun-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.12</version>
+    <version>0.0.13</version>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
     <name>MCRun Maven Plugin</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/RunServerMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/StartServerMojo.java
similarity index 51%
rename from src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/RunServerMojo.java
rename to src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/StartServerMojo.java
index d7d9f16..c7ed8e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/RunServerMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/StartServerMojo.java
@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
-import org.strassburger.mcrun.downloader.ServerJarDownloadException;
-import org.strassburger.mcrun.downloader.ServerJarDownloader;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.config.ServerInstallConfig;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.config.ServerRunStepConfig;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.steps.ServerInstallStep;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.steps.ServerRunStep;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.steps.Step;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.steps.StepExecutionException;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-@Mojo(name = "run", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.PACKAGE)
-public class RunServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
+@Mojo(name = "start", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.PACKAGE)
+public class StartServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     /**
      * Path to the plugin jar to deploy. Defaults to the project's build output jar.
      * Override if your jar is assembled elsewhere or has a classifier.
@@ -100,79 +102,23 @@ public class RunServerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
-        copyPlugin();
-        downloadServerJar();
-        if (acceptEula) acceptEula();
-        startServerProcess();
-    }
-
-    private void copyPlugin() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        File pluginsDir = new File(serverDirectory, "plugins");
-        pluginsDir.mkdirs();
         try {
-            Files.copy(pluginJar.toPath(),
-                    new File(pluginsDir, pluginJar.getName()).toPath(),
-                    StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to copy plugin jar file: " + pluginJar.getAbsolutePath(), e);
+            for (var step : getSteps()) {
+                step.run();
+            }
+        } catch (StepExecutionException e) {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException(e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
         }
     }
 
-    private void downloadServerJar() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        try {
-            ServerJarDownloader jarDownloader = ServerJarDownloader.forServerSoftware(serverSoftware)
-                    .withLog(getLog()).withServerDirectory(serverDirectory)
-                    .withServerJarName(serverJarName).withMcVersion(mcVersion)
-                    .build();
-            jarDownloader.run();
-        } catch (ServerJarDownloadException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to download server jar", e);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void acceptEula() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        File eula = new File(serverDirectory, "eula.txt");
-        if (eula.exists()) return;
-        try {
-            Files.writeString(eula.toPath(), "eula=true\n");
-            getLog().info("eula.txt created and accepted.");
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to write eula.txt: " + e.getMessage(), e);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private List<String> buildCommand() {
-        List<String> cmd = new ArrayList<>();
-        cmd.add("java");
-        cmd.add("-Xmx" + memory);
-        cmd.add("-Xms" + memory);
-        if (remoteDebug && debugPort > 0) {
-            cmd.add(String.format("-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=*:%d", debugPort));
-        }
-        cmd.addAll(jvmArgs);
-        cmd.add("-jar");
-        cmd.add(serverJarName);
-        cmd.add("--nogui");
-        if (port != null) {
-            cmd.add("--port");
-            cmd.add(String.valueOf(port));
-        }
-        return cmd;
-    }
-
-    private void startServerProcess() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        List<String> command = buildCommand();
-        getLog().info("Starting server with command: " + String.join(" ", command));
-
-        ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(command);
-        pb.directory(serverDirectory);
-        pb.inheritIO();
-        Process process;
-        try {
-            process = pb.start();
-            process.waitFor();
-        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to start server: " + e.getMessage(), e);
-        }
+    private List<Step<?>> getSteps() {
+        List<Step<?>> steps = new ArrayList<>();
+        steps.add(new ServerInstallStep(getLog(),
+                new ServerInstallConfig(serverDirectory, pluginJar, serverJarName, serverSoftware, mcVersion, acceptEula)
+        ));
+        steps.add(new ServerRunStep(getLog(),
+                new ServerRunStepConfig(memory, jvmArgs, remoteDebug, debugPort, port, serverDirectory, serverJarName)
+        ));
+        return steps;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/config/ServerInstallConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/config/ServerInstallConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bda5be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/config/ServerInstallConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package org.strassburger.mcrun.config;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+public record ServerInstallConfig(File serverDirectory,
+                                  File pluginJar,
+                                  String serverJarName,
+                                  String serverSoftware,
+                                  String mcVersion,
+                                  boolean acceptEula
+) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/config/ServerRunStepConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/config/ServerRunStepConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ae0642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/config/ServerRunStepConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.strassburger.mcrun.config;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public record ServerRunStepConfig(String memory,
+                                  List<String> jvmArgs,
+                                  boolean remoteDebug,
+                                  int debugPort,
+                                  Integer port,
+                                  File serverDirectory,
+                                  String serverJarName) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/ServerInstallStep.java b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/ServerInstallStep.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf968c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/ServerInstallStep.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package org.strassburger.mcrun.steps;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.config.ServerInstallConfig;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.downloader.ServerJarDownloadException;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.downloader.ServerJarDownloader;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
+
+public class ServerInstallStep extends Step<ServerInstallConfig> {
+    public ServerInstallStep(Log log, ServerInstallConfig config) {
+        super(log, config);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() throws StepExecutionException {
+        copyPlugin();
+        downloadServerJar();
+        acceptEula();
+    }
+
+    private void copyPlugin() throws StepExecutionException {
+        File pluginsDir = new File(getConfig().serverDirectory(), "plugins");
+        pluginsDir.mkdirs();
+        try {
+            Files.copy(getConfig().pluginJar().toPath(),
+                    new File(pluginsDir, getConfig().pluginJar().getName()).toPath(),
+                    StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new StepExecutionException("Failed to copy plugin jar file: " + getConfig().pluginJar().getAbsolutePath(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void downloadServerJar() throws StepExecutionException {
+        try {
+            ServerJarDownloader jarDownloader = ServerJarDownloader.forServerSoftware(getConfig().serverSoftware())
+                    .withLog(getLog()).withServerDirectory(getConfig().serverDirectory())
+                    .withServerJarName(getConfig().serverJarName()).withMcVersion(getConfig().mcVersion())
+                    .build();
+            jarDownloader.run();
+        } catch (ServerJarDownloadException e) {
+            throw new StepExecutionException("Failed to download server jar", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void acceptEula() throws StepExecutionException {
+        if (!getConfig().acceptEula()) return;
+        File eula = new File(getConfig().serverDirectory(), "eula.txt");
+        if (eula.exists()) return;
+        try {
+            Files.writeString(eula.toPath(), "eula=true\n");
+            getLog().info("eula.txt created and accepted.");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new StepExecutionException("Failed to write eula.txt: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/ServerRunStep.java b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/ServerRunStep.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8f96e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/ServerRunStep.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package org.strassburger.mcrun.steps;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
+import org.strassburger.mcrun.config.ServerRunStepConfig;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class ServerRunStep extends Step<ServerRunStepConfig> {
+    public ServerRunStep(Log log, ServerRunStepConfig config) {
+        super(log, config);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() throws StepExecutionException {
+        startServerProcess();
+    }
+
+    private List<String> buildCommand() {
+        List<String> cmd = new ArrayList<>();
+        cmd.add("java");
+        cmd.add("-Xmx" + getConfig().memory());
+        cmd.add("-Xms" + getConfig().memory());
+        if (getConfig().remoteDebug() && getConfig().debugPort() > 0) {
+            cmd.add(String.format("-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=*:%d", getConfig().debugPort()));
+        }
+        cmd.addAll(getConfig().jvmArgs());
+        cmd.add("-jar");
+        cmd.add(getConfig().serverJarName());
+        cmd.add("--nogui");
+        if (getConfig().port() != null) {
+            cmd.add("--port");
+            cmd.add(String.valueOf(getConfig().port()));
+        }
+        return cmd;
+    }
+
+    private void startServerProcess() throws StepExecutionException {
+        List<String> command = buildCommand();
+        getLog().info("Starting server with command: " + String.join(" ", command));
+
+        ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(command);
+        pb.directory(getConfig().serverDirectory());
+        pb.inheritIO();
+        Process process;
+        try {
+            process = pb.start();
+            process.waitFor();
+        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new StepExecutionException("Failed to start server: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/Step.java b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/Step.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad7bd69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/Step.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package org.strassburger.mcrun.steps;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
+
+public abstract class Step<T> {
+    private final Log log;
+    private final T config;
+
+    public Step(Log log, T config) {
+        this.log = log;
+        this.config = config;
+    }
+
+    public abstract void run() throws StepExecutionException;
+
+    protected Log getLog() {
+        return log;
+    }
+
+    protected T getConfig() {
+        return config;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/StepExecutionException.java b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/StepExecutionException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b12739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/strassburger/mcrun/steps/StepExecutionException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.strassburger.mcrun.steps;
+
+public class StepExecutionException extends RuntimeException {
+    public StepExecutionException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public StepExecutionException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}