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 The official upstream repository is at https://github.com/Essentials/Essentials
 
+Why you should use it
+--------
+
+EssentialsX provides several performance enhancements and fixes that are currently not available in Essentials and Spigot-Essentials. [See the wiki for details.](https://github.com/drtshock/Essentials/wiki)
+
 Downloads
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 Downloads can be found at my [Jenkins site](https://ci.drtshock.net/job/EssentialsX).