--- a/net/minecraft/server/Services.java
+++ b/net/minecraft/server/Services.java
@@ -10,16 +10,32 @@
 import net.minecraft.server.players.GameProfileCache;
 import net.minecraft.util.SignatureValidator;
 
+
 public record Services(
-    MinecraftSessionService sessionService, ServicesKeySet servicesKeySet, GameProfileRepository profileRepository, GameProfileCache profileCache
+    MinecraftSessionService sessionService, ServicesKeySet servicesKeySet, GameProfileRepository profileRepository, GameProfileCache profileCache, @javax.annotation.Nullable io.papermc.paper.configuration.PaperConfigurations paperConfigurations // Paper - add paper configuration files
 ) {
-    private static final String USERID_CACHE_FILE = "usercache.json";
+    // Paper start - add paper configuration files
+    public Services(MinecraftSessionService sessionService, ServicesKeySet servicesKeySet, GameProfileRepository profileRepository, GameProfileCache profileCache) {
+        this(sessionService, servicesKeySet, profileRepository, profileCache, null);
+    }
 
-    public static Services create(YggdrasilAuthenticationService authenticationService, File rootDirectory) {
+    @Override
+    public io.papermc.paper.configuration.PaperConfigurations paperConfigurations() {
+        return java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(this.paperConfigurations);
+    }
+    // Paper end - add paper configuration files
+    public static final String USERID_CACHE_FILE = "usercache.json"; // Paper - private -> public
+
+    public static Services create(YggdrasilAuthenticationService authenticationService, File rootDirectory, File userCacheFile, joptsimple.OptionSet optionSet) throws Exception { // Paper - add optionset to load paper config files; add userCacheFile parameter
         MinecraftSessionService minecraftSessionService = authenticationService.createMinecraftSessionService();
         GameProfileRepository gameProfileRepository = authenticationService.createProfileRepository();
-        GameProfileCache gameProfileCache = new GameProfileCache(gameProfileRepository, new File(rootDirectory, "usercache.json"));
-        return new Services(minecraftSessionService, authenticationService.getServicesKeySet(), gameProfileRepository, gameProfileCache);
+        GameProfileCache gameProfileCache = new GameProfileCache(gameProfileRepository, userCacheFile); // Paper - use specified user cache file
+        // Paper start - load paper config files from cli options
+        final java.nio.file.Path legacyConfigPath = ((File) optionSet.valueOf("paper-settings")).toPath();
+        final java.nio.file.Path configDirPath = ((File) optionSet.valueOf("paper-settings-directory")).toPath();
+        io.papermc.paper.configuration.PaperConfigurations paperConfigurations = io.papermc.paper.configuration.PaperConfigurations.setup(legacyConfigPath, configDirPath, rootDirectory.toPath(), (File) optionSet.valueOf("spigot-settings"));
+        return new Services(minecraftSessionService, authenticationService.getServicesKeySet(), gameProfileRepository, gameProfileCache, paperConfigurations);
+        // Paper end - load paper config files from cli options
     }
 
     @Nullable