Empowering everyone to host fast and efficient Minecraft servers
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 13k
- Latest
- 0.2.2+26.3-26.60
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
Minecraft servers
Server software for Minecraft: Java Edition, from forks of the Bukkit line to implementations written from scratch.
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| Tool | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin | 13k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | 0.2.2+26.3-26.60 | 2026-11-12 |
| Paper | 13k | Other | Open source | Yes | Java | 26.2 | 2026-11-11 |
| Cuberite | 5.5k | Other | Open source | Yes | C++ | 1.7EOL | 2026-04-25 |
| Folia | 4.7k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Shell | none | 2026-10-30 |
| Minestom | 3.3k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Java | 2026.10.07-26.2 | 2026-11-08 |
| Purpur | 2.4k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Java | 1.20.6 | 2026-11-12 |
| Glowstone | 2k | Other | Open source | Yes | Java | 2021.8.0 | 2026-10-26 |
| SteelMC | 989 | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | v0.17.0+mc26.3 | 2026-11-11 |
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The most widely used, high performance Minecraft server that aims to fix gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies
A lightweight, fast and extensible game server for Minecraft
Fork of Paper which adds regionised multithreading to the dedicated server.
26.2 Lightweight Minecraft server
- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 3.3k
- Latest
- 2026.10.07-26.2
- Last push
- 2026-11-08
Purpur is a drop-in replacement for Paper servers designed for configurability, and new fun and exciting gameplay features.
A fast, customizable and compatible open source server for Minecraft: Java Edition
A Minecraft server in Rust focused on a strong foundation and performance
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 989
- Latest
- v0.17.0+mc26.3
- Last push
- 2026-11-11