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Top 23 Java minecraft-server Projects
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Paper
The most widely used, high performance Minecraft server that aims to fix gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies
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InfluxDB
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Project mention: Minestom – An open-source, lightweight Minecraft server built from the ground up | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-12
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Purpur
Purpur is a drop-in replacement for Paper servers designed for configurability, and new fun and exciting gameplay features.
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CatServer
高性能和高兼容性的1.12.2/1.16.5/1.18.2版本Forge+Bukkit+Spigot服务端 (A high performance and high compatibility 1.12.2/1.16.5/1.18.2 version Forge+Bukkit+Spigot server)
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SaaSHub
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Sponge
The SpongeAPI implementation targeting vanilla Minecraft and 3rd party platforms. (by SpongePowered)
Project mention: Mixin is a trait/mixin and bytecode weaving framework for Java using ASM | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-12-27A primary advantage of Mixin is using Java as a DSL to apply various kinds of bytecode transformation with some examples here:
- Changing a constant within a target method https://github.com/SpongePowered/Sponge/blob/06ebd1d3479b9ed...
- Replacing a method call within a specific method https://github.com/SpongePowered/Sponge/blob/06ebd1d3479b9ed...
- Adding an interface and its implementation to the target class (in this case net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity will now implement org.spongepowered.api.entity.Entity and its methods) https://github.com/SpongePowered/Sponge/blob/06ebd1d3479b9ed...
There's a fair bit more that is possible that would otherwise require a fair bit more code wrangling with AspectJ or BytecodeBuddy to achieve the same effects.
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Project mention: broom VS MCAntiMalware - a user suggested alternative | libhunt.com/r/berrybyte-net/broom | 2024-10-04
Detects more variants of malware.
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SparklyPaper
✨ "Ooooh, sparkly paper!" - SparklyPower's Paper fork, making large servers snappier with high-performance optimizations and improvements!
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AutoModpack
Enjoy a seamless modpack installation process and effortless updates with a user-friendly solution that simplifies management, making your gaming experience a breeze.
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Islands
A spigot plugin for creating customisable home islands with different biomes. https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/islands-home-islands-system.84303/
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SaaSHub
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source minecraft-server projects in Java? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | Paper | 10,996 |
| 2 | Minestom | 2,766 |
| 3 | Purpur | 2,163 |
| 4 | Essentials | 2,052 |
| 5 | CatServer | 2,008 |
| 6 | Glowstone | 1,926 |
| 7 | Arclight | 1,783 |
| 8 | Nukkit | 1,275 |
| 9 | spark | 1,125 |
| 10 | PolyMc | 580 |
| 11 | Akarin | 519 |
| 12 | minecraft-prometheus-exporter | 470 |
| 13 | Sponge | 405 |
| 14 | MCAntiMalware | 302 |
| 15 | NanoLimbo | 291 |
| 16 | Limbo | 259 |
| 17 | DriveBackupV2 | 175 |
| 18 | SparklyPaper | 149 |
| 19 | AutoModpack | 138 |
| 20 | Mc2Discord | 50 |
| 21 | Islands | 22 |
| 22 | Nextron | 20 |
| 23 | MinecraftPluginServerHibernate | 11 |
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