# PaperMC/Folia

Fork of Paper which adds regionised multithreading to the dedicated server.

Repository: https://github.com/PaperMC/Folia
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/folia
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: bukkit, craftbukkit, java, minecraft, minecraft-api, minecraft-performance, minecraft-server, paper-fork, minecraft-multithreading, multithreading, papermc
Last push: 2026-08-25T13:29:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 92
- inputs: {"age_days": 1291, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4338, forks 616 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.066792+00:00)

## What it is
Folia is a fork of the Paper Minecraft server that adds regionised multithreading, splitting the world into independent regions each with its own tick loop running in parallel on a thread pool. It is a standalone dedicated server software, not a plugin or library, aimed at large servers with many spread-out players.

## Use cases
- run a large Minecraft SMP server with hundreds of players
- host a skyblock server that scales across many CPU cores
- improve Minecraft server TPS with multithreaded region ticking
- replace Paper for a server with players spread across the world
- self-host a high-performance Minecraft dedicated server

## When to choose
- your server has many players naturally spread out (skyblock, SMP)
- you have a machine with 16+ physical cores
- you need better tick performance than single-threaded Paper can provide

## When to avoid
- your server has few players concentrated in one area
- your plugins rely on the main thread or are not Folia-compatible
- you need a small-server setup where Paper is simpler and sufficient

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: concurrency, game-engine
- domain: gaming-tools, performance, microservices
- platform: jvm, windows
- tags: minecraft-server, paper-fork, regionised-multithreading, bukkit, game-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- PaperMC/Folia (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.066792+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:37.927697+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PaperMC/Folia (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.066792+00:00, sha 0a0f43233c42)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.