GlowstoneMC/Glowstone
A fast, customizable and compatible open source server for Minecraft: Java Edition observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 83
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4168
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 107
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2004 stars · 280 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Glowstone is a fully open-source Minecraft: Java Edition server written from scratch in Java, with no Mojang code, implementing the Bukkit/Spigot plugin APIs. It offers better performance and customizability than CraftBukkit but is not feature-complete for survival gameplay.
Use cases
- host a minecraft server without mojang code
- run bukkit plugins on an open source server
- set up a lobby or minigame server
- customize minecraft server software under MIT license
- develop plugins against bukkit api
- lightweight creative server hosting
When to choose
- you want a fully open-source, MIT-licensed Minecraft server
- you run lobbies, hubs, minigames, or creative servers
- you need native Bukkit/Spigot plugin compatibility
- you want to modify server internals freely
When to avoid
- you need a feature-complete survival server
- you require full vanilla parity for production
- you want a plug-and-play server with minimal setup
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
game-engine plugin-system networking concurrency gaming-tools self-hosted jvm windows cross-platform self-hosted minecraft-server bukkit-api spigot-api sponge open-source-server vanilla-compatible minecraft game-development linux macos
3 sources
- homepage: https://glowstone.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · ce7013f79a4f
- site_page: https://glowstone.net/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 69002df71a53
- site_page: https://glowstone.net/news/glowstone-202170 · fetched 2026-08-29 · e18d140ce005
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| GlowstoneMC/Glowstone | main | 60 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="GlowstoneMC/Glowstone")
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