# CloudburstMC/Nukkit

Cloudburst Nukkit - Nuclear-Powered Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Server Software

Repository: https://github.com/CloudburstMC/Nukkit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nukkit
Homepage: https://cloudburstmc.org
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: mcbe-server, nukkit, mcpe, mcpe-server, bedrock-edition, minecraft, bedrock-engine, mcbe, java, minecraft-server, pocket-edition, bedrock
Last push: 2026-08-21T00:31:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3194, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1355, forks 429 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.196744+00:00)

## What it is
Nukkit is a nuclear-powered server software for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, written in Java for speed and stability. It provides a plugin API for extending gameplay and ships with Docker and Helm deployment options.

## Use cases
- host a Minecraft Bedrock Edition server
- run a self-hosted Minecraft server in Docker or Kubernetes
- develop custom plugins for a Bedrock server
- migrate PocketMine plugins to a Java-based server
- run a Minecraft PE server on a VPS

## When to choose
- you want a fast, Java-based Minecraft Bedrock server
- you need a plugin API to customize gameplay
- you deploy servers with Docker or Kubernetes/Helm

## When to avoid
- you host Java Edition players (use Paper/Spigot instead)
- you want a drop-in vanilla Bedrock server with official feature parity
- you need a platform other than the JVM

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, plugin-system, networking
- domain: gaming-tools, self-hosted
- platform: jvm, windows, self-hosted
- tags: minecraft-bedrock, minecraft-server, mcpe, server-software, plugin-api, cloudburstmc, game-development, docker, kubernetes, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- CloudburstMC/Nukkit (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.196744+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 2026-08-30T04:41:56.687735+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CloudburstMC/Nukkit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.196744+00:00, sha 5bf8e9dc1abd)
  - homepage: https://cloudburstmc.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:00:13.398445+00:00, sha 4641454525c5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.