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Pumpkin

Minecraft server written in Rust for Java and Bedrock players

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What it is

A Minecraft server implementation built from scratch in Rust, using multi-threading to cut resource use while following vanilla game mechanics. It handles Java Edition clients with Bedrock support in progress, and covers world loading and saving, lighting, entities, chat, permissions, and proxy setups such as Velocity and BungeeCord. People who run servers for friends or communities can configure it through TOML and turn off features they don't need; a plugin API is under development. The project is still early and not at 1.0.

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12,569 GitHub stars.
12,569

Forks
943
Commits
3,068
Contributors
316
Language
Rust
License
GPL-3.0
Last commit
Oct 21, 2026
On GitHub since
July 2024
First release
September 2026
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Minecraft Realms
Tags
  • minecraft

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 22, 2026
  • Bluesky“when they're flying around on the pumpkin (rust) server DAMN that's nice worldgen speed”Sep 29, 2026 · 4 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsPumpkin is a Minecraft server built entirely in RustJun 5, 2025 · 2 points · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Rust Minecraft server? neat. pumpkinmc.org”Jan 12, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)