MCServer is a Minecraft-compatible multiplayer game server that is written in C++ and designed to be efficient with memory and CPU, as well as having a flexible Lua Plugin API. MCServer is compatible with the vanilla Minecraft client.
MCServer can run on Windows, *nix and Android operating systems. This includes Android phones and tablets as well as Raspberry Pis.
We currently support Release 1.7 and 1.8 (not beta) Minecraft protocol versions.
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Hosted MCServer is available DIY on DigitalOcean: 
For Linux there is an easy installation method, just run this in your terminal:
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mc-server/MCServer/master/easyinstall.sh | sh
For Windows, you just need to download a file and extract it:
For other operating systems you need to download and compile yourself. This can be done either manually, or with this automatic script:
bash -c "$(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mc-server/MCServer/master/compile.sh)"
There is also an archive of binary builds on the buildserver: https://builds.cuberite.org
Compiling the server yourself has other benefits: you may get better performance performance (1.5-3x as fast) and it supports more operating systems. See the COMPILING.md file for more details.
MCServer is licensed under the Apache License V2, and we welcome anybody to fork and submit a Pull Request back with their changes, and if you want to join as a permanent member we can add you to the team.
Check out the CONTRIBUTING.md file for more details.
For other stuff, including plugins and discussion, check out the forums and Plugin API.
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