Bukkit

Category: Game Server MCP Implementations
Tags: open-source, minecraft, java, plugin-ecosystem

Description

Bukkit is a widely-used Minecraft server API and platform written in Java that allows developers to extend and customize Minecraft multiplayer servers through a large and mature plugin ecosystem. It provides an API for modding Minecraft servers, enabling a wide range of server customizations and enhancements.

Source: https://github.com/Bukkit/Bukkit

Features

• Provides a comprehensive API for Minecraft server modification.
• Written in Java, compatible with Java-based development tools.
• Supports a large ecosystem of plugins for extending server functionality.
• Open-source and licensed under GPL-3.0.
• Uses Maven for dependency and build management.
• Community-driven with over 100 contributors.
• Designed to be extensible and customizable for server owners and developers.
• Actively used as a base for many popular Minecraft server implementations.

Pricing

Bukkit is open-source software and is available for free under the GPL-3.0 license.