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LibertyBans: Building Discipline in Your Minecraft Server
LibertyBans automates player punishment and moderation on Minecraft servers using a database-backed system. Learn how to set it up, manage bans and mutes, detect alt accounts, and integrate with Discord webhooks.
Alexandru Maftei
Building Custom Scoreboards in Minecraft with scoreboard-library
scoreboard-library is a packet-level Java library for Minecraft Paper and Spigot servers that lets you build custom scoreboards without conflicting with other plugins. Works on versions 1.7.10 to 26.1.2 with full async support.
Alexandru Maftei
LuminaClient: Bedrock PvP Client for Android Explained
LuminaClient is an open-source Android client for Minecraft Bedrock Edition built for competitive PvP. It replaces the vanilla launcher with performance optimizations, better settings control, and cross-platform proxy support, with the latest release supporting Minecraft 1.26.12.2.
Alexandru Maftei
FoliaToGo: Getting Fresh Folia Builds Every Single Night
FoliaToGo automates nightly builds of the experimental Folia Minecraft server, letting you run latest server software without waiting for official releases. Built for server admins who want the latest performance improvements and are willing to test experimental code.
Alexandru Maftei
AntiPopup: Stop Minecraft Chat Reporting Popups on Your Server
AntiPopup is a lightweight Java plugin that removes Minecraft's chat reporting system and popup from your server. Perfect for admins who want to give players a cleaner, privacy-focused experience without configuration headaches.
Alexandru Maftei
ModernUI-MC: Building Better GUIs for Minecraft Mods
ModernUI-MC is a Minecraft mod framework that brings modern UI design to Minecraft. It provides a text rendering engine, GUI widgets, and modding APIs for both players and developers. Supports Forge and Fabric across multiple versions.
Alexandru Maftei
Newb X Legacy: Lightweight Shaders for Bedrock Edition
Newb X Legacy is a lightweight RenderDragon shader for Minecraft Bedrock 1.26+ that adds soft, aesthetically-focused visuals like cloud shadows, water reflections, and improved lighting - without crushing performance on midrange hardware.
Alexandru Maftei
How to Play Classic Minecraft Pi Edition on Modern Systems
Minecraft Pi Reborn revives the original Raspberry Pi Edition on modern systems. This C++-based modding project ports the classic, minimal version of Minecraft to Linux and Windows with improvements, no installation hassle, and genuine nostalgia.
Alexandru Maftei
FoliaLib: Managing Schedulers for Modern Minecraft Servers
FoliaLib is a Java library that bridges the gap between Folia and Paper schedulers, letting plugin developers write code that works on both. If you're maintaining plugins or running a Folia server, it's the standard tool for handling multithreaded compatibility.
Alexandru Maftei
Minecraft Server Hibernation: Stop Wasting CPU When Nobody's Playing
Minecraft Server Hibernation automatically starts your server when players join and shuts it down when everyone leaves, saving CPU and electricity. A simple, lightweight tool that's perfect for casual friend groups or small modded communities that don't need 24/7 hosting.
Alexandru Maftei
LeviLaunchroid: Running Multiple Minecraft Bedrock Versions on Android
LeviLaunchroid is an Android launcher that lets you run multiple isolated instances of Minecraft Bedrock Edition on one device, each with separate worlds, resource packs, and Xbox accounts. Useful for testing mods, managing different game versions, and server admins who need version compatibility testing.
Alexandru Maftei
Running Bedrock Server Networks with WaterdogPE
WaterdogPE is a reverse proxy for Minecraft Bedrock Edition that lets you manage multiple servers as a network. Learn how to set it up, configure it properly, and avoid the common pitfalls that catch new users.
Alexandru Maftei