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The Maintenance Plugin: Keep Your Minecraft Server Polished
Maintenance is a free plugin that lets you gracefully put your Minecraft server into maintenance mode with custom messages, auto-timers, and a whitelist for staff. Perfect for updates, patches, and bug fixes without leaving players confused.
Alex Maftei
SkyHanni: How to Enhance Your Hypixel SkyBlock Experience
SkyHanni is a Fabric mod that adds quality-of-life features to Hypixel SkyBlock: smart highlights, helpful reminders, and customizable displays. Learn what it does and why SkyBlock players rely on it.
Alex Maftei
Shulker: Managing Minecraft Servers With Kubernetes
Shulker is a Kubernetes operator that automates Minecraft server infrastructure at scale. It's for hosting companies and large networks, not casual players. Learn how to use it, key features, installation steps, and when you actually need this level of orchestration.
Alex Maftei
TabTPS: Real-Time Server Performance Monitoring for Minecraft Admins
TabTPS monitors your Minecraft server's TPS and performance in real-time. Learn how to install it on Paper, Fabric, Sponge, or NeoForge, customize displays for your players, and troubleshoot common setup issues.
Alex Maftei
PolyMC Launcher: Managing Multiple Minecraft Setups in 2026
PolyMC is a custom Minecraft launcher that manages multiple game instances, versions, and mod setups in one organized place. Perfect for players who switch between vanilla, modded servers, and testing environments without constant manual setup.
Alex Maftei
PacketEvents: Building Smarter Minecraft Servers with Packet Interception
PacketEvents is a Java library that lets Minecraft server developers intercept and modify network packets in real-time. It powers anti-cheat systems, custom mechanics, and optimization tools across the server ecosystem.
Alex Maftei
Fetchr: The Minecraft Bingo Gamemode That's Actually Addictive
Fetchr is a competitive bingo gamemode for vanilla Minecraft where you race to collect items on a 5x5 card. Perfect for both singleplayer and multiplayer, it's a datapack with no mods required and multiple game modes that keep every playthrough fresh.
Alex Maftei
Pakku: The Modpack Manager That Actually Works
Pakku is an open-source modpack manager for Minecraft Java Edition that handles mod dependencies, version control, and simultaneous distribution to CurseForge and Modrinth. Perfect for server owners and collaborative modpack development teams.
Alex Maftei
PCL Community Edition: The Lightweight Minecraft Launcher You Didn't Know You Needed
PCL Community Edition is a lightweight Windows launcher for managing Minecraft Java Edition installations, mods, and versions. It's faster and leaner than the official launcher, with fine-grained control over memory, version switching, and mod compatibility.
Alex Maftei
Gate: Building a Better Minecraft Network Proxy
Gate is a Go-based Minecraft reverse proxy that replaces Velocity with better performance, Bedrock cross-play support, and modern Forge forwarding. Learn how to set up your network and why it matters.
Alex Maftei
The Complete Guide to Building Minecraft Datapacks with Kore
Kore is a Kotlin library that transforms tedious datapack creation into type-safe programming. Build Minecraft datapacks with full language support, automatic syntax validation, and modular architecture - perfect for complex server mechanics, custom crafting systems, and large-scale automation.
Alex Maftei
Bringing Blue Archive to Minecraft: FiguraBlueArchiveCrafters Guide
FiguraBlueArchiveCrafters recreates over 20 Blue Archive characters as custom avatars for Minecraft's Figura mod. This guide covers installation, available characters, and how to use them in your world.
Alex Maftei