Requirements

Running a server

• Java 21+ to run the server jar (Java 25 recommended)
• 2 GB RAM minimum for small servers; 8 GB+ recommended for production
• A machine capable of running a Paper-based server

Current Minecraft version: 26.1.2 (see gradle.properties in the repo).

Building from source

• Git — you must clone the repository; zip downloads will not build
• Java 25 JDK to compile (Gradle can auto-provision via toolchains)
• ~4 GB RAM for Gradle during compilation

Plugin development

• Java 21+ toolchain for compiling plugins against paper-api
• Maven repository: https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/

See Plugin Development for dependency setup.