mc-router
The facts below are what the maker publishes about mc-router, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From mc-router's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| mc-router | Free | Open-source software · self-hosted |
The facts
Each one read from mc-router's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- It can reject connections that do not use a mapped hostname, rate-limit incoming connections, and allow or deny client IP addresses or ranges.checked 5 Oct 2026
- API
- Its REST API supports retrieving, registering, and deleting routes, as well as registering a default route.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Auto-scaling
- It can scale Kubernetes StatefulSet backends between zero and one, or start and stop Docker container backends based on connections.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Discovery
- It supports dynamic backend discovery in Kubernetes, Docker, and Docker Swarm.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Docker permissions
- The Docker image runs as a non-root user by default, and Docker discovery requires access to the Docker socket.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The project publishes standalone binaries for Linux, Mac, and Windows and a multi-architecture Docker image for amd64, arm64, and arm32v6.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It includes ngrok agent support and can send connection and route event notifications to a configured webhook.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The README describes home network deployments and operators running Minecraft backends in Docker or Kubernetes as use cases.checked 5 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Metrics
- It can expose or publish metrics through Prometheus or InfluxDB, with player login metrics available when enabled.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Routing
- Routes Minecraft Java Edition client connections to backend servers based on the requested server address.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- When receiving PROXY protocol, the project says it trusts every proxy header by default and provides a trusted-proxies setting to specify trusted CIDR blocks.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Server compatibility
- It works with itzg/minecraft-server and can also be used with any Minecraft server.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Use case
- It can multiplex multiple Minecraft servers behind one public IP address and standard Minecraft port, including for home network deployments.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2018checked 28 Sep 2026
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