Minecraft Server Manager
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The facts
Each one read from Minecraft Server Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audit logs
- Audit logs track server lifecycle and player management operations, with automatic cleanup enabled by default and a 90-day default retention period.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Auto-scaling
- Servers can start when a player connects and stop after an idle timeout.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Backups
- It supports automatic world backups to private GitHub repositories and cron-based backup schedules with retention policies.checked 7 Oct 2026
- External access
- The project documents playit.gg tunneling for external player access without port forwarding, plus VPN mesh options including Tailscale and ZeroTier.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository includes the Apache License, Version 2.0.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Management console
- An optional web console provides server controls, RCON, resource monitoring, file management, player management, and world management.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mod integrations
- Mod and plugin sources include Modrinth, CurseForge, Spiget, and direct URLs; CurseForge requires a CF_API_KEY.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Mods and plugins
- The CLI supports mod and plugin sources including Modrinth, CurseForge, and Spiget, as well as direct URLs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Multi-server
- It can run multiple Minecraft servers on a single host and route connections by hostname through mc-router.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Multi-server management
- It can run multiple Minecraft servers on a single host and route them by hostname through mc-router.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Networking integrations
- Documented connection options include nip.io, mDNS through Bonjour or Avahi, playit.gg tunneling, and VPN mesh networks using Tailscale or ZeroTier.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The README lists Linux and macOS, with Windows supported via WSL2.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The project describes itself as a DevOps solution for managing multiple Minecraft Java Edition servers using Docker and the mcctl CLI.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Documented minimum requirements are Node.js 18, Docker Engine 24, and Docker Compose 2.20; Linux and macOS are listed, with Windows via WSL2.checked 7 Oct 2026
- REST API
- The optional management API uses Fastify, runs by default on port 5001, and provides Swagger documentation at /docs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security detail
- The architecture description says the Docker socket connection is read-only.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Server administration
- The console includes server controls, an RCON console, resource monitoring, file management, and gameplay and JVM settings.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Server types
- The project documents Vanilla, Paper, Forge, Fabric, NeoForge, and Modrinth modpack server options.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs usage and configuration questions to its AI Assistant, which it says is trained on the project documentation.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support resource
- The documentation directs users with usage or configuration questions to an AI Assistant trained on the project documentation.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker details
- The documentation footer shows “Copyright © 2025 smallmiro”; the opened project pages do not state the maker’s headquarters or founding year.checked 7 Oct 2026
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