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    Pumpkin-MC/Pumpkin

    #118 this week

    Empowering everyone to host fast and efficient Minecraft servers

    devops
    game-development
    networking
    backend
    docker
    game-server
    gamedev
    minecraft
    minecraft-bedrock-edition
    Rust
    GPL-3.0
    12.3K stars
    917 forks
    12.3K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 12, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #118 of 2,503 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 5%).

    3 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 10 days ago, with 312 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #9 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Builds a fast, efficient, and customizable Minecraft server entirely in Rust supporting Java and Bedrock editions.
    • Delivers high performance through multi-threading while maintaining vanilla game mechanics and strong security against exploits.
    • Use for hosting low-latency Minecraft servers requiring high concurrency and resource efficiency.
    • Use for developing custom Minecraft server plugins leveraging a flexible and extensible Rust-based foundation.
    • Use for running secure Minecraft servers with up-to-date protocol support and configurable gameplay features.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score

    From the README

    Pumpkin is a Minecraft server built entirely in Rust, offering a fast, efficient, and customizable experience. It prioritizes performance and player enjoyment while adhering to the core mechanics of the game.

    Check out our Github Project to see current progress.

    Excerpt from the Pumpkin-MC/Pumpkin README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Jul 20: +13Jul 21: +4Jul 22: +288Jul 23: +519Jul 24: +452Jul 25: +359Jul 26: +296Jul 27: +274Jul 28: +80Jul 29: +83Jul 30: +70Jul 31: +46Aug 1: +25Aug 2: +18Aug 3: +23Aug 4: +22Aug 5: +20Aug 6: +11Aug 7: +15Aug 8: +19Aug 9: +14Aug 10: +16Aug 11: +16Aug 12: +8Aug 13: +14Aug 14: +9Aug 15: +9Aug 16: +19Aug 17: +19Aug 18: +11Aug 19: +27Aug 20: +26Sep 7: +37Sep 8: +16Sep 9: +10Sep 12: +16Sep 13: +11Sep 14: +13Sep 21: +5Oct 2: +40Oct 3: +23Oct 4: +41Oct 5: +53Oct 6: +52Oct 7: +73Oct 8: +57Oct 9: +59Oct 10: +50Oct 11: +43Oct 12: +11Oct 13: +22

    +4,357 stars over 86 days across 56 snapshot days; best day +519 on Jul 23.

    Forks

    917+357

    Open issues

    667+497

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