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@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@ -MCServer [](https://travis-ci.org/mc-server/MCServer) [](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/1930) [](http://tip4commit.com/projects/74) +MCServer [](https://travis-ci.org/mc-server/MCServer) [](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/1930) [](http://gratipay.com/cuberite_team) [](http://tip4commit.com/projects/74) ======== MCServer is a Minecraft server that is written in C++ and designed to be efficient with memory and CPU, as well as having a flexible Lua Plugin API. -MCServer can run on PCs, Macs, and *nix. This includes android phones and tablets as well as Raspberry Pis. +MCServer can run on Windows, *nix and Android operating systems. This includes Android phones and tablets as well as Raspberry Pis. -We currently support the protocol from Minecraft 1.2 all the way up to Minecraft 1.8. +We currently support Release 1.7 and 1.8 (not beta) Minecraft protocol versions. Installation ------------ -Normally, you will want to download a pre-compiled version of MCServer from one of the buildservers: +[](http://doinstall.bearbin.net/install?url=https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer) - * [Windows and Linux](http://builds.mc-server.org) - * [Raspberry Pi](http://ci.bearbin.net) +For Linux there is an easy installation method, just run this in your terminal: -You simply need to download and extract these files before you can use the server. + curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mc-server/MCServer/master/easyinstall.sh | sh -If you're a more advanced user, you may want to compile the server yourself for more performance. See the [COMPILING.md](https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer/blob/master/COMPILING.md) file for more details. +For Windows, you just need to download a file and extract it: + + - [Windows 32 bit](http://builds.cuberite.org/job/MCServer%20Windows%20x86/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/Install/MCServer.zip) + - [Windows 64 bit](http://builds.cuberite.org/job/MCServer%20Windows%20x64/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/Install/MCServer.zip) + +For other operating systems you need to download and compile yourself. There is also an archive of binary builds on the buildserver: http://builds.cuberite.org + +Compiling the server yourself has other benefits: you may get better performance performance (1.5-3x as fast) and it supports more operating systems. See the [COMPILING.md](https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer/blob/master/COMPILING.md) file for more details. Contributing ------------ -MCServer is licensed under the Apache license V2, and we welcome anybody to fork and submit a Pull Request back with their changes, and if you want to join as a permanent member we can add you to the team. +MCServer is licensed under the Apache License V2, and we welcome anybody to fork and submit a Pull Request back with their changes, and if you want to join as a permanent member we can add you to the team. Check out the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file for more details. @@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ For other stuff, including plugins and discussion, check the [forums](http://for Earn bitcoins for commits or donate to reward the MCServer developers: [](http://tip4commit.com/projects/74) -Support Us on Gratipay: [](https://www.gittip.com/mcs_team) +Support Us on Gratipay: [](https://www.gratipay.com/cuberite_team) Travis CI: [](https://travis-ci.org/mc-server/MCServer) |