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Purpose
Allay is third-party server software for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, written from scratch to be reliable, fast, and feature-rich.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
API
Allay's API is published to Maven Central, with snapshot versions available through Sonatype's central snapshot repository.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The project says its content is generally open source under LGPL-3.0, while its data and codegen folders use MIT.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
API distribution
The Allay API is published to Maven Central, and the project also documents access to snapshot versions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Creator tools
AllayHub says it automatically indexes GitHub repositories and syncs README files, releases, changelogs, and version history.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hub.allaymc.org
Custom blocks
The Custom Block API supports protocol-independent definitions for custom block geometry, materials, transformations, display names, and raw Bedrock components.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.allaymc.org
Download
Users can download release or nightly builds as shaded JAR files and launch them with Java.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.allaymc.org
Installation
Allay can be installed with AllayLauncher on Windows and Linux, or downloaded as a shaded JAR and run manually.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.allaymc.org
Launcher
AllayLauncher is the recommended lightweight tool for downloading, updating, and managing an Allay server, with installation instructions for Windows and Linux.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.allaymc.org
Multi-version support
Allay states that it supports multiple Minecraft Bedrock versions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Performance
The project says its from-scratch codebase lets it revisit performance-critical areas and describes Allay as highly performant compared with almost all other server software.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plugin development
The project provides a Gradle plugin and Java, Kotlin, and Scala plugin templates.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plugin discovery
AllayHub lets users search and filter plugins and lists sorting by downloads, stars, updated date, and newest.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hub.allaymc.org
Plugin distribution
AllayHub lets users discover plugins and automatically indexes their GitHub repositories, syncing README files, releases, changelogs, and version history.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hub.allaymc.org
Plugin languages
Allay supports plugins written in Java, Kotlin, and Scala.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plugin tooling
Allay provides Java, Kotlin, and Scala plugin templates, and documents an AllayGradle plugin for plugin development.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plugins
Plugins can be written in Java, Kotlin, Scala, or another JVM-based language.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.allaymc.org
Reliability
The project says it uses unit tests to help ensure stability.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Runtime
Allay requires Java 21; its installation guide recommends GraalVM for performance or OpenJDK for a familiar experience.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.allaymc.org
Runtime requirement
Allay requires Java 21 and recommends GraalVM for performance or OpenJDK for a stable experience.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.allaymc.org
Setup
Allay is intended to be ready to use out of the box, and the project provides deployment documentation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support and community
AllayMC invites contributions and directs users to Discord, GitHub repositories, and documentation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Versions
Allay describes itself as supporting multiple Minecraft versions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Allay Free Java 21 required · Minecraft: Bedrock Edition server software Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

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