Gate
gate.minekube.com
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Gate is a lightweight, cloud-native, open-source proxy for Minecraft servers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Audience
- Gate is intended for Minecraft server networks serving thousands of concurrent players and for Go developers building Minecraft infrastructure.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Deployment
- Gate can be installed as a prebuilt binary, with Go tooling, in Docker, or on Kubernetes.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- API
- Gate provides an HTTP API using Protocol Buffers, gRPC, and ConnectRPC, with official SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Kotlin, and Java.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Integrations
- Gate's managed Bedrock mode uses Minekube's GeyserLite runtime and includes Floodgate protocol support.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Security
- Gate documents AES CFB-8 encryption, rate limiting, quota management, and RSA-based online-mode authentication.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Support
- Gate directs users to an active Discord community described as providing 24/7 support.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Architecture
- Gate is built entirely in Go and is designed as a modern replacement for BungeeCord while remaining compatible with it.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Cross-play
- Gate enables Java and Bedrock cross-play through built-in Geyser integration without requiring backend plugins.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Lite mode
- Gate Lite is an ultra-thin reverse proxy that routes connections by hostname and supports response caching and chained proxies.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Live configuration
- Gate watches its configuration file and applies validated changes instantly without restarting or disconnecting players.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Notable limit
- Gate does not support Java plugins from SpigotMC.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Observability
- Gate documents OpenTelemetry integrations including Grafana Cloud, self-hosted Grafana, Honeycomb, and Jaeger.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Resource use
- Gate's homepage says it uses 10MB of RAM and requires no JVM.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
- Version support
- Gate supports Minecraft versions 1.7 through the latest version and supports Forge mods, BungeeCord compatibility, and Velocity forwarding.Read 1 Oct 2026 · gate.minekube.com
Plans and prices
Gate Free Open source · no paid tier required for core job Read 1 Oct 2026 · itechguides.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Minecraft Server Proxy Software#1 of 218.3
