Leaves

Spec sheet

What it does

Leaves is a Minecraft game server based on Paper, aimed at repairing broken vanilla properties.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Purpose

LeavesMC says its software balances experience and performance and is intended to help players enjoy Minecraft.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Product

Leaves is a Minecraft game server based on Paper, aimed at repairing broken vanilla properties.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.leavesmc.org

Intended users

The project describes its community as including server administrators and developers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

API

Leaves extends and improves the Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper APIs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Support

The project offers real-time support through its Discord community.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Build requirement

The README says building Leaves requires JDK 21 and an internet connection.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Community support

LeavesMC welcomes users to answer questions or provide support in Discord or the community maintained QQ group.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Compatibility

The project README says Leaves uses the same leavesclip JAR system as Paper.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dependency limit

To use Leaves as a dependency, developers must build it themselves and rebuild it when updating the dependency.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Distribution

Leaves uses the same leavesclip jar system that Paper uses, according to its GitHub README.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Documentation

LeavesMC publishes project documentation, and its documentation site says the documents are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.leavesmc.org

Funding

LeavesMC says Patreon and Afdian support recurring expenses, most of which are related to infrastructure.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Java requirement

The getting started guide says Leaves versions 1.17.1 and later use Java 21.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.leavesmc.org

Performance

Leaves says it has improvements and optimizations for large redstone machines and game features.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Plugin development

The README documents Leaves API and server dependencies and says using Leaves as a dependency requires building it yourself.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project funding

LeavesMC invites donations to help pay for services, servers, and infrastructure.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Project status

The homepage says Lumina has been suspended due to a lack of active developers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Project team

LeavesMC describes its team as Minecraft enthusiasts and lists core team members, developers, web developers, and contributors.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

Server launch

The guide gives a Java command using a 4 GB minimum and maximum heap as a short example for launching the server.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.leavesmc.org

Server software

Leaves is distributed as runnable server JAR files from the LeavesMC downloads page.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.leavesmc.org

Setup

Users download and install the server software, then consult the project documentation to get started.Read 8 Oct 2026 · leavesmc.org

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Where Specifiction places it

• Minecraft Server Software#5 of 258.2