mc-router
github.com
Spec sheet
- Intended users
- The README describes home network deployments and operators running Minecraft backends in Docker or Kubernetes as use cases.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- API
- Its REST API supports retrieving, registering, and deleting routes, as well as registering a default route.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Integrations
- It includes ngrok agent support and can send connection and route event notifications to a configured webhook.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- License
- The repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Founded
- 2018Read 28 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Access controls
- It can reject connections that do not use a mapped hostname, rate-limit incoming connections, and allow or deny client IP addresses or ranges.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Auto-scaling
- It can scale Kubernetes StatefulSet backends between zero and one, or start and stop Docker container backends based on connections.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Discovery
- It supports dynamic backend discovery in Kubernetes, Docker, and Docker Swarm.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Docker permissions
- The Docker image runs as a non-root user by default, and Docker discovery requires access to the Docker socket.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Downloads
- The project publishes standalone binaries for Linux, Mac, and Windows and a multi-architecture Docker image for amd64, arm64, and arm32v6.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Metrics
- It can expose or publish metrics through Prometheus or InfluxDB, with player login metrics available when enabled.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Routing
- Routes Minecraft Java Edition client connections to backend servers based on the requested server address.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Security configuration
- When receiving PROXY protocol, the project says it trusts every proxy header by default and provides a trusted-proxies setting to specify trusted CIDR blocks.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Server compatibility
- It works with itzg/minecraft-server and can also be used with any Minecraft server.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Use case
- It can multiplex multiple Minecraft servers behind one public IP address and standard Minecraft port, including for home network deployments.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plans and prices
mc-router Free Open-source software · self-hosted Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Minecraft Server Proxy Software#4 of 218.0
