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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.
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MCServer can run on PCs, Macs, and *nix. This includes android phones and tablets as well as Raspberry Pis.
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We currently support the protocol from Minecraft 1.2 all the way up to Minecraft 1.8.
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Installation
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Normally, you will want to download a pre-compiled version of MCServer from one of the buildservers:
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* [Windows and Linux ](http://builds.mc-server.org )
* [Raspberry Pi ](http://ci.bearbin.net )
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You simply need to download and extract these files before you can use the server.
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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.
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Contributing
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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.
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Check out the [CONTRIBUTING.md ](https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md ) file for more details.
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Other Stuff
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For other stuff, including plugins and discussion, check the [forums ](http://forum.mc-server.org ) and [Plugin API ](http://mc-server.xoft.cz/LuaAPI/ ).
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