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 MCServer [![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/mc-server/MCServer/master.svg?style=flat)](https://travis-ci.org/mc-server/MCServer) [![Coverity Scan Build Status](https://img.shields.io/coverity/scan/1930.svg)](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/1930) [![weekly tips](http://img.shields.io/gratipay/cuberite_team.svg?style=flat)](http://gratipay.com/cuberite_team)
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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.
+MCServer is a Minecraft-compatible multiplayer game server that is written in C++ and designed to be efficient with memory and CPU, as well as having a flexible Lua Plugin API. MCServer is compatible with the vanilla Minecraft client.
 
 MCServer can run on Windows, *nix and Android operating systems. This includes Android phones and tablets as well as Raspberry Pis. 
 
 We currently support Release 1.7 and 1.8 (not beta) Minecraft protocol versions.
 
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 Installation
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 Hosted MCServer is available DIY on DigitalOcean: [![Install on DigitalOcean](http://doinstall.bearbin.net/button.svg)](http://doinstall.bearbin.net/install?url=https://github.com/mc-server/MCServer) and [Gamososm](https://gamocosm.com) also offers MCServer support.