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minecraftvsJunimoServer

Two self-hosted Game Servers projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

minecraftJunimoServer
Score78/10050/100
Rank in category#1 of 62 in Game Servers#30 of 62 in Game Servers
GitHub stars14 492375
Stars, last 30 days+161—
Stable releases, 12 months220
Latest release2026.10.1 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageShellC#

Which one should you pick?

minecraft scores 78/100 against 50/100 for JunimoServer, so it is the safer default.

minecraft ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for JunimoServer.

If you want the quickest setup, minecraft is easier to run; JunimoServer needs more configuration.

minecraft is growing faster right now (+161 stars in 30 days).

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