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AllayJava 21 required · Minecraft: Bedrock Edition server softwareFree

As github.com lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

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API
Allay's API is published to Maven Central, with snapshot versions available through Sonatype's central snapshot repository. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
API distribution
The Allay API is published to Maven Central, and the project also documents access to snapshot versions. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Creator tools
AllayHub says it automatically indexes GitHub repositories and syncs README files, releases, changelogs, and version history. · hub.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Custom blocks
The Custom Block API supports protocol-independent definitions for custom block geometry, materials, transformations, display names, and raw Bedrock components. · docs.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Download
Users can download release or nightly builds as shaded JAR files and launch them with Java. · docs.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Installation
Allay can be installed with AllayLauncher on Windows and Linux, or downloaded as a shaded JAR and run manually. · docs.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Launcher
AllayLauncher is the recommended lightweight tool for downloading, updating, and managing an Allay server, with installation instructions for Windows and Linux. · docs.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
License
The project says its content is generally open source under LGPL-3.0, while its data and codegen folders use MIT. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Multi-version support
Allay states that it supports multiple Minecraft Bedrock versions. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Performance
The project says its from-scratch codebase lets it revisit performance-critical areas and describes Allay as highly performant compared with almost all other server software. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Plugin development
The project provides a Gradle plugin and Java, Kotlin, and Scala plugin templates. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Plugin discovery
AllayHub lets users search and filter plugins and lists sorting by downloads, stars, updated date, and newest. · hub.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Plugin distribution
AllayHub lets users discover plugins and automatically indexes their GitHub repositories, syncing README files, releases, changelogs, and version history. · hub.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Plugin languages
Allay supports plugins written in Java, Kotlin, and Scala. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Plugins
Plugins can be written in Java, Kotlin, Scala, or another JVM-based language. · docs.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Plugin tooling
Allay provides Java, Kotlin, and Scala plugin templates, and documents an AllayGradle plugin for plugin development. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Purpose
Allay is third-party server software for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, written from scratch to be reliable, fast, and feature-rich. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Reliability
The project says it uses unit tests to help ensure stability. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Runtime
Allay requires Java 21; its installation guide recommends GraalVM for performance or OpenJDK for a familiar experience. · docs.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Runtime requirement
Allay requires Java 21 and recommends GraalVM for performance or OpenJDK for a stable experience. · docs.allaymc.org, 7 Oct 2026
Setup
Allay is intended to be ready to use out of the box, and the project provides deployment documentation. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Support and community
AllayMC invites contributions and directs users to Discord, GitHub repositories, and documentation. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
Versions
Allay describes itself as supporting multiple Minecraft versions. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026

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