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Leaf
Facts from Leaf's own pages
- API
- Leaf provides an API dependency through its Maven repository for Gradle and Maven projects. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The documentation describes Leaf as designed for large-scale networks in high-load environments. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Benchmarking
- The FAQ says more detailed and reliable performance benchmarks will be provided in the future. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Build requirements
- The latest experimental build listed is Leaf 26.3 Build #2, released October 3, 2026, and requires Java 25 or later. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Compatibility caveat
- The Leaf optimization guide says OptimizeNonFlushPacketSending is known to be incompatible with ProtocolLib and potentially other network-heavy plugins. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Leaf uses a YAML global configuration and supports hot reload for most settings, while hot reload for async modules is unsupported. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Download
- Leaf is distributed as a Minecraft server JAR; the download page says the listed 26.3 builds are experimental and not recommended for production. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Download format
- Leaf is distributed as a server JAR, and the site documents downloading builds through a v2 API for scripts and CI. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project README says Leaf integrates with Sentry to track server errors in detail. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Intended servers
- Leaf is designed for large-scale networks in high-load environments. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Known limitations
- The FAQ says the latest version has no known incompatibilities and describes compatibility issues affecting some legacy versions. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The project license page says Leaf binaries are licensed under GPL-3.0-only, while patches generally use MIT unless otherwise indicated. · github.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Paper compatibility
- Leaf is built on Paper, inherits the full Paper API, and runs Paper plugins natively. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Paper plugins
- Paper plugins work natively on Leaf, which inherits the full Paper API. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Performance features
- Leaf lists asynchronous pathfinding, mob spawning, and entity tracking among its features. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Leaf is high-performance Minecraft server software built on Paper, designed to balance performance, vanilla behavior, and stability. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Production status
- The download page says no stable builds are available and advises against using the available experimental builds in production. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Protocol support
- Leaf lists support for mod protocols, including configurable protocol options in its global configuration. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Leaf is high-performance Minecraft server software designed to preserve vanilla behavior and plugin compatibility. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Purpur patches
- Leaf includes all Purpur patches, though some Purpur options are configured through Gale and Leaf settings. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- The latest experimental build shown on the download page requires Java 25 or newer. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Security-related option
- The configuration includes an optional secure-seed setting, which is disabled by default in the documented configuration. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The docs direct users to the Leaf Discord server for contact and support. · leafmc.one, 7 Oct 2026
- Supported client protocols
- Optional protocol support settings include Jade, AppleSkin, Xaero Map, Syncmatica, and other client mod protocols. · leafmc.one, 5 Oct 2026
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