Falcon

Bedrock server software, written from scratch in C++

Falcon reimplements the Minecraft: Bedrock Edition protocol, world storage and gameplay by hand. No runtime to install: one self-contained executable.

Bedrock 1.26.52 Protocol 2193 C++17 Windows, Linux & macOS
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FalconServer 

                    
                

            

            

        


        
    


    

        

            
Features

            

                

                    
                    
Native C++17

                    
No virtual machine, no interpreter. The server ships as a single executable for Windows, Linux and macOS: download it and run it.

                

                

                    
                    
Own transport

                    
RakNet and NetherNet (WebRTC) are implemented in the Network library, with LAN discovery.

                

                

                    
                    
Vanilla worlds

                    
Bedrock world format, so worlds move between Falcon and the game unchanged.

                

                

                    
                    
World generation

                    
Noise, density functions, aquifers, caves, 3D biomes, ore veins and surface features.

                

                

                    
                    
Threaded chunks

                    
Generation, population, lighting and LevelDB storage run on worker threads, never on the tick.

                

                

                    
                    
Behavior packs

                    
Custom items, blocks, actors and recipes loaded from packs, with a QuickJS scripting engine.

                

                
                    
                    
Plugins

                    
Events, commands, custom content and services, in C++, C# or Java. Plugin API →

                
            

        

    


    

        

            
Getting started

            
    
                
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    Download
    
                    
    Grab the build for your system from the
                        latest release. Each file comes with
                        a .sha256 checksum.
    
                
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    Run
    
                    
    Start it from a terminal. On first launch a short wizard asks for the server name, game mode and
                        world, then writes server.properties.
    
                    
    chmod +x FalconServer-linux-x64
./FalconServer-linux-x64
    
                
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    Join
    
                    
    In Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.26.52, open Play → Servers → Add server and
                        enter the machine's address with port 19132.
    
                
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Configure

                    
Everything lives in server.properties, next to the executable. Restart the server
                        after editing it.

                    
server-name=My Falcon server
gamemode=survival
max-players=20
online-mode=true
server-port=19132
view-distance=10

                

                

                    
Host on a panel

                    
The Pterodactyl egg downloads the latest
                        release, checks its checksum and exposes the main settings as panel variables.

                    
Extend it

                    
Drop plugins into the plugins/ folder. See the plugin API.

                    
Need help?

                    
Ask in the Discord server or open an
                        issue.

                

            

        

    


    

        

            
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