The extensible Minecraft Proxy
Gate is an extensible, high performant & paralleled Minecraft proxy server with scalability, flexibility, cross-platform compatibility & excellent server version support - written in Go and ready for the cloud!
Website & Documentation
There is a lot to discover on Gate's website. Please refer to the website for the documentation, guides and any more information needed!
Quick Start
Follow our quick start guide on creating a simple Minecraft network!
| Platform | Installation Command |
|---|---|
| Go | go run go.minekube.com/gate@latest |
| Linux/macOS | curl -fsSL https://gate.minekube.com/install | bash |
| Windows | powershell -c "irm https://gate.minekube.com/install.ps1 | iex" |
Bedrock Cross-Play Support
Gate includes built-in Bedrock Edition support through Geyser enabling cross-play between Java Edition (PC) and Bedrock Edition (Mobile, Console, Windows) players through integrated Geyser & Floodgate technology - zero plugins required!
Enable managed Bedrock support with one config line:
bedrock: true
See the Bedrock Guide for setup instructions.
graph LR
A[Java Players<br/>PC] -->|25565| D(Gate Proxy)
B[Bedrock Players<br/>Mobile/Console/Win] -->|19132| C(Geyser)
C -->|25567| D
D -->|Java Protocol| E[Backend Server<br/>Paper/Spigot/Vanilla]
style A fill:#b36b00,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
style B fill:#007a7a,stroke:#222,stroke-width:2px
style C fill:#1e90ff,stroke:#222,stroke-width:2px
style D fill:#2e8b57,stroke:#222,stroke-width:2px
style E fill:#a0526d,stroke:#222,stroke-width:2px
Gate Lite Mode
Gate has a Lite Mode which is a lightweight version of Gate that can expose multiple Minecraft servers through a single port and IP address and reverse proxy players to backend servers based on the hostname/subdomain they join with.
See the Lite Mode guide for more information.
graph LR
A[Player Alice] -->|Join example.com| C(Gate Lite)
B[Player Bob] -->|Join my.example.com| C(Gate Lite)
C -->|10.0.0.1| D[Backend A]
C -->|10.0.0.2| E[Backend B]
C -->|10.0.0.3| F[Another Proxy]
linkStyle 0 stroke:orange
linkStyle 1 stroke:purple
linkStyle 2 stroke:purple
linkStyle 3 stroke:orange
Developers Starter Template
The starter template is designed to help you get started with your own Gate powered project. Fork it: minekube/gate-plugin-template