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!

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!

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