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Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot vs Pitaya

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted game servers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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PA Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot High-performance Minecraft server software VS PI Pitaya Scalable distributed game server framework written in Go
FeaturePaper Note - PaperMC server alt SpigotPitaya
CategoryGame ServersGame Servers
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageJavaGo
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 12,564★ 2,819
First released20142018
ReplacesVanilla Minecraft serverproprietary game backends

Why pick each one

Choose Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot if…

  • Excellent performance
  • Massive plugin ecosystem
Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot details

Choose Pitaya if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Active community (2.8k GitHub stars)
Pitaya details

Frequently asked questions

Is Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot or Pitaya better?

Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Pitaya if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot and Pitaya free and open-source?

Yes. Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Pitaya under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot and Pitaya with Docker?

Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot: yes. Pitaya: yes.

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