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Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot vs ioquake3

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 IO ioquake3 Maintained Quake III Arena engine with dedicated server
FeaturePaper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigotioquake3
CategoryGame ServersGame Servers
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-2.0
LanguageJavaC
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarybare-metal, binary, source
GitHub stars★ 12,564★ 2,789
First released20142005
ReplacesVanilla Minecraft serverQuake III Arena original

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 ioquake3 if…

  • Stable and modern
  • Active community
ioquake3 details

Frequently asked questions

Is Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot or ioquake3 better?

Neither is universally better. Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot and ioquake3 free and open-source?

Yes. Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot is licensed under GPL-3.0 and ioquake3 under GPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot and ioquake3 with Docker?

Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot: yes. ioquake3: check the project docs for container support.

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