arm64-mcpelauncher-server

An unstable hacky Minecraft Bedrock Edition server that runs on arm64 devices (e.g. Raspberry Pi)

This project serves at most as a proof of concept that it is possible to run Minecraft server natively

on aarch64 devices, and without symbols.

For this version, online mode and skins have been stubbed as genuine Minecraft client would be barred from joining;

and most of server.properties settings are unimplemented.

NOTE: This branch is for Minecraft v1.21.101.01 (latest version as of August 29th, 2025),

for Minecraft v1.21.60.28, click here.

for Minecraft v1.21.2.02, click here.

for Minecraft v1.20.81, click here.

This project is based on mcpelauncher project.

Some ideas of the class structures came from LeviLamina.

Build instruction:

mkdir -p build
cd build
CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake ..
make -j12
cp server.properties build/mcpelauncher-server/
mkdir build/mcpelauncher-server/data # or preferred data path
# the server should be at build/mcpelauncher-server
# download arm64-v8a version of .apk file on mcpelauncher ui settings-versions-download apk
# and unpack game to build/mcpelauncher-server/game (or customized path) before use, the directory should contain 'lib/' and 'assets/'