mcserver

A terminal UI for managing PaperMC Minecraft servers on Linux and Windows.

what it does

• downloads and updates Paper automatically
• manages Java installs (8, 11, 17, 21, 23, 25) via Adoptium
• runs the server in the background so the TUI stays open
• live console with player count, RAM usage, server state
• edits common server.properties fields in the UI
• world backup (zips world folders with a timestamp)
• picks the right Java version for your MC version automatically

download

grab the latest binary from releases — no install needed, just drop it in your server folder and run it.

usage

# Linux
chmod +x mcserver-linux
./mcserver-linux

# Windows
mcserver-windows.exe

on first run it creates run.conf with defaults. everything else is done through the UI.

keybinds

key	action
↑↓	navigate
Enter / Space	select / toggle
Esc	go back
S	stop server gracefully
X	hard kill server
I or /	type a server command
F	toggle log follow mode
PgUp/Dn	scroll log

building from source

cargo build --release

requires Rust 1.75+.