Since the server is single-threaded, having more than 100 players on a single server can slow it to a crawl. Some mods try to optimize and speed up the existing server but [Jackson] wanted more.

Mojang has hired the server-mod making Bukkit team to help build an official API (application programming interface) for the Minecraft community. "Today we can announce that the four main ...

The best Minecraft servers on Java and Bedrock can be hard to find, so we've dug them out for you, alongside instructions on how to host your own if you prefer to.

Minecraft servers are famously single-threaded and those who host servers for large player bases often pay handsomely for a server that has gobs of memory and ripping fast single-core performance. … ...

Learn how to set up and host a Minecraft server on your PC with this easy step-by-step guide. Perfect for multiplayer fun with friends!

Minecraft's existing single-threaded server software clearly wasn't up to the job so Roberts and collaborator Harvey298 decided they would work out how to build their own, calling the project Mammoth.