auto-mcs
Cross-platform Minecraft server manager.
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Still maintained? Partly: no commits in 90 days, but v2.3.9 shipped in Jul 2026.
At a glance
auto-mcs quick facts
- Health score
- 46/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 504
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.3.9, Jul 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Some notable features include: - Create a server in less than a minute - No port forwarding required with our playit.gg integration - Mod & plug-in manager with Modrinth integration for search, installation, and updates - Import any modpack or existing server - Switch worlds, versions, or modloaders/distributions on the fly - Automatic server installation & updates - Automatic back-up management - Custom console with a universal scripting API (compatible with Vanilla) and a built-in IDE - Firewall-like Access Control…"
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
auto-mcs scores 46/100, #17 of 20 in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels: 0 commits in the last 90 days earn 0.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.3.9, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 504 stars add 10.8 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 35.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 0.0 / 35
0 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.3.9 released 4 months ago
- Stars 10.8 / 20
504 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 230
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #17 of 20 tools in Games - Administrative Utilities & Control Panels by health , between Pterodactyl (#16) and Minus Games (#18) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | v2.3.9 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 504 |
| Open issues | 10 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | macarooni-man/auto-mcs ↗ |
auto-mcs vs its top 5 alternatives
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| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine | 99 | 43k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| RomM | 97 | 14k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
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| Calagopus | 92 | 860 | MIT | yesterday |
| Crafty Controller | 90 | 255 | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago |
| auto-mcs (this tool) | 46 | 504 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
auto-mcs: common questions
Is auto-mcs still maintained?
auto-mcs had 0 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v2.3.9, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.