Minecraft Vanilla Java Server Download Links Archive

Hunting down the exact server.jar download link from Mojang can be incredibly frustrating. The official website often only lists the very latest release, burying historical versions deep in their manifest archives.

Whether you're setting up a modern server or a nostalgic 1.8.8 PvP arena, we’ve gathered the direct URLs covering all popular versions. All links point directly to official Mojang domains (piston-data.mojang.com or launcher.mojang.com).

Java 25 #

These are experimental previews or impending release versions using the very newest Java 25 ecosystem.

Minecraft Vanilla 26.1.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 26.1.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 26.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Java 21 #

The standard modern foundation used in latest releases from 1.20.5 onwards.
Setup guides: Ubuntu/Debian | RHEL/AlmaLinux

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.11 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.10 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.9 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.8 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.7 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.6 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.5 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.4 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.3 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.21 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.20.6 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.20.5 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Java 17 #

Used heavily in versions like 1.18 through 1.20.4.
Setup guides: Ubuntu/Debian | RHEL/AlmaLinux

Minecraft Vanilla 1.20.4 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.20.3 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.20.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.20.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.20 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.19.4 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.19.3 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.19.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.19.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.19 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.18.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.18.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.18 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 6GB #

Java 16 #

A brief transition period specific to the 1.17 releases.
Setup guides: Ubuntu/Debian | RHEL/AlmaLinux

Minecraft Vanilla 1.17.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 5GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.17 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 5GB #

Java 8 (Classic) #

Legendary stability used for modpacks and classic PvP up to 1.16.5.
Setup guides: Ubuntu/Debian | RHEL/AlmaLinux

Minecraft Vanilla 1.16.5 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 4GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.16.4 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 4GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.16.3 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 4GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.16.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 4GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.16.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 4GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.16 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 4GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.15.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.15.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.15 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.14.4 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.14.3 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.14.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.14.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.14 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.13.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.13.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.13 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 3GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.12.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.12.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.12 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.11.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.11.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.11 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.10.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.10.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.10 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.9.4 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.9.3 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.9.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.9.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.9 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.9 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.8 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.7 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.6 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.5 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.4 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.3 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.2 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8.1 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.8 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

Minecraft Vanilla 1.7.10 (server.jar) | Recommended RAM: 2GB #

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