---
slug: "arm64"
source_type: "readme"
source_url: "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/LNSSPsd/arm64-mcpelauncher-server@main/README.md"
repo: "https://github.com/LNSSPsd/arm64-mcpelauncher-server"
source_file: "README.md"
branch: "main"
---
# arm64-mcpelauncher-server

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

NOTE: This branch is for Minecraft **v1.21.2** (latest version), for Minecraft v1.20.81, [click here](https://github.com/LNSSPsd/arm64-mcpelauncher-server/tree/minecraft-v1.20.81.01).

This launcher supports only Minecraft v1.21.2 (switch to another branch for v1.20.81), and the configuration files might not actually work :(
but still better than QEMU bc QEMU is slow af :/

![img](https://github.com/LNSSPsd/arm64-mcpelauncher-server/raw/HEAD/screenshot.png)

The image above shows a Minecraft server running on Raspberry Pi 4 device smoothly 
(Only terminal window ssh'd to raspi, the Minecraft window is on my `x86_64` machine)

This project is based on [mcpelauncher](https://github.com/minecraft-linux/mcpelauncher-manifest) project.  
Some ideas of the class structures came from [LeviLamina](https://github.com/LiteLDev/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
# need to unpack game to build/mcpelauncher-server/game (or customized path) before use, the directory should contain 'lib/' and 'assets/'
```