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title: "Minecraft Server"
description: "Minecraft Server is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 2k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/minecraft-server"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/minecraft-server.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# Minecraft Server

> Minecraft Server is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 2k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

Minecraft Server is a built-in Home Assistant integration that reads the state of a Minecraft server. It connects locally and is set up in the UI by entering the server address, with an optional port, and choosing the server edition. Legacy Java Edition, Java Edition and Bedrock Edition are the supported choices. A binary sensor reports whether the server is online. Sensors cover edition, game mode, latency, map name, world message, players online, maximum players, protocol version and server version. A diagnostics download is available for attaching to bug reports.

Automatic summary of Home Assistant's source code. Something wrong? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact)

[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=minecraft_server)

## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Silver quality**: Home Assistant's own rating of its code and setup experience.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

### Link your Minecraft Server

- **Server address**: The hostname, IP address or SRV record of your Minecraft server, optionally including the port.
- **Server edition**: For Java Edition beta version 1.8 till release version 1.6.4, select 'Legacy Java Edition'. For Java Edition release version 1.7+, select 'Java Edition'. For all Bedrock Edition versions, select 'Bedrock Edition'.

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Entities

- **Binary sensors**: Status
- **Sensors**: Edition, Game mode, Latency, Map name, World message, Players max, Players online, Protocol version, Version

## Troubleshooting

- **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Media and entertainment](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/media-and-entertainment.md), Gaming
- Brand: [Minecraft](https://vulpo.app/integrations/minecraft.md)
- Number: 2k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Quality scale: Silver quality scale
- Domain: `minecraft_server`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/minecraft_server/>

In Vulpo: Chart card, Apple Watch

## Other ways in for Minecraft

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Minecraft Realms](https://github.com/Marker284/ha-minecraft-realms) | Marketplace integration | No installs sharing analytics yet | Needs the vendor's cloud | Updated in the last 6 months |

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/minecraft-server

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