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PumpkinMC server guides: setup, configuring pumpkin.toml, WASM plugins, Bedrock crossplay and an honest comparison with Paper and Vanilla.
Last updated September 5, 2026 · RespawnHost
PumpkinMC Server Guides
Pumpkin is a Minecraft server written entirely in Rust — no Java, no JVM, a single executable file. The project is licensed under GPLv3 and developed openly on GitHub. RespawnHost is an official hosting partner.
Everything about your PumpkinMC server at RespawnHost:
- Setting up a PumpkinMC server — From order to first login
- Configuring pumpkin.toml — Every key setting, RCON and proxy
- Pumpkin vs. Paper vs. Vanilla — What Pumpkin can do today and what is missing
- Installing plugins — The WASM plugin system and its permissions
- Crossplay: Java and Bedrock — One server, both editions
Warning
Pumpkin is under active development. The project itself states: "Pumpkin is currently under heavy development." Mobs, entity AI, redstone and advancements are unfinished. For a production survival server with a plugin ecosystem, Paper remains the safer choice — for experiments, lobbies, minigames and performance tests, Pumpkin is already worth a look.
How to recognise Pumpkin
| Property | Pumpkin |
|---|---|
| Language | Rust (no JVM, no Java installation) |
| Licence | GPLv3 (server), plugin API MIT or Apache-2.0 |
| Configuration | A single file: pumpkin.toml (TOML) |
| Plugins | Own WASM system in the plugins/ folder, not Bukkit compatible |
| Editions | Java Edition; Bedrock Edition work in progress |
| Proxy | BungeeCord, BungeeGuard and Velocity are supported |
| World formats | Vanilla region, Linear and Pump — loading and saving |
| Status 09/2026 | First release 0.1.0-dev, roadmap to 1.0.0 still open |
What RespawnHost recommends
Take Pumpkin for what it is today: an extremely lean server that starts in an instant and uses very little memory. We recommend 1 GB of RAM to start with — Pumpkin itself needs hardly more than that, the rest goes into world and players. If you are planning a large survival world with farms, mobs and redstone, a classic Minecraft server is the better fit right now.
Rent a PumpkinMC server — online in under 90 seconds, billed per second or as a fixed plan.
Your own PumpkinMC server?
At 3 hours a day that is about €0.27 a month. Billed by the second: server off, costs off.
- No subscription, no minimum term
- Balance does not expire while your account exists
- Online in under 90 seconds