Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
Platforms
Links
Tags
Creators
Details
Tiny Server
A lightweight Paper plugin that starts a built-in HTTP server directly from your Minecraft server. Perfect for custom dashboards, status pages, APIs, and simple resource hosting โ all from inside your plugin folder!
Available on:
๐ง Features
-
๐ก Built-in HTTP server with no external dependencies (no NGINX or Apache)
-
๐ Configurable IP and port via config.yml
-
๐ Serves static files from
plugins/TinyServer/web/ -
๐ Supports default
index.htmland custom file paths -
๐ Lightweight and easy to use โ perfect for monitoring, mini dashboards, simple APIs, and more
-
๐ REST API protected by a unique secret key passed via HTTP header
X-API-Key -
๐ When API is enabled, the plugin generates a 12-character secret key (Latin letters and digits) with the prefix
tiny_. The key is saved to a file named as per thesecretconfig value -
๐ API provides player online stats: current online and min/avg/max for 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours
๐ Quick Start
-
Install the plugin on your Paper server.
-
Edit
plugins/TinyServer/config.ymlto enable API and set parameters:
ip: 0.0.0.0
port: 25984
language: en
api:
enabled: false
secret: secret.tserv
-
If api.enabled: true, the plugin will generate a secret key file (e.g., plugins/TinyServer/secret.tserv) on first run.
-
Place your static files (like index.html) into plugins/TinyServer/web/.
-
Start your server โ HTTP is available at
http://your-server-ip:port. -
To access the API, send requests to
http://your-server-ip:port/apiwith header:
X-API-Key: tiny_XXXXXXXXXXXX
(where tiny_XXXXXXXXXXXX is your generated key from the file)
โ๏ธ Example config.yml
ip: 0.0.0.0
port: 25984
language: en
api:
enabled: true
secret: secret.tserv
๐ก Use Cases
-
Live server status and statistics display
-
Hosting local resources (images, scripts, pages)
-
imple API for external dashboards and apps
-
Local web control panel for your server
๐ Plugin Commands
-
/tinyserver reloadโ reload config and language files -
/tinyserver onโ start the HTTP server -
/tinyserver offโ stop the HTTP server
If you need help with setup or integration, feel free to ask!


