Neko Launcher Wiki
Neko Launcher is a Minecraft launcher for curated servers. A player installs a server's modpack in one click and is kept in sync automatically; a server owner publishes and manages that modpack from a web dashboard, decides who may join, and can even collect an entry fee.
This wiki has three audiences:
| You are… | Start here |
|---|---|
| A player who wants to join a server | Player guide |
| A server owner who wants to publish a modpack and manage players | Dashboard guide |
| A developer integrating with the launcher or hosting an instance yourself | Technical reference |
How it fits together
An instance is one server's modpack: a description (name, Minecraft version, mod loader, wallpaper, links) plus a manifest listing every file with a SHA-1 hash. The launcher downloads only what changed, verifies each file, installs the right loader and starts the game.
There are two ways to publish an instance:
- Neko Dashboard (recommended) — upload files at neko-launcher.com/dashboard; the API serves the instance, hosts the files, runs the whitelist, applications, invite links and entry fees.
- Self-hosted — host two JSON files anywhere and point a DNS TXT record at them. Players type your domain into the launcher.
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Player guide
- Getting started — install, sign in, find a server, play.
- Join a server with an IP address
- Apply to a server and pay an entry fee
Dashboard guide
- Workspaces, plans and members
- Instances and their settings — visibility, whitelist, read-only, hidden mods.
- Files and versions
- Whitelist, applications and invite links
- Entry fee — PromptPay QR, payment link or bank transfer, verified by slip.
- Announcements
- Discovery — get listed inside the launcher.
Technical reference
- Overview and architecture
- Instance configuration — schema v2.
- Instance manifest — schema v2.
- DNS discovery — self-hosting with a TXT record.
- HTTP headers and authentication
- Announcement feed
- Social links
- Server API — whitelist checks for server plugins.
- Deep links — nekolauncher:// and neko-launcher.com/j/….
- Create your own instance — both routes, step by step.
Downloads and support
- Download: neko-launcher.com
- Dashboard: neko-launcher.com/dashboard
- Support: neko-launcher.com/support
- This wiki is open source: github.com/alice-magic/wiki