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Native Minecraft Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS) for ARM64

Currently, Mojang only releases the Bedrock Dedicated Server (BDS) binaries for Linux x86_64 and Windows x86_64.

To run these on ARM-based servers, users must use "translators" or emulators (such as Box64 or FEX-Emu). While these tools are impressive, they introduce significant performance overhead, leading to:

  • Increased CPU latency.

  • Lower player capacity.

  • "Server Lag" warnings even with low player counts.

  • Stability issues during world generation.

I am asking to Provide a native (ARM64) Linux binary for the Bedrock Dedicated Server. Since Minecraft: Bedrock Edition already runs natively on ARM architecture (Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch), a Linux ARM64 build would allow server owners to utilize high-performance ARM cloud instances efficiently.

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    +1, also for macOS arm64 and armhf plz, since these devices make perfect servers especially for bedrock version.

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    Exactly, I want to use my cell phone as a server

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    Previously, it worked to use the x64 version by emulating with Box64.

    But it only worked if you had `online-mode:false`.

    Now it's impossible to use it because `online-mode:true` is mandatory; otherwise, clients will see the message "Server does not support authentication."

    But even with `online-mode:true`, the server fails to start; it can't connect to Microsoft services. It seems to be a Box64 emulation error.

    Microsoft could simply fix this problem so we can continue using BDS with Box64. It's the easiest solution and wouldn't cost them anything since it's an artificial limitation on the client side.

    Or they could release an ARM64 binary...

    The ARM64 binary is necessary. Many new Macs and notebooks come with an ARM-only architecture, and they can't be used because there isn't one for ARM64.

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    Box64 has some performance loss. Actually, all they need to do is switch to a different cross-compiling toolchain and fix a few bugs.

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    This is one idea which I completely support.

    I have been using the Bedrock Dedicated Server on an ARM64 machine through Box64. The older version of the server worked fine, but there were compatibility problems with the latest versions. Although I have fixed my problem, this was just to show how much ARM machines rely on translation.

    The ARM64 version would improve the performance, reduce CPU usage, increase stability, and remove any compatibility issues.

    ARM servers are now becoming more popular for both cloud-based hosting and for personal lab servers. Also, Microsoft is working heavily on the Windows on ARM platform, so this new version of the Bedrock Dedicated Server would prove to be very useful.

    By the way:
    I solved the authentication wich caused by certificate
    You also can solve it by running
    export SSL_CERT_FILE=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/etc/tls/cert.pem
    export SSL_CERT_DIR=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/etc/tls/certs
    export BOX64_DISABLE_IPV6=1
    If you are in termux and
    export SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
    export SSL_CERT_DIR=/etc/ssl/certs
    export BOX64_DISABLE_IPV6=1
    If you are in ubuntu before you run box64 bedrock_server

    And thank you all.