🎮 Extensive Customization
Hundreds of configuration options other server forks don't touch. Control mob AI, block physics, item mechanics, and game rules with unprecedented granularity.
📦 Plugin Compatible
Compatible with Paper, Spigot, and Purpur plugins. Extensive configuration options while maintaining plugin ecosystem support.
🚀 Easy to Use
Simple JSON configuration with sensible defaults. Make changes without complex setup or programming knowledge.
Extensive Configuration
Amaranth provides over 400+ configuration options to customize every aspect of your Minecraft server. From mob behavior to block mechanics, item interactions to world settings - everything is configurable.
- 🍰 Block Customization: Infinite cake, custom TNT behavior, and more
- 🐄 Mob Control: Drowning mechanics, AI patterns, spawn conditions
- 🏹 Item Tweaks: Infinite arrows, dye consumption, crafting effects
- 🌍 World Settings: Per-world configurations and effect controls
amaranth.yml
# amaranth.json - Example configurations
{
"mobs": {
"monster": {
"spawn-in-peaceful": false
}
},
"settings": {
"crossbow-use-more-durability-when-using-fireworks": true
},
"world-settings": {
"default": {
"mobs": {
"bogged-poison-arrow": {
"duration": 100,
"enabled": true
},
"panda": {
"always-scared": false,
"enable-drowning": true,
"can-be-leashed": false
},
"chicken": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"sniffer": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"bee": {
"enable-drowning": true,
"can-be-leashed": true
},
"axolotl": {
"can-be-leashed": true,
"enable-drowning": false
},
"zombie-horse": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"trader-llama": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"donkey": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"cow": {
"always-baby": false,
"enable-drowning": true,
"can-be-lashed": true,
"eat-anything": false,
"milk-baby": false
},
"bogged": {
"can-be-sheared": false,
"attach-interval": {
"normal": 0
},
"attack-interval": {
"hard": 50
}
},
"fox": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"allay": {
"enable-drowning": true,
"can-be-leashed": true
},
"mule": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"frog": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"bat": {
"enable-drowning": true,
"can-be-leashed": false
},
"blaze": {
"can-be-leashed": false
},
"hoglin": {
"adult-can-throw-player": true,
"can-be-leashed": true
},
"snow-golem": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"camel": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"armadillo": {
"enable-drowning": true,
"can-be-leashed": true
},
"cat": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"rabbit": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"polar-bear": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"mushroom": {
"allow-use-of-bowl-on-baby": false,
"enable-drowning": true,
"disable-lightning-change": false,
"allow-shearing-baby": false
},
"sheep": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"creaking": {
"can-attack": {
"player-value": true,
"player": false
},
"attack-player-with-disguise": false,
"can-push-without-being-able-to-move": false,
"can-push-always": false
},
"dolphin": {
"swim-with-plauer": false
},
"stray": {
"slowness-arrrow-time": 600,
"slowness-arrow": true
},
"wolf": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"villager": {
"block-unhappy": false,
"can-restock": true
},
"skeleton-horse": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"goat": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"breeze": {
"can-attack": {
"iron-golem": true,
"player": true
},
"is-invulnerable-to-self": true,
"max-head-y-rot": 30,
"head-rot-speed": 25
},
"ocelot": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"horse": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"Llama": {
"enable-drowning": true
},
"iron-golem": {
"enable-drowning": false
},
"parrot": {
"can-fly-to-owner": true,
"enable-drowning": true
},
"wither": {
"enable-drowning": false
},
"creeper": {
"avoid-sprint-speed": 1.2,
"always-powered": false,
"ignore-cats": false,
"avoid-walk-speed": 1.0,
"avoid-distance": 6.0
}
},
"world-settings": {
"default": {
"mobs": {
"creeper": {
"avoid-mobs": [
"CAT",
"OCELOT"
]
}
}
}
},
"items": {
"bed": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"solid-bucket": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"spawn-egg": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"wind-charge": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"egg": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"crossbow": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"ender-pearl": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"arrow": {
"kill-on-craft": false,
"no-arrow-required": false
},
"throwable-potion": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"shovel": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"sign": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"axe": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"shears": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"written-book": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"smithing-template": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"hanging-sign": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"empty=map": {
"kill-on-map": false
},
"brush": {
"kill-on-kill": false
},
"mob-bucket": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"player-head": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"scaffolding": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"writable-book": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"bucket": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"standing-and-wall": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"knowledge-book": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"mine-cart": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"armor-stand": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"compass": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"place-on-water-block": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"snowball": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"splash-potion": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"hoe": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"experience-bottle": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"shield": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"skyglass": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"game-master-block": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"mace": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"lingering-potion": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"firework-rocket": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"ender-eye": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"instrument": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"bottle": {
"kill-on-craft": false,
"block-use": false
},
"bow": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"end-crystal": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"disc-fragment": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"bundle": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"map": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"fishing-rod": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"projectile-weapon": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"glow-ink-sac": {
"kill-on-craft": false,
"block-effect-on-signs": false
},
"food-on-a-stick": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"potion": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"trident": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"bone-meal": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"spectral-arrow": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"honey-comb": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"banner": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"tipped-arrow": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"boat": {
"kill-on-craft": false,
"block-use9": false
},
"lead": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"dye": {
"kill-on-craft": false,
"allow-colouring-sheep": true,
"dont-consume-on-sheep": false
},
"ink-sac": {
"kill-on-craft": false,
"block-effect-on-signs": false
},
"debug-stick": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"fire-charge": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"name-tag": {
"kill-on-craft": false
},
"flint-and-steel": {
"kill-on-craft": false
}
},
"blocks": {
"door": {
"sound": {
"enabled": true
}
},
"sponge": {
"can-absorb-water": true
},
"anvil": {
"damage-per-distance-max": 40,
"piglins": {
"anger-near-by-requires-line-of-sight": true,
"anger-near-by": false
},
"block-gui": false,
"do-damage-to-entities-when-falling": true,
"damage-per-distance": 2.0
},
"amethyst": {
"play-sound-on-hit-from-projectile": true,
"sound-volume": 1.0,
"sound-pitch-mode": 1
},
"button": {
"trigger-on-lightning-strike": false
},
"wither-rose": {
"effect-enable": true,
"particles-enabled": true
},
"carved-pumpkin": {
"can-spawn": {
"cooper-golem": false,
"golem": true,
"snow-golem": true,
"iron-golem": true
}
},
"lectern": {
"can-place-book": true
},
"cake": {
"infinite-cake": false
},
"honey": {
"bounce": true
},
"cactus": {
"can-be-bonemeal": true,
"break-on-tick": true
},
"bamboo-sapling": {
"plant-anywhere": {
"value": false,
"enabled": false
},
"can-use-bonemeal": true
},
"campfire": {
"does-damage-when-standing-on": true
},
"wet-sponge": {
"dries-in-nether": true
},
"dragon-egg": {
"teleport": {
"on-attack": true,
"on-use": true
}
},
"barrel": {
"piglins": {
"anger-near-by-requires-line-of-sight": true,
"anger-near-by": true
},
"can-be-opened": true
},
"turtle-eggs": {
"break-from": {
"turtle": false,
"player": true
}
},
"slime-block": {
"bounce": true
},
"cave-vines-plant": {
"can": {
"bonemeal": true
}
},
"azalea": {
"bonemeal-success-rate": 0.45
},
"daylight-sensor": {
"enabled-in-other-dimensions": false
},
"bamboo-stalk": {
"can-be-bonemeal-be-used": true
},
"bell": {
"can-ring": true,
"can-be-activated-via": {
"projectile-hit": true,
"redstone": true,
"explosion-hit": true
}
},
"cocoa": {
"can-place-anywhere": false
},
"creaking-heart": {
"natural-night-override": {
"value": false,
"enabled": false
}
},
"cactus-flower": {
"may-be-placed-on": {
"Farmland": true,
"Enabled": false,
"FacingDown": false,
"FacingUp": true,
"Cactus": true
}
},
"fence-gate": {
"on-explosion-hit-enable": false
},
"tnt": {
"play-sound": true,
"lightning-prime-tnt": false
}
},
"effect": {
"bad-omon": {
"block-effect-on-village": false
},
"hunger": {
"does-nothing": false
}
}
}
},
"config-version": 1,
"blocks": {
"stained-glass": {
"color-override": {
"color": "white",
"enabled": false
}
},
"arrow": {
"default-projectile-range": 15
},
"wool-carpet": {
"color-override": {
"color": "red",
"enabled": false
}
},
"cave-vines": {
"grow-when-bonemealed": 1,
"can-grow-into-anything": false
},
"sugar-cane": {
"can-place-anywhere": false
},
"vegetation": {
"can-place": {
"anywhere": false,
"soul-soil": true,
"farmland": true
}
},
"torch": {
"can-survive-anywhere": false
},
"azalea": {
"can-place-anywhere": false,
"bonemeal": {
"enabled": true
}
},
"roots": {
"can-be-placed-on": {
"nylium": true,
"soul-soil": true
}
},
"weighted-pressure-plate": {
"pressed-time": 10
},
"wither-rose": {
"can-place-on": {
"soul-soil": true,
"soul-sand": true,
"netherrack": true
}
},
"stained-glass-pane": {
"color-override": {
"color": "white",
"enabled": false
}
},
"ladder": {
"can-be-placed-anywhere": false
},
"cake": {
"can-place-anywhere": false
},
"candle": {
"allow-lit-in-water": false,
"can-place-anywhere": false
},
"carpet": {
"can-place-anywhere": false
},
"bamboo-sapling": {
"bonemeal": {
"enabled": true
}
},
"cauldron": {
"always-full": false
},
"tnt": {
"drop-from-explosion": false
},
"campfire": {
"lit-by-default": true
},
"soul-fire": {
"can-survive-anywhere": false
}
},
"items": {
"crossbow": {
"shooting-power": {
"arrow": 3.1500000953674316,
"firework": 1.600000023841858
}
},
"enchants": {
"enchant": {
"value": true,
"enabled": false
}
},
"food": {
"apple": {
"nutrition": 4,
"saturation-modifier": 0.30000001192092896
}
}
},
"verbose": false
}
Quick Start Guide - Get Amaranth running in minutes
1. Download
Get the latest Amaranth JAR file from our releases page
wget https://github.com/amaranthMC/Amaranth/releases/latest/download/amaranth-1.21.8.jar
2. Configure
Place the JAR in your server directory and run once to generate config files
java -Xmx4G -Xms1G -jar amaranth-1.21.8.jar --nogui
3. Customize
Edit amaranth.yml to customize your server behavior, then restart
nano amaranth.yml
# Make your changes, then restart the server
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Latest Version: 1.21.8-R0.1-SNAPSHOT
Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.8 • Supports all Purpur, Paper, and Spigot plugins