The Origin
Story.

Flaxa Studios was tired of watching 16GB RAM instances struggle to maintain 20 TPS with a dozen players flying around in Elytras. So we burned the JVM to the ground.

Why Rust?

Minecraft server software has traditionally been bound to Java because the game itself is written in Java. However, Java relies on a Garbage Collector (GC). Every time an object is created and destroyed—like thousands of packets or block updates per second—the GC has to pause the game to clean up memory.

Rust uses a concept called RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) with strict ownership rules. Memory is cleaned up instantly, exactly when it's no longer needed, without pausing the thread. This means zero lag spikes, forever.

The Flaxa Studios Ethos

We build software that is violently fast. No bloat, no telemetry, no unnecessary abstraction layers. Just pure, unadulterated performance running on bare metal logic. PotatoMC is open-source because we believe the Minecraft community deserves infrastructure that respects their hardware.