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Download Vanilla 1.21.6 Server

The Vanilla server JAR for Minecraft 1.21.6, direct from the official source. Build details, release date and Java requirements below.

Java required

Java 21

Released

Jun 17, 2025

File size

55 MB

Channel

Stable

SHA-1 checksum

6e64dcabba3c01a7271b4fa6bd898483b794c59b

Latest stable build

1.21.6

Vanilla

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What's new in Minecraft 1.21.6

Minecraft 1.21.6 was released on Jun 17, 2025.

New features
85
Changes
90
Technical changes
6
Bug fixes
98

Figures taken from the official release notes for this version.

Setup

Start script (Linux/macOS)

java -Xms2G -Xmx2G -jar server.jar nogui

Start script (Windows)

java -Xms2G -Xmx2G -jar server.jar nogui
pause

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Other Minecraft 1.21 builds of Vanilla

Other builds in the 1.21.x line. The newest stable is selected by default above.

1.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.21.21.11.21
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