Minecraft Server Ping (Go)

A lightweight Go program that pings a Minecraft server using the vanilla TCP protocol (compatible with protocol version 47 / Minecraft 1.8.9). It sends a handshake and status request, then prints the raw JSON response from the server.

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Features

• Connects directly to a Minecraft server using TCP
• Sends a handshake and status request (0x00)
• Reads and prints the raw JSON server response
• No external dependencies

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Usage

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/MaygoDev/minecraft-ping-go.git
cd minecraft-ping-go

2. Run the program

go run main.go

By default, it pings Hypixel (mc.hypixel.net:25565). You can change the server address in main.go:

response, err := ping("yourserver.com", 25565)

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References

• Minecraft Server List Ping (wiki.vg)
• Go net package documentation
• Socket programming in Go (Medium - viktordev)
• Minecraft Wiki: wiki.vg merge project
• MaygoDev/minecraft-ping (GitHub)

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License

MIT