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MMystic/ GlowStudios

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Hey, I'm Mystic

I build the systems that run Minecraft servers.

Plugins, mods, launchers and the infrastructure behind them. Written from scratch, shipped to production, and maintained on live servers with real players on them.

Backend & Game Systems Developer

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About

I'm a self-taught developer running GlowStudios, where I design and ship the software that keeps game servers alive.

Most of my work lives on the server side: Folia and Paper plugins in Java, packet-level systems, multi-database storage layers and cross-server messaging over Redis. I write things from scratch rather than gluing frameworks together. It takes longer, but I own every line when something breaks at 2am with players online.

Outside of the JVM I build desktop and web software: a Minecraft launcher in Rust and React, Discord bots in Node.js, Next.js front-ends, and the deployment plumbing on top (VPS, Nginx, CI, licensing).

I care about the unglamorous parts: thread safety on Folia's regionised scheduler, avoiding blocking I/O on the render thread, storage layers that distinguish "database error" from "not found" instead of silently wiping a player's balance.

Studio
GlowStudios
Focus
Java · Rust · TypeScript
Domain
Game servers & tooling
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Selected work

A few of the things I've designed, built and shipped.

  • LightClient

    In production

    Minecraft launcher + Fabric mod

    A full client ecosystem: desktop launcher, companion mod with animated capes, authentication backend and a paid subscription tier, all built in-house.

    • Rust
    • Tauri
    • React
    • Fabric
    • Stripe
  • GlowSMP

    Live

    Minecraft server network

    A live network running a Velocity proxy in front of Folia game servers, with a custom resource pack and the gameplay systems that sit on top.

    • Velocity
    • Folia
    • Java
    • Infrastructure
  • DonutSMPCore

    All-in-one server core

    One plugin covering duels, orders, selling, teams, teleports and staff tooling, built on Folia's regionised schedulers with GUIs throughout.

    • Java
    • Folia
    • MySQL
    • GUI
  • BatSMP

    Community Discord bot

    Modular bot for the BatSMP server: welcome flow, multi-category ticket system with role-based access control, and staff gamification.

    • Node.js
    • discord.js
    • SQLite
  • GlowStudios

    Ongoing

    Studio, store and licensing

    The studio itself: the plugins I sell, a licence server issuing and validating signed keys, a dashboard behind OAuth and the public site.

    • Node.js
    • Express
    • React
    • OAuth
  • XClaim

    Land claiming by banner

    Claims anchored to a placed banner that players upgrade along three tracks, with per-friend permissions, flags and a migration command between databases.

    • Java
    • Folia
    • SQLite
    • MySQL
    • Redis
  • Xinvest

    Investment economy

    Lets players put their in-game money to work over time, plugged into the server economy through Vault with a GUI to manage positions.

    • Java
    • Folia
    • Vault
  • XShop

    Admin shop

    Config-driven GUI shop with dynamic pricing, modifiers and discounts, and a buy pipeline written to close the duplication windows Folia opens up.

    • Java
    • Folia
    • Economy
    • API
  • XRtp

    Random teleport

    Surface-only destination finder that refuses caves and unwanted biomes, backed by a precomputed cache and cooldowns shared across servers.

    • Java
    • Folia
    • Redis
    • Chunky
  • XSuspicious

    Anti-cheat monitoring

    Staff investigation layer that aggregates verdicts from the anti-cheats already installed, tracks duplication, and broadcasts alerts across the network.

    • Java
    • Folia
    • Redis
    • Integrations
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Reviews

What people say after working with me.

  • 10/10 Custom Plugins Service!
    max4pika
  • 50/50 W PLUGINS
    lzy
  • 5/5 on custom plugin did exactly what i wanted
    stars
  • Very fast and efficient support, the plugin works perfectly and is fixed immediately after a request! I recommend them 100%!
    tIKOWTHEBEST
  • The best plugin and support from the team i have ever seen
    XtremeJaxx
  • Very good plugin with fast support
    hantuuaneh
  • plugin works perfectly!!!
    anarkasss
  • good plugin work perfectly !!
    rizyox1
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Get in touch

Got a project, a server that needs custom systems, or just want to talk shop? The inbox is open.