subject: What Is The Difference Between Craftbukkit And Bukkit [print this page] What is a CraftBukkit? What is a CraftBukkit?
Before answering this question let"s try to make the difference between a CraftBukkit and a Bukkit (because people are usually confused between the two);
A Bukkit is the developer API, it fundamentally provides hooks and functions that developers can use to plugin to Minecraft (A plugin is a piece of software that acts as an add-on to a web browser and gives the browser additional functionality. Plugins can allow a web browser to display additional content it was not originally designed to display). Giving the fact that hey0's Mod proved to be inefficient resulting in numerous restrictions (for example it forbids Minecraft from doing more than one thing at a time...) Craftbukkit was intended to replace this hMod.
Radically, Bukkit is what plugin/package developers work with to add those unique, awesome features that will provide you with the tools necessary to completely shape your server exactly the way you like.On the other hand, CraftBukkit is the server component you download that lets these plugins work with the official Minecraft server. It"s the default server software that implements Bukkit. it"s necessary to use it in case you run a server with Bukkit plugins .the Bukkit is just a Programming Library of sorts, while CraftBukkit is a functioning server that mods run against, yet the two work together and it"s difficult to separate them. Traditionally, running a Minecraft Server was done in an annoying difficult and less flexible way, there was no rooms for plugins,CraftBukkit on the other hand, is a modified version of the Minecraft server file. The Bukkit team has modified it in such a way that it allows for plugins to be used with the game, even though it did not allow for such features originally. Bukkit is a Minecraft server softwhere that uses faster and more flexible solutions. It is a recent and modified Minecraft server version different from the original format that was created by Mojang; this latest Minecraft server softwhere helps you keep up with Minecraft updates and ultimately shape your Minecraft world
People generally use it because of the additional functionality that can be added through plugins: the ability to warp throughout the world, the ability to use new features that will make your server freaking awesome and your gameplay more enjoyable and eventually making Minecarts more stable.
Accordingly, the birth of CraftBukkit is a hit in Minecrafter"s world; it inspired players like me and yourselves to create cool features and to enjoy playing like never before.
