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 "notice": "Data from Open Source Everything (https://opensourceeverything.org), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: use it freely, credit the site, link to the page, and share changes under the same license. Listings were drafted with AI assistance and are managed by the r/TrueOpenSource moderators; check a project's own page before relying on a fact.",
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   "id": "pufferpanel",
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   "summary": "PufferPanel is a web-based control panel for running and managing game servers, such as Minecraft, from one place. It is for people who want to host game servers for friends or groups, including individuals and larger networks.",
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   "id": "crafty-controller",
   "name": "Crafty Controller",
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   "summary": "Crafty Controller is a web control panel that runs Minecraft servers in the background and lets server owners manage them from a browser. It is aimed at people who host Minecraft servers for themselves or their friends.",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
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