Pumpkin-Docs/docs/en/config/packet-limiter.md
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Packet Limiter

Pumpkin features a built-in packet rate limiter to protect the server from packet flooding, spam attacks, and client-side exploits. Packet rate limits can be configured independently for Java Edition and Bedrock Edition clients.

Configuration

:::code-group

[networking.java.packet_limiter]
enabled = true
max_packet_rate = 500.0
burst_capacity = 500.0
kick_message = "Kicked for spamming packets"

[networking.bedrock.packet_limiter]
enabled = true
max_packet_rate = 500.0
burst_capacity = 500.0
kick_message = "Kicked for spamming packets"

:::

Configuration Options

  • enabled: Whether the packet rate limiter is enabled for this client edition (default: true).
  • max_packet_rate: Maximum allowed incoming packets per second per client connection (default: 500.0). Set to <= 0.0 to disable the rate limit without disabling the limiter module.
  • burst_capacity: Token bucket burst allowance capacity for brief spikes in client packets (default: 500.0).
  • kick_message: The disconnection message displayed to the player when their connection exceeds the packet limit (default: "Kicked for spamming packets").