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

pumpkin.toml

[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").