From af1415e8c26774a6c404f3c8e96494e2ece5fb09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Besen Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2025 11:14:08 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Reword the "Do I need Floodgate" faq item --- wiki/geyser/faq.mdx | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx b/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx index 64194a59..8c7b6b00 100644 --- a/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx +++ b/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx @@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ Here you can find answers to frequently asked questions about Geyser - if you ha Do I need Floodgate in order to use Geyser? - No; Floodgate is only required if you wish to allow Bedrock clients to join without authenticating to Java servers. Without the Floodgate plugin, Geyser can either authenticate to Mojang in online mode, or join without authentication in an offline mode server (though this is unsupportable and dangerous as anyone can join your server and is against Mojang's EULA). + No, but it's highly recommended. + + Floodgate is required if you wish to allow Bedrock clients to join without proving they own the Java version on every login. Without the Floodgate plugin, Geyser can either authenticate to Mojang in online mode, or join without authentication in an offline mode server (but this is unsupported and dangerous as anyone can join your server and it's against Mojang's EULA). With Floodgate, Bedrock clients don't need to own the Java version of the game, but do still need to authenticate with Xbox. From 4523642d37e3d829f6671375c4d8ff6aac0a8cde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sargon2 Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:58:44 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Wording fixes from @Novampr Co-authored-by: Auri --- wiki/geyser/faq.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx b/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx index 8c7b6b00..5077efb8 100644 --- a/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx +++ b/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Here you can find answers to frequently asked questions about Geyser - if you ha No, but it's highly recommended. - Floodgate is required if you wish to allow Bedrock clients to join without proving they own the Java version on every login. Without the Floodgate plugin, Geyser can either authenticate to Mojang in online mode, or join without authentication in an offline mode server (but this is unsupported and dangerous as anyone can join your server and it's against Mojang's EULA). With Floodgate, Bedrock clients don't need to own the Java version of the game, but do still need to authenticate with Xbox. + Floodgate is required if you wish to allow Bedrock clients to join without logging into their own Java account every time they connect. Without the Floodgate plugin, Geyser can either authenticate to Mojang servers via a provider Java account in online mode, or join without authentication in an offline mode server (but this is unsupported and dangerous as anyone can join your server with any name and is against Mojang's EULA). With Floodgate, Bedrock clients don't need to own the Java version of the game, but do still need to authenticate with Xbox. From c2d834f4f1e3775f54d7435ae4ad0d39cfdb2017 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sargon2 Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 09:26:04 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Grammar fix from onebeastchris Co-authored-by: chris --- wiki/geyser/faq.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx b/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx index 5077efb8..5e4c7ec3 100644 --- a/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx +++ b/wiki/geyser/faq.mdx @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Here you can find answers to frequently asked questions about Geyser - if you ha No, but it's highly recommended. - Floodgate is required if you wish to allow Bedrock clients to join without logging into their own Java account every time they connect. Without the Floodgate plugin, Geyser can either authenticate to Mojang servers via a provider Java account in online mode, or join without authentication in an offline mode server (but this is unsupported and dangerous as anyone can join your server with any name and is against Mojang's EULA). With Floodgate, Bedrock clients don't need to own the Java version of the game, but do still need to authenticate with Xbox. + Floodgate is required if you wish to allow Bedrock clients to join without logging into their own Java account every time they connect. Without the Floodgate plugin, Geyser can either authenticate to Mojang servers via a provided Java account in online mode, or join without authentication in an offline mode server (but this is unsupported and dangerous as anyone can join your server with any name and is against Mojang's EULA). With Floodgate, Bedrock clients don't need to own the Java version of the game, but do still need to authenticate with Xbox.