Quarkus at Kubecon Europe 2026

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Event Description: The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities.

Date: March 23-26, 2026
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event Type: In-Person

https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/

Sessions

Session: From Creepers to Clusters: Evolving Minecraft Into a Cloud Native Platform
Speaker(s): Jaden Walderich
Date/Time: Wednesday March 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 CET in Hall 7 | Room B
Language: English
Abstract: Many organizations adopting cloud native technologies began long before Kubernetes existed. But what happens when you take one of the world's largest Minecraft servers and transform it into a modern cloud native game platform that goes beyond a single video game?

In this talk, we'll share how we evolved the CubeCraft server from a monolith powered by scripts and legacy jobs, into a scalable platform built on OKD and Quarkus. This goes beyond Minecraft, orchestrating diverse workloads, game applications and client services. We'll explore the challenges of untangling legacy systems, abstracting services and creating a developer-friendly platform capable of scaling far beyond a single game.

If you’ve ever wondered how platform engineering can modernize even the most unconventional workloads into a feature-complete, cloud native platform, this session will show that transformation, with lessons that extend far beyond gaming to anyone modernizing complex, antiquated systems in Kubernetes.