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Minecraft 1.16.5-rc1 Server Hosting

Download Minecraft 1.16.5-rc1

1.16.5 Release Candidate 1 (known as 1.16.5-rc1 in the launcher) is the first and the only release candidate for Java Edition 1.16.5, released on January 13, 2021, which addresses two critical stability issues. This is the first release candidate released in 2021.

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Client Jar
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If you understand and wish to proceed, you can download the jar files below.

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