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title: Overcast Network
description: About Overcast Network, in relation to Stratus Network
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Overcast Network, also known as OCN, was a popular Minecraft server running [PGM](https://github.com/MCResourcePile/addon-project/edit/source/src/content/wiki/history/pgm). On August 31st, 2016, OCN was acquired by the Lifeboat Network, which ran a successful Minecraft PE server. On January 20th, 2017, Lifeboat announced the closure of the Overcast Network in a move to their own plugin, Hampton. On Jan 28th, OCN was shutdown, 3 days earlier than was expected by the community, upsetting many players. Shortly after closure, PGM was [open sourced](https://github.com/OvercastNetwork/ProjectAres) under the AGPL. This allowed many servers to run their own version of PGM, including Stratus Network.