Minecraft Server Docker Image

By Richard Meyer in Minecraft on

Dockerfile Create a Dockerfile for the minecraft server image with the following: FROM ubuntu:xenial MAINTAINER Richard Meyer ENV MINECRAFT_VERSION 1.11.2 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y -q \ software-properties-common \ && apt-add-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java \ && apt-get -y update \ && echo…

Minecraft Linux Servers - Automated Commands using Screen & Cron

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The following is for Minecraft Server administrators running Linux. If you run your Minecraft server through a named screen session, you can develop simple bash scripts that automate commands. This can be everything from giftbag scripts to automated backups. An example backup script: /home/user/minecraft/backup.sh #!/bin/sh…