docker-minecraft/README.md

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# docker-minecraft
A Dockerfile and some assorted scripts to build a Minecraft Forge server container.
## Usage
Deploy as expected:
```bash
docker run -p 25565:25565 rehashedsalt/minecraft-forge:1.16.5-36.1.4-openjdk11-jre-1.0.0
```
And badda bing, badda boom, you'll have a Minecraft Forge server of whatever the tag is.
The tag looks long and unweildy, but it's just this:
```
rehashedsalt/minecraft-forge:${MINECRAFT_VERSION}-${FORGE_VERSION}-${OPENJDK_VERSION}-${BRANCH_OR_TAG_NAME}
```
You can see what the supported combinations of tags are by looking them up in `build.sh`. Each version only supports one edition of Java and one edition of Forge. Getting CI/CD to automagically determine the latest version of Forge is on the to-do list.
Admittedly, I don't use tags very often. You'd do well to target `master` as the refname if you want bleeding edge stuff.
## Server Console
You can access the server console in a screen session pretty easily:
```bash
docker exec -it mycontainer screen -r minecraft
```
## Application State
For obvious reasons, you'll want to consult the documentation of any mods you have installed, but a majority of application state lives here-ish:
* `/minecraft/world`
* `/minecraft/ops.json`, `whitelist.json`, `banned-ips.json`, `banned-players.json`, etc.
* `/minecraft/logs`
## Environment Variables
variable|description
---|---
`JRE_XMX`|Maximum amount of heap passed to the main Minecraft process
`JRE_XMS`|Minimum heap size passed to the main Minecraft process
`FORGE_PACK_ZIP`|If provided, the URL to a zip or tar.gz file that contains the modpack that needs to be installed. Will be intelligently extracted into the server directory through the magic of `find`.
`CONFIG_REPO`|If provided, the URI to a git repository that contains configuration to copy over top the pack. The root of the repo will be the root of the server directory.
`ARGS`|Any additional arguments to be passed to the JVM
## Useful Arguments
The following arguments may be useful to pass through `$ARGS` from time to time:
* `-Dfml.queryResult=confirm` - Useful when confirming through world corruption
* Consider [this advice from a Forge dev](https://old.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/5jhuk9/modded_mc_and_memory_usage_a_history_with_a/) (circa 5+ years ago but still pretty relevant)
## Weird Defaults
The default `server.properties` contains the following changes to better facilitate usage in a modded environment:
```
allow-flight=true
difficulty=hard
enable-command-block=true
spawn-protection=0
```
## FAQ
**Why do you download the pack at runtime?**
It allows for transparent upgrades without having to build a whole new container. You may lose container consistency, but you gain simplicity in definition.
Of course, nothing prevents you from just not using this magic variable and instead `FROM`ing this container and building your own pack.
## License
MIT