Hosting A Small Community Minecraft Server
LinuxFest North West 2013
This presentation covered the basics of what you need to know to host a small, local Minecraft server on an Ubuntu Server box as well as what my experiences have been with doing so over for over two years. Topics include the basic prerequisites for hardware and software, setting up and configuring the server, some of the scripts I use to help with administration, lessons learned, and various other tid-bits.
I have run a small server out of my home for my friends and my experiences have not touched on running hosted servers or servers for tens or hundreds of players at once. Some of my discussion could be scaled to larger communities, but I can't speak matter-of-factly on this. I am a user who wants to share experiences and help others get started.
Outline
- Overview
- Prerequisites
- Hardware
- Software
- Basic Configuration
- Vanilla
- Bukkit
- Server Management
- Service Scripts
- Worlds
- Backups
- Community
- Website
- Lessons Learned
- Updates
- Crashing
- Backups
- Other Tid-Bits and Community
- Website
- Happy Users
- Rules
- Questions and Answers
Resources
- Official
- Minecraft
- Bukkit | Server Download | Plugins
- Dynmap - Dynamic web-based maps for Minecraft
- How To: Install Java Latest version on Ubuntu
- Unofficial
- Server Management Script: "Official" Version | My Custom Version
- Bash Prompt Customizations (Append to .bashrc in your home directory)