/minecraft-init

Init script for minecraft and bukkit servers

Primary LanguageShell

Initscript for minecraft/bukkit servers

A good start if you plan to run a minecraft server using Linux. Moving this scriptfile to /etc/init.d will start the minecraftserver at boot.

The initscript will make the server use a ramdisk to contain the world. Ramdisk is a part of the ram mounted as a disk and will speed up the server especially if you've enabled teleportation. It also has the ability to backup and clean the server.log. A big logfile slows down the server alot.

Requirements

screen,rsync

Access server console

screen -r minecraft

Exit the console

Ctrl+A D

Setup

  1. Move or symlink the script to /etc/init.d/minecraft, set the required premissions and update rc.d.

     chmod 755 /etc/init.d/minecraft
 update-rc.d minecraft defaults

  2. Mount a ramdisk or use the one already mounted at /dev/shm/

  3. Move your worlds to the folder specified by WORLDSTORAGE

  4. Edit crontab

     sudo crontab -e

    and add these lines

     #m 	h 	dom	mon	dow	command
 02 	05 	*	*	*	/etc/init.d/minecraft backup
 55 	04 	*	*	*	/etc/init.d/minecraft log-roll
 */30 	* 	*	*	*	/etc/init.d/minecraft to-disk

  5. Edit the variables in the script file to your needs

  6. To load a world from ramdisk run:

     /etc/init.d/minecraft ramdisk WORLDNAME

    to disable ramdisk, run the same command again.

For more help with the script, run

/etc/init.d/minecraft help

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