hackboxguy/minetest-home-server repository overview

⁠A Self-Sufficient/Self-Hosted Minetest Home Server

This repository contains the necessary files to generate a Docker container for Minetest server that includes popular games, mods, and textures. The container builds the latest versions of Minetest and its corresponding mods, games, and textures from sources. It is configured to serve:

• Mineclonia on port 30000
• Voxelibre on port 30001

⁠How to Download and Deploy?

Follow these steps to set up the Minetest server:

1. Update the system package list:

   sudo apt-get update
   

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2. Install required dependencies:

   sudo apt-get install git docker.io docker-compose
   

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3. Add your user to the Docker group (requires re-login to take effect):

   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
   

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4. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/hackboxguy/minetest-home-server.git
   

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5. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd minetest-home-server
   

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6. Start the server:

   docker-compose up -d
   

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7. Now multiple players can connect to this server at port:30000(mineclonia) and port:30001(voxelibre)

8. To Stop the server:

   docker-compose down
   

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⁠Connecting to the Server

Multiple players can connect to the server at:

• serverip:30000 for Mineclonia
• serverip:30001 for Voxelibre

Replace serverip with the actual IP address or domain name of your server.

⁠Recommended for Families

Its an all-in-one setup ideal for families with kids who prefer to keep all players within the home network boundary.

⁠Secure Your Server

Once your Minetest server is deployed and all users are registered via their Minetest clients, it is recommended to disable further user registration by adding disallow_empty_password = true in config/mineclonia.conf and config/voxelibre.conf files(after changing these conf files, stop and restart the server as shown in step 7 and 6 above)

⁠Important Note

• config/mineclonia.conf and config/voxelibre.conf files includes a pre-configured admin user with all privileges.
• After starting the Docker container, register first user as admin using the Minetest client and set a new password.

⁠Build instructions and customization:

Docker file and corresponding docker-compose.yml are available on my github-repo⁠

Enjoy your Minetest gaming experience!