Minecraft server launcher script (Shell)

Dependencies

• java
• wget
• jq
• git (Spigot only)
• tar (Optional)

Installation

1. Install JVM Runtime of your choice

   • Make sure it is available via PATH environment variable.
     Verify it via whereis java. (*NIX systems only)

   • On Windows, You can install it via Chocolatey

     choco install -y zulu17

2. Install Dependencies

   The following scripts does not install Java Runtime. Install JRE if you don't have one installed beforehand.

   • Ubuntu/Debian:

     sudo apt install jq git wget tar

   • Fedora/CentOS/RHEL-based Linux:

     sudo yum install jq git wget tar

   • Arch Linux (Manjaro, SteamOS, etc.):

     sudo pacman -Sy jq git wget tar

   • macOS (with Homebrew)

     Considering other dependencies are installed via XCode Developer Tools (xcode-select --install)

     brew install jq wget

   • Windows (with Chocolatey)

     choco install -y wget jq

3. Run script

   1. Automatic install

      1. (Optional) Configure your server by setting your environment variables (Refer to settings.env)

         • wget

           wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/underbari7zunderbar/minecraft-server-launcher/master/settings.env
           set -a; source settings.env; set +a

         • curl

           curl -o settings.env https://raw.githubusercontent.com/underbari7zunderbar/minecraft-server-launcher/master/settings.env
           set -a; source settings.env; set +a

      2. Run following one-liner script to install

      • wget

        bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/underbari7zunderbar/minecraft-server-launcher/master/run)

      • curl

        bash <(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/underbari7zunderbar/minecraft-server-launcher/master/run)

      After the automatic install, ./run will be generated automatically on your server directory. You can use ./run to start your server after installation. (Don't forget to set environment variables before you run ( e.g. load from file: set -a; source settings.env; set +a))

   2. Manual install

      1. Download run script to your server directory
      2. Give executable permissions with chmod +x ./run.
      3. (Optional) Configure your server by modifying ./run or your environment variables (Refer to settings.env)
      4. Run script by ./run

Note

• Server jar files are in ~/.mcservers/
• Spigot builds using ** BuildTools**. It may take a few minutes.

License

MIT License