Minecraft Server Vanilla, Bukkit, Spigot on LXD (Arch Linux)

Create Arch Linux 64 Bit container

lxc launch images:archlinux/current/amd64 minecraft-server

Configure container settings

Add an LXD device to store the minecraft data in another location or disk: lxc config device add minecraft-server minecraft-server-data disk path=/minecraft-server-data source=/mnt/somedisk/minecraft-server-data

The path /mnt/somedisk/minecraft-server-data on the host is now mounted to the /minecraft-server-data path inside the container.

We will use this path after installing the server.

Enter the container and configure basic stuff

Enter the container shell:

lxc shell minecraft-server

Put this into a file called update in the current directory:

pacman -Syuq --noconfirm # Update native packages
#runuser -l user -c ''yay -Syu' # Update AUR packages ///// DOES NOT WORK because password is needed for sudo from 'user' account

Run this to update the system:

. update

Adding user

Install sudo package:

pacman -Syu sudo

Edit visudo file using nano:

EDITOR=nano visudo

and uncomment:

%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

Exit with Ctrl+X and Enter

Add non-root user and add it to the wheel group (which has access to sudo):

useradd -m -G wheel user

Change password of user:

passwd user

-> Note your password somewhere

Install AUR package manager

Install base-devel:

pacman -Syu base-devel

Press Enter to select all

Install git:

pacman -Syu git

Log in as user:

su user

Go to home directory:

cd

Install yay as user NOT as root:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

Change back to the home directory:

cd

Install Minecraft Server

If you want a Vanilla, Spigot, Cuberite. Server, install minecraft-server.

If you want a Forge server, install the forge-server package.

Links:

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/minecraft-server/

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/forge-server/

Install the minecraft-server package:

yay -Syu minecraft-server or yay -Syu forge-server

Move installed server files to the mounted path

Use the before configured device path /minecraft-server-data for this:

minecraft-server and forge-server installs into /srv

Link mounted folder to actual data

mv /srv/forge /minecraft-michel-data/forge

or

mv /srv/minecraft /minecraft-michel-data/minecraft

Create a symbolic link from the mounted device folder to the original folder location:

ln -s /minecraft-michel-data/forge /srv/forge

Install Mod Packs (Forge-Server Only)

Example:

https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/valhelsia-2

Download the .zip file and transfer it to your server with scp:

scp Valhelsia_SERVER-2.1.6.zip admin@192.168.1.101:~/

Log in to your server with SSH and enter the container:

lxc shell minecraft-server

Install scp:

pacman -Syu openssh

Transfer the zip into your LXD container:

scp admin@192.168.31.102:/mnt/somedisk/upload/Valhelsia_SERVER-2.1.6.zip .

Install unzip:

pacman -Syu unzip

Unpack the ZIP file:

unzip ~/Valhelsia_SERVER-2.1.6.zip

This will create a folder called the same as the zip file.

This is the current situation:

Contents of /srv/forge/:

forge-1.15.2-31.1.0.jar
forge.jar -> forge-1.15.2-31.1.0.jar
libraries
logs

Contents of ~/Valhelsia_SERVER-2.1.6:

1.15.2.json
README.txt
ServerStart.bat
ServerStart.sh
config
defaultconfigs
forge_server.1.15.2-31.1.46.jar
global_data_pack
libraries
minecraft_server.1.15.2.jar
mods
server-icon.png

Delete the existing server files that aren't needed from the /srv/forge/ folder

Please check if some files are needed. (Probably not though):

rm /srv/forge/forge-1.15.2-31.1.0.jar
rm /srv/forge/forge.jar
rm -r /srv/forge/libraries
rm -r /srv/forge/logs

Move all files from the modpack over to the nearly empty /srv/forge/ directory:

mv ~/Valhelsia_SERVER-2.1.6/* /srv/forge/

Create a new symlink for the forge.jar that is called automatically by the Forge systems service:

ln -s /srv/forge/forge_server.1.15.2-31.1.46.jar /srv/forge/forge.jar

This relation should be established now: forge.jar -> /srv/forge/forge_server.1.15.2-31.1.46.jar

Delete unnecessary files from freshly installed files

rm /srv/forge/ServerStart.sh
rm /srv/forge/ServerStart.bat
rm /srv/forge/README.txt

The directory of /srv/forge/ should look like this now:

1.15.2.json
config
defaultconfigs
forge.jar -> /srv/forge/forge_server.1.15.2-31.1.46.jar
forge_server.1.15.2-31.1.46.jar
global_data_pack
libraries
minecraft_server.1.15.2.jar
mods
server-icon.png

Make forge the owner of the directory so no permission issues arise:

chown forge:forge . -R

Start Server

minecraftd start

or

forged start

Accept the eula by inserting a 'true' instead of a 'false':

nano /srv/forge/eula.txt

forged restart

nano /srv/forge/ops.json

Edit configuration:

nano /srv/forge/server.properties

Clean

cleanup commands here <<<

Management

server management systemctl tips here <<<

nano /etc/conf.d/minecraft

or

nano /etc/conf.d/forge