#Minecraft Server Admin

This is a framework/toolset to manage multiple Minecraft server instances. The purpose was to make management relatively painless and provide each server with customization. Everything is handled through a single script called minecraftctl. This command could be wrapped and exposed through a web interface for people to manage their own servers.

##Setup

By default, the script expects everything to reside in /srv/minecraft. This can be overridden by setting an environment variable named MCCTL_BASE_DIR.

1. Install Java
2. Install Screen
3. Clone this repo in /srv/minecraft (or what ever directory you want)
4. Download a Minecraft Server jar file into the jars folder
5. Create a new server
6. Start the new server

$ mkdir -p /srv/minecraft
$ cd /srv/minecraft
$ git clone git@github.com:lfkeitel/minecraft-server-admin.git .
$ ./bin/minecraftctl create ServerName
$ ./bin/minecraftctl start ServerName

##Usage

minecraftctl has the following commands:

• minecraftctl create [servername]
• minecraftctl backup [servername] daily|hourly
• minecraftctl start [servername]
• minecraftctl stop [servername]
• minecraftctl restart [servername]
• minecraftctl send [servername] "command to send to server"

##What's say-time.sh?

say-time.sh is a script that will send the current time to the given Minecraft server and print it in the chat. I find it helpful because I typically play in fullscreen and can't see the time on my computer. You can setup a cron job that will call say-time.sh [servername] at regular intervals. I have mine set to every half hour.

##TODO

• Add a status command that will show the status of a given server, or all servers.
• Provide the ability to op, whitelist, and configure a server without manually editing the server files.
• Use a template for server.properties.
• Ask if the user wishes to accept the EULA.
• Add a delete command.
• Add a download command to get a Minecraft server version.
• Clean up the backup_server function.
• Add an init command to setup the directory structure.