terencewestphal / docker-minecraft

The vanilla Minecraft server in a Docker container

Docker - Minecraft (Vanilla)

• Minimalistic and simple to configure
• Works out-of-the-box. Defaults are provided if no volume is mounted
• Based on the Official OpenJDK Alpine image
• Base image for Minecraft SpongeVanilla

Supported tags and Dockerfile

• 1.12, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, latest (Dockerfile)
• 1.11.2 (Dockerfile)

Pull

Get the latest version:

docker pull terencewestphal/minecraft:latest

Get a specific version:

docker pull terencewestphal/minecraft:1.12.2

Build

Build the latest Minecraft version and tag the image:

docker build -t minecraft .

Optional: Build with a specific Minecraft version:

docker build --build-arg VERSION=1.12.2 -t minecraft .

Run

Run with default settings:

docker run -d -p 25565:25565 --name minecraft terencewestphal/minecraft

Run with volume mounted:

docker run -d -p 25565:25565 -v $PWD/defaults:/srv/minecraft --name minecraft terencewestphal/minecraft

Interactive Mode

Attach an interactive console in order to use the Minecraft server commands:

docker attach minecraft