Selfhost-Minecraft

This is a overview on how I selfhosted my own minecraft server on my own ubuntu server safely and manage to make it joinable to others. I used itzg/minecraft-server image and made a tunnel via playit.gg so that anyone could connect without the need for port fowarding.

Features

• Ansible: Downloads docker and sets it up automatically
• Docker-compose: Where the configs for the server are located
• playit.gg tunnel: Makes it so you can play with friends on the same server without having to expose home router with port forwarding
• RCON: Enabled for bot/automation integrations
• Auto-pause: Pause server when no players are online for a certain amount of time (saves resources)

What you need before you start

• A playit.gg account and agent secret key (this will go into the .env file later for saftey)

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/lukas362/selfhost-minecraft.git

2. Run Ansible to get the dependancies you need

Run the playbook to install Docker on your server:

ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini playbook.yml

3. Create your .env file

.env

Then fill in your secrets:

MC_RCON_PASSWORD=your_secure_rcon_password
PLAYIT_SECRET_TOKEN=your_playit_agent_token

4. Start the server

docker compose up -d

Useful Commands

Action	Command
Start server	docker compose up -d
Stop server	docker compose stop
Restart server	docker compose restart
Check status	docker compose ps
View MC logs	docker compose logs -f mc
View tunnel logs	docker compose logs -f playit

Ports that are being used

Port	Purpose
25565	Minecraft
25575	RCON

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Feel free to fork and adapt this for your own server needs.