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Set up a Minecraft server on a blank Linode instance.
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install_mc_server.sh
#! /bin/bash
# Set up a Minecraft server on a blank Linode instance.
# Usage:
# $ wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Sonictherocketman/221c6fad8ea76657d2b2/raw/1b565e1b5ed8b8b38efbf6d987da8986666857b8/install_mc_server.sh
# $ sh install_mc_server <version>
#
# author: Brian Schrader
# since: 2016-02-29
set -e
VERSION=$1
# Get everything setup
sudo apt-get install default-jre
mkdir mc-server && cd mc-server
wget "https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/$VERSION/minecraft_server.$VERSION.jar"
# Initial Startup
java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
# Accept the license agreement
cat eula.txt | sed 's/false/true/g' > eula.txt
# Start up the server for reals
java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
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