mc_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e

# make rcon variable for make cleany codey
rcon='docker exec -it mc rcon-cli'

# Let people know it's shutting down
$rcon say Server shutting down for backup. Be back in 1 minute or so.  \;\)

# # Get the array of play names
playersString=$($rcon list | cut -b30-)
IFS=', ' read -r -a playersArray <<< "$playersString"

# Kick the players
for i in "${playersArray[@]}"
 do
    :
   $rcon kick $i
done

# Stop the server
docker stop mc

# Copy world files to backups directory
backupName=mrtvbox-world-$(date '+%d-%m-%Y__%H_%M_%S')
mkdir /mnt/disk1/backups/minecraft/$backupName
cp -r /mnt/disk1/minecraft/world/* /mnt/disk1/backups/minecraft/$backupName/

# Start server back up (we've already copied it so we can zip it now)
docker start mc

tar -zcvf /mnt/disk1/backups/minecraft/$backupName.tar.gz /mnt/disk1/backups/minecraft/$backupName

# Remove uncompressed files
rm -rf /mnt/disk1/backups/minecraft/$backupName