#!/bin/bash # Minecraft Server Installer for LXC Containers on Proxmox # Tested on Debian 11/12 and Ubuntu 24.04 # Author: TimInTech # Update package lists and install required dependencies apt update && apt upgrade -y apt install -y openjdk-21-jre-headless screen wget curl jq unzip # Create the Minecraft server directory mkdir -p /opt/minecraft && cd /opt/minecraft # Fetch the latest PaperMC version LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.papermc.io/v2/projects/paper | jq -r '.versions | last') LATEST_BUILD=$(curl -s https://api.papermc.io/v2/projects/paper/versions/$LATEST_VERSION | jq -r '.builds | last') # Validate if the version and build exist if [[ -z "$LATEST_VERSION" || -z "$LATEST_BUILD" ]]; then echo "ERROR: Couldn't retrieve the latest PaperMC version. Check https://papermc.io/downloads" exit 1 fi echo "Downloading PaperMC Version: $LATEST_VERSION, Build: $LATEST_BUILD" wget -O server.jar "https://api.papermc.io/v2/projects/paper/versions/$LATEST_VERSION/builds/$LATEST_BUILD/downloads/paper-$LATEST_VERSION-$LATEST_BUILD.jar" # Accept the EULA echo "eula=true" > eula.txt # Create start script cat < start.sh #!/bin/bash java -Xms2G -Xmx4G -jar server.jar nogui EOF chmod +x start.sh # Start the server in a detached screen session screen -dmS minecraft ./start.sh echo "✅ Minecraft Server setup complete! Use 'screen -r minecraft' to access the console."